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	\| image = ~~File:Parshottam Rupala addressing the inaugural session of the NEDAC (Network~~ for ~~Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia) General Assembly~~, ~~in New Delhi.JPG~~		\| image = The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala.jpg
	~~\| caption =~~ Parshottam Rupala ~~in 2018~~		\| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
	\| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]		\| term_start = 7 July 2021
	\| term_start = 7 July 2021		\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]
	\| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]		\| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
	\| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State ~~in the Ministry of~~ Agriculture ~~and~~ Farmers Welfare]]		\| term_start1 = 5 July 2016
	\|term_start1 = ~~31 May 2019~~		\| term_end1 = 7 July 2021
	\| term_end1 = 7 July 2021		\| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| office2 = [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj\| Minister of State ~~in the Ministry of~~ Panchayati Raj]]		\| minister1 = [[Radha Mohan Singh]]<br/>[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
	\| term_start2 = 5 July 2016		\| office2 = [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|Minister of State for Panchayati Raj]]
	\| term_end2 = 30 May 2019		\| term_start2 = 5 July 2016
	\| office3 = [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] ~~from~~ [[Gujarat]]		\| term_end2 = 30 May 2019
	\| ~~term_start3~~ = ~~2016<ref>{{Cite web~~\|~~url~~=~~https://www~~.~~ndtv~~.~~com~~/~~india-news~~/~~bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270~~\|~~title~~=~~BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From~~ Gujarat\|~~website~~=~~NDTV.com}}~~</~~ref~~>		\| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| ~~term_end3~~ =		\| minister2 = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
	\| ~~predecessor3~~ =		\| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
	\| ~~successor3~~ =		\| term_start3 = 1 June 2016
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|10\|01\|df=y}}		\| term_end3 =
	\| birth_place = [[~~Amreli~~]], [[~~Bombay State~~]]~~, India~~		\| predecessor3 = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| constituency3 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat\|Gujarat]]
	\| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)		\| term_start4 = 10 April 2008
	\| children = One daughter and one son		\| term_end4 = 9 April 2014
	\| occupation = [[Politician]], [[~~Agriculture~~]]		\| constituency4 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat\|Gujarat]]
	\| alma_mater = [[Bachelor of Science\|B. Sc.]] ([[Saurashtra University]])<br />[[Bachelor of Education\|B. Ed.]] ([[Gujarat University]])		\| office5 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]]
	\| website = {{url\|http://www.parshottamrupala.com}}		\| term_start5 = 26 October 2006
			\| term_end5 = 1 February 2010
			\| predecessor5 = [[Vajubhai Vala]]
			\| successor5 = [[R. C. Faldu]]
			\| office6 = Minister of Agriculture<br/>[[Government of Gujarat]]
			\| term_start6 = 7 October 2001
			\| term_end6 = 21 December 2002
			\| 1blankname6 = [[Chief Minister of Gujarat\|Chief Minister]]
			\| 1namedata6 = [[Narendra Modi]]
			\| office7 = Minister of Irrigation & Water Supply<br/>[[Government of Gujarat]]
			\| term_start7 = 19 March 1995
			\| term_end7 = 19 September 1996
			\| 1blankname7 = [[Chief Minister of Gujarat\|Chief Minister]]
			\| 1namedata7 = [[Keshubhai Patel]]<br/>[[Suresh Mehta]]
			\| office8 = Member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
			\| term_start8 = 1991
			\| term_end8 = 2002
			\| constituency8 = [[Amreli Assembly constituency\|Amreli]]
			\| predecessor8 = [[Dileepbhai Sanghani]]
			\| successor8 = [[Paresh Dhanani]]
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|10\|01\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = iswariya, [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
			\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
			\| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)
			\| children = One daughter and one son
			\| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Agriculturist]]
			\| alma_mater = [[Bachelor of Science\|B. Sc.]] ([[Saurashtra University]])<br />[[Bachelor of Education\|B. Ed.]] ([[Gujarat University]])
			\| website = {{url\|http://www.parshottamrupala.com}}
			\| source = https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/Main.aspx
	}}		}}
	'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-some-of-the-faces-from-pm-modis-new-team/articleshow/84203141.cms \| title=Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got \| publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=8 July 2021 \| accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> He is a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952\|access-date=1 October 2015\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].		'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-some-of-the-faces-from-pm-modis-new-team/articleshow/84203141.cms \| title=Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got \| publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=8 July 2021 \| accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> He is a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952\|access-date=1 October 2015\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].
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	Before entering politics, he served as School Principal at Hamapur in Medium School from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/life-sketch\|title=Parshottam Rupala's life sketch\|author=Administrator}}</ref> He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.		Before entering politics, he served as School Principal at Hamapur in Medium School from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/life-sketch\|title=Parshottam Rupala's life sketch\|author=Administrator}}</ref> He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.
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	==Career==		==Career==
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	\| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]		\| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
	\| term_start = 7 July 2021		\| term_start = 7 July 2021
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	\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]		\| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]
	~~\| successor =~~
	\| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]		\| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]
	\|term_start1 = 31 May 2019		\|term_start1 = 31 May 2019
	\| term_end1 = 7 July 2021		\| term_end1 = 7 July 2021
	\| office2 = [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]]		\| office2 = [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj\| Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj]]
	\| ~~term_start2~~ = ~~4 June~~ 2016<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270\|title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>		\| term_start2 = 5 July 2016
	\| ~~term_end2~~ =		\| term_end2 = 30 May 2019
	\| ~~predecessor2~~ = ~~[[Praveen Rashtrapal]]~~		\| office3 = [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]]
	\| ~~successor2~~ =		\| term_start3 = 2016<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270\|title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
	\| birth_date= {{Birth date and age\|1954\|10\|01\|df=y}}		\| term_end3 =
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			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1954\|10\|01\|df=y}}
			\| birth_place = [[Amreli]], [[Bombay State]], India
	\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]		\| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
	\| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)		\| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)

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	\| image =Parshottam Rupala addressing the inaugural session of the ~~International Symposium on Drafting a National Policy on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants~~ of ~~India~~, in New Delhi.~~jpg~~		\| image = File:Parshottam Rupala addressing the inaugural session of the NEDAC (Network for Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia) General Assembly, in New Delhi.JPG
	\| caption = Parshottam Rupala ~~addressing the inaugural session of the International Symposium on Drafting a National Policy on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of India,~~ in ~~New Delhi.~~		\| caption = Parshottam Rupala in 2018
	\| office = ~~Minister of State for~~ [[Ministry of ~~Agriculture~~ and ~~Farmers Welfare~~\|~~Agriculture~~ and ~~Farmers Welfare~~]]		\| office = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
	\| term_start = ~~31 May 2019~~		\| term_start = 7 July 2021
	\| term_end =		\| term_end =
	\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| predecessor =		\| predecessor = [[Giriraj Singh]]
	\| successor =		\| successor =
	\| office1 =		\| office1 = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]
	\|term_start1 =		\|term_start1 = 31 May 2019
			\| term_end1 = 7 July 2021
	\| office2 = [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]]		\| office2 = [[Member of Parliament\|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]]
	\| term_start2 = 4 June 2016<ref>~~http~~://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270</ref>		\| term_start2 = 4 June 2016<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270\|title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
	\| term_end2 =		\| term_end2 =
	\| predecessor2 = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]
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	'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and ~~Union~~ Minister of ~~State for Panchayati Raj~~, ~~Agriculture~~ and ~~Farmers Welfare~~. He ~~was~~ a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952\|access-date=1 October 2015\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].		'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] in the [[Second Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-meet-some-of-the-faces-from-pm-modis-new-team/articleshow/84203141.cms \| title=Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got \| publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \| date=8 July 2021 \| accessdate=8 July 2021}}</ref> He is a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952\|access-date=1 October 2015\|archive-date=14 February 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx\|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	He served 3 consecutive terms as a member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] ending in 2002.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/political-background\|title=Polytical History Of Parshottam Rupala\|author=Administrator}}</ref>		He served 3 consecutive terms as a member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] ending in 2002.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/political-background\|title=Polytical History Of Parshottam Rupala\|author=Administrator}}</ref>

	He was a Cabinet Minister in Narmada for Irrigation and Water Supply from 19 March 1995 to 20 October 1995 and again from 4 November 1995 to 18 September 1996; ~~and~~ for Agriculture from 9 October 2001 to 21 December 2002. He chaired the Public Accounts Committee of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997.		He was a Cabinet Minister in Narmada for Irrigation and Water Supply from 19 March 1995 to 20 October 1995 and again from 4 November 1995 to 18 September 1996; for Agriculture from 9 October 2001 to 21 December 2002. He chaired the Public Accounts Committee of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997.

	He was the Chairman of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.) from June 1998 to October 2001.		He was the Chairman of [[Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation]] (G.I.D.C.) from June 1998 to October 2001.

	He was elected a Rajya Sabha Member (2008-2009) where he served on the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010), on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member ( July 2010 -), on the Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member (Sept. 2010 -) and on the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture(Aug. 2012 -).		He was elected a Rajya Sabha Member (2008-2009) where he served on the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010), on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member ( July 2010 -), on the Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member (Sept. 2010 -) and on the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture (Aug. 2012 -).

	He was again elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in June 2016 in by-poll ~~which was necessitated due to the~~ death of sitting [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] MP [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]~~. His term will end on 2 April 2018~~.<ref name="NDTV2016">{{cite web \| title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat ~~\| website=NDTV.com \| date=3 June 2016~~ \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270 \| access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>		He was again elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in June 2016 in by-poll following death of sitting [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] MP [[Praveen Rashtrapal]].<ref name="NDTV2016">{{cite web\|date=3 June 2016\|title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270\|access-date=12 June 2016\|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> From May 2019 to July 2021, he served as the [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare\|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref> In July 2021, he became [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-08-07\|title=Parshottam Rupala gets Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/parshottam-rupala-gets-ministry-of-fisheries-animal-husbandry-and-dairying-1825257-2021-07-08\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-07-08\|website=India Today}}</ref>

	In May 2019, ~~Rupala became Minister of State for~~ [[Ministry of Agriculture ~~and~~ Farmers Welfare\|Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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'''Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala''' (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. He was a member of [[Rajya Sabha]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|title=Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|access-date=1 October 2015|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> representing the Indian state of [[Gujarat]] and a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a former member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from [[Amreli]] and formerly served as a minister in [[Government of Gujarat]].

==Early life==
Rupala was born to Hariben Khodabhai and Khodabhai Madhabhai, on 1 October 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2072|title=Detailed Profile - Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India}}</ref> Rupala earned his B.Sc. and B.Ed. He studied at [[Saurashtra University]] and [[Gujarat University]] in 1976–1977.

Before entering politics, he served as School Principal at Hamapur in Medium School from 1977 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/life-sketch|title=Parshottam Rupala's life sketch|author=Administrator}}</ref> He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987.

==Career==
Rupala was the president of the [[Amreli]] district Bhartiya Janta Party from 1988 to 1991. This led to his service as [[Secretary]] of the [[Bhartiya Janta Party]] in 1992.

He was Chairman of a youth hostel from February 2002 to 2004. He served as trustee of Kadva Patidar trust, in Amreli, Chairman of Madad Trust and President of the Gujarat electricity board union.

He served 3 consecutive terms as a member of [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] ending in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parshottamrupala.com/index.php/about-rupalaji/about-us/political-background|title=Polytical History Of Parshottam Rupala|author=Administrator}}</ref>

He was a Cabinet Minister in Narmada for Irrigation and Water Supply from 19 March 1995 to 20 October 1995 and again from 4 November 1995 to 18 September 1996; and for Agriculture from 9 October 2001 to 21 December 2002. He chaired the Public Accounts Committee of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from March 1997 to December 1997.

He was the Chairman of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.) from June 1998 to October 2001.

He was elected a Rajya Sabha Member (2008-2009) where he served on the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member (Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010), on the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Member ( July 2010 -), on the Committee for the Ministry of Shipping Member (Sept. 2010 -) and on the Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers Member, Committee on Agriculture(Aug. 2012 -).

He was again elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in June 2016 in by-poll which was necessitated due to the death of sitting [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] MP [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]. His term will end on 2 April 2018.<ref name="NDTV2016">{{cite web | title=BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat | website=NDTV.com | date=3 June 2016 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-parshottam-rupala-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-gujarat-1415270 | access-date=12 June 2016}}</ref>

In May 2019, Rupala became Minister of State for [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Rupala married Savitaben in 1979. They have a daughter and one son.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821164246/http://www.bjpguj.org/leadership/rr.htm]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/three-gujarat-bjp-members-file-papers-for-rajya-sabha_10027557.html|title=Three Gujarat BJP members file papers for Rajya Sabha|work=Thaindian News}}

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