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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         = The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala.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.
| office        = [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| office = Minister of State for [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]
| term_start    = 7 July 2021
| term_start = 31 May 2019
| primeminister  = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_end =  
| predecessor    = [[Giriraj Singh]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office1        = [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare|Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]]
| predecessor =  
| term_start1    = 5 July 2016
| successor =  
| term_end1      = 7 July 2021
| office1 =  
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
|term_start1 =  
| minister1      = [[Radha Mohan Singh]]<br/>[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Gujarat]]
| office2        = [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj|Minister of State for Panchayati Raj]]
| 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    = 5 July 2016
| term_end2 =  
| term_end2      = 30 May 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor2 =  
| minister2      = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1954|10|01|df=y}}
| office3        = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_start3    = 1 June 2016
| spouse = Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)
| term_end3      =
| children = One daughter and one son
| predecessor3  = [[Praveen Rashtrapal]]
| occupation = [[Politician]], [[Agriculture]]
| constituency3  = [[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]])
| term_start4    = 10 April 2008
| website = {{url|http://www.parshottamrupala.com}}
| term_end4      = 9 April 2014
| constituency4  = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]]
| office5        = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]]
| 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 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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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.
[{Caste}] kurmi Patidar


==Career==
==Career==
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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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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080821164246/http://www.bjpguj.org/leadership/rr.htm]
* {{Official website}}
*{{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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Parshottam Rupala
The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala.jpg
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGiriraj Singh
Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
In office
5 July 2016 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterRadha Mohan Singh
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
In office
5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterNarendra Singh Tomar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
1 June 2016
Preceded byPraveen Rashtrapal
ConstituencyGujarat
In office
10 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
ConstituencyGujarat
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
In office
26 October 2006 – 1 February 2010
Preceded byVajubhai Vala
Succeeded byR. C. Faldu
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Gujarat
In office
7 October 2001 – 21 December 2002
Chief MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of Irrigation & Water Supply
Government of Gujarat
In office
19 March 1995 – 19 September 1996
Chief MinisterKeshubhai Patel
Suresh Mehta
Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–2002
Preceded byDileepbhai Sanghani
Succeeded byParesh Dhanani
ConstituencyAmreli
Personal details
Born (1954-10-01) 1 October 1954 (age 70)
iswariya, Bombay State, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Savitaben Rupala (m. 1979)
ChildrenOne daughter and one son
Alma materB. Sc. (Saurashtra University)
B. Ed. (Gujarat University)
OccupationPolitician, Agriculturist
Websitewww.parshottamrupala.com

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala (born 1 October 1954) is an Indian politician and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Second Modi ministry.[1] He is a member of Rajya Sabha,[2] 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[edit]

Rupala was born to Hariben Khodabhai and Khodabhai Madhabhai, on 1 October 1954.[3] 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.[4] He was the chief officer of the Amreli municipality from November 1983 to March 1987. [{Caste}] kurmi Patidar

Career[edit]

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.[5]

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 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 following death of sitting Congress MP Praveen Rashtrapal.[6] From May 2019 to July 2021, he served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.[7] In July 2021, he became Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.[8]

Personal life[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Cabinet Reshuffle: The full list of Modi's new ministers and what they got". The Economic Times. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Detailed Profile - Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India".
  4. ↑ Administrator. "Parshottam Rupala's life sketch".
  5. ↑ Administrator. "Polytical History Of Parshottam Rupala".
  6. ↑ "BJP's Parshottam Rupala Elected To Rajya Sabha From Gujarat". NDTV.com. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  8. ↑ "Parshottam Rupala gets Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying". India Today. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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