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{{Short description|Vice President of India from 2017 to 2022}}
{{Family name hatnote|Muppavarapu|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Venkaiah Naidu<br>{{small|वेंकैया नायडू}}
| name = M. Venkaiah Naidu
|office = [[List of Vice-Presidents of India|13th]] [[Vice-President of India]]
| order = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
|image = Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg
| office = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Vice President of India]]
|president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| image = Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg
|predecessor = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
|signature =
| predecessor = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Urban Development|Minister of Urban Development]], [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]]
|office1 = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| successor = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
|predecessor1 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| signature = Signature of Venkaiah Naidu.svg
|primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| office1 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs]]
|successor1 = [[Smriti Irani]]
| term_start1 = 6 July 2017
|successor2 = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| term_end1 = 17 July 2017
|birth_name = Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|7|1}}
| office2 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
|spouse = {{marriage|M. Usha|()=small|14 April 1971}}
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
|children = 2
| predecessor2 = [[Arun Jaitley]]
<!-- |residence = [[Vice President House]] -->
| successor2 = [[Smriti Irani]]
|alma_mater = [[Andhra University]]
| office3 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]]
|term_start = 11 August 2017
| term_start3 = 26 May 2014
|term_end =
| term_end3 = 6 July 2017
|term_start1 = 5 July 2016
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
|term_end1 = 17 July 2017
| predecessor3 = [[Kamal Nath]]
|term_start2 = 26 May 2014
| successor3 = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
|term_end2 = 17 July 2017
| office4 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
|office3 = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
|primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start4 = 26 May 2014
|term_start3 = 26 May 2014
| term_end4 = 5 July 2016
|term_end3 = 5 July 2016
| predecessor4 = [[Kamal Nath]]
|predecessor3 = [[Kamal Nath]]
| successor4 = [[Ananth Kumar]]
|successor3 = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| office5 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|7th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|office4 = [[List of Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_start5 = 1 July 2002
|term_start4 = 1 July 2002
| term_end5 = 5 October 2004
|term_end4 = 5 October 2004
| predecessor5 = [[Jana Krishnamurthi]]
|predecessor4 = [[Jana Krishnamurthi]]
| successor5 = [[L. K. Advani]]
|successor4 = [[L. K. Advani]]
| office6 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Minister for Rural Development]]
|office5 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister for Rural Development]]
| primeminister6 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|primeminister5 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start6 = 30 September 2000
|term_start5 = 30 September 2000
| term_end6 = 30 June 2002
|term_end5 = 30 June 2002
| predecessor6 = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
|predecessor5 = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
| successor6 = [[Kashiram Rana]]
|successor5 = [[Kashiram Rana]] {{small|(2003)}}
| office7 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
|office6 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of the Rajya Sabha]]<br>for [[Rajasthan]]
| constituency7 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]
|term_start6 = 5 July 2016
| term_start7 = 5 July 2016
|term_end6 = 10 August 2017(resigned)
| term_end7 = 10 August 2017
|predecessor6 = [[Anand Sharma]]
| predecessor7 = [[Anand Sharma]]
|successor6 =
| successor7 = [[Alphons Kannanthanam]]
|office7 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of the Rajya Sabha]]<br>for [[Karnataka]]
| constituency8 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka|Karnataka]]
|term_start7 = 1998
| term_start8 = 27 March 1998
|term_end7 = 2016
| term_end8 = 5 July 2016
|predecessor7 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| predecessor8 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|successor7 = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| successor8 = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
|office8 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br>for [[Udayagiri (Assembly constituency)|Udayagiri]]
| office9 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh]]
|term_start8 = 1978
| term_start9 = 1988
|term_end8 = 1985
| term_end9 = 1993
|predecessor8 = ???
| 1blankname9 = National President
|successor8 = [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]]
| 1namedata9 = *[[L. K. Advani]]
*[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
| predecessor9 = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
| successor9 = [[V. Rama Rao]]
| office10 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| residence = {{ubl|1, Tyagaraja Marg, [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite news |title='It is Tyagaraja Marg, not Tyag Raj Marg': Naidu to mend new home address |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/it-is-tyagaraja-marg-not-tyag-raj-marg-naidu-to-mend-new-home-address-420425 |access-date=11 August 2022 |work=Tribune |date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810070117/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/it-is-tyagaraja-marg-not-tyag-raj-marg-naidu-to-mend-new-home-address-420425 |url-status=live }}</ref>|29,
[[Jubilee Hills]], [[Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/traffic-curbs-venkaiah-naidus-visit/article65699423.ece|title=Traffic curbs: Venkaiah Naidu's visit|work=The Hindu|date=29 July 2022|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811051311/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/traffic-curbs-venkaiah-naidus-visit/article65699423.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| alma_mater = [[Andhra University]] ([[LLB]])
| website =
| term_start = 11 August 2017
| term_end = 11 August 2022<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modi-speech-at-the-farewell-of-outgoing-vice-president-venkaiah-naidu/article65747080.ece|title=People will keep calling Venkaiah Naidu for something or other, says PM Modi|work=The Hindu|date=8 August 2022|access-date=13 August 2022|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813185658/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modi-speech-at-the-farewell-of-outgoing-vice-president-venkaiah-naidu/article65747080.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2024)
| order2 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
| order1 = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
}}
}}
'''Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu''', (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He is the 13th and current [[Vice-President of India|Vice President of India]] since 11 August 2017. On 5 August 2017, Naidu was elected [[Vice President of India]] with 67.89% of the votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indtoday.com/m-venkaiah-naidu-is-indias-next-vice-president/|title=M Venkaiah Naidu Is India’s Next Vice President|date=5 August 2017|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu''' (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] --> [[vice president of India]] from 2017 to 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Naidu |first1=M Venkaiah |title=An emotionally integrated India offers the best defence against both internal and external threats and challenges |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-independence-day-2020-coronavirus-mahatma-gandhi-ram-temple-ayodhya-venkaiah-naidu-6547843/lite/ |access-date=11 August 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=11 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214920/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-independence-day-2020-coronavirus-mahatma-gandhi-ram-temple-ayodhya-venkaiah-naidu-6547843/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu Vice President|work=[[Rajasthan Patrika|Patrika]] |url=https://www.patrika.com/alwar-news/rath-mla-in-alwar-2253545/c}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> He has also served as the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]], [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Urban Development]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] in the [[First Modi ministry|Modi Cabinet]].<ref name="ref">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu, BJP's south Indian face gets second stint in government|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/venkaiah-naidu-bjps-south-indian-face-gets-second-stint-in-government/|work=Indian Express|last=PTI|date=25 June 2014|access-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703011649/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/venkaiah-naidu-bjps-south-indian-face-gets-second-stint-in-government/|archive-date=3 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Naidu served as the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]], [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Urban Development]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] in the [[Narendra Modi]] cabinet.<ref name=ref>{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu, BJP’s south Indian face gets second stint in government|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/venkaiah-naidu-bjps-south-indian-face-gets-second-stint-in-government/|publisher=Indian Express|date=25 June 2014}}</ref> A well known leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he has also served as its national president from 2002 to 2004.<ref name=mvn13>{{cite web|title=BJP PRESIDENTS|url=http://www.bjp.org/leadership/bjp-presidents/shri-m-venkaiah-naidu|publisher=BJP}}</ref> Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the [[Third Vajpayee Ministry|Atal Bihari Vajpayee government]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/BJP-wins-all-seats-from-Rajasthan/article14417083.ece|title=BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan|first=Mohammed|last=Iqbal|date=12 June 2016|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-reshuffle-portfolios-of-modi-s-ministers/story-aMmHcm2zuPe01v4BZQd7MN.html|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi’s ministers|date=5 July 2016|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref>
Naidu has also served as the national president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] from 2002 to 2004.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Naidu's journey from pasting party posters to being Vice President |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/report/naidus-journey-from-pasting-party-posters-to-vice-president/20170805.htm |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=Rediff |agency=PTI |date=5 August 2017 |archive-date=8 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608162151/https://www.rediff.com/news/report/naidus-journey-from-pasting-party-posters-to-vice-president/20170805.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Atal Bihari Vajpayee government]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-wins-all-seats-from-rajasthan/article8718901.ece |title=BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan - the Hindu |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 June 2016 |access-date=12 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611214003/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-wins-all-seats-from-rajasthan/article8718901.ece |archive-date=11 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-reshuffle-portfolios-of-modi-s-ministers/story-aMmHcm2zuPe01v4BZQd7MN.html|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi's ministers|date=5 July 2016|access-date=5 July 2016|archive-date=12 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812164608/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-reshuffle-portfolios-of-modi-s-ministers/story-aMmHcm2zuPe01v4BZQd7MN.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He took the oath as the vice president of India and the chairman of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (ex-officio as the Vice President) on 11 August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=11 August 2017|title=Venkaiah Naidu as vice president, Rajya Sabha chairman a tribute to democracy: Modi|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/uNHjGURcBSxQifpdYYr76H/Venkaiah-Naidu-as-vice-president-Rajya-Sabha-chairman-a-tri.html|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Livemint|language=en|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214920/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/uNHjGURcBSxQifpdYYr76H/Venkaiah-Naidu-as-vice-president-Rajya-Sabha-chairman-a-tri.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, The Government of India honoured him with [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Padma Awards 2024: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu, actor Chiranjeevi, dancer Vyjayanthimala honoured with Padma Vibhushan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/padma-awards-2024-former-vp-venkaiah-naidu-actor-chiranjeevi-dancer-vyjayanthimala-honoured-with-padma-vibhushan/articleshow/107154258.cms |work=The Times of India |date=25 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awardees List 2024 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/PadmaAwardees2024.pdf |website=Padma Awards |date=25 January 2024 |access-date=28 January 2024 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125173137/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/PadmaAwardees2024.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Venkaiah Naidu was born on 1 July 1949 at Chavatapalem; Nellore district|Nellore District of Madras State, now in [[Andhra Pradesh]], to Rangaiah Naidu and Ramanamma.<ref>GOI Profile [https://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719230331/https://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/profile |date=19 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/m-venkaiah-naidu.html |title=Elections in India |access-date=1 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501171442/http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/m-venkaiah-naidu.html |archive-date=1 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed his schooling from Zilla Parishad High School|Zilla Parshad High School, Buchireddypalem|Bucchireddy Palem (Nellore), and pursued his bachelor's degree in politics and diplomatic studies from V. R. College, Nellore. Later, he acquired a bachelor's degree in law with specialisation in international law from Andhra University College of Law, Visakhapatnam.<ref name=mvn12>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://mutthavarapuvenkaiahnaidu.com/biography/|publisher=M.Venkaiah Naidu Personal website}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? |url=http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715095557/http://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms# |archive-date=15 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a swayamsevak in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and joined [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] during his college days. He was elected as the president of the students' union of colleges affiliated to the Andhra University. He came into the spotlight for his prominent role in the [[1972 Jai Andhra movement|Jai Andhra Movement]] of 1972. While Kakani Venkata Ratnam led the movement from Vijayawada, Naidu took active part in the agitation in Nellore, until it was called off a year later.
Venkaiah Naidu was born on 1 July 1949 at Chavatapalem village (near [[Venkatachalam mandal|Venkatachalam]]) in [[Nellore district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], to Rangaiah Naidu and Ramanamma.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile - Venkaiah Naidu |url=https://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719230331/https://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/profile |archive-date=19 July 2019 |website=vicepresidentofindia.nic.in |access-date=7 June 2024 |quote= Date of Birth{{!}}1 July 1949}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/m-venkaiah-naidu.html |title=Elections in India |access-date=1 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501171442/http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/m-venkaiah-naidu.html |archive-date=1 May 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> He completed his schooling from [[Zilla Parishad High School|Zilla Parshad High School]], [[Buchireddypalem|Bucchireddy Palem]] (Nellore), and pursued his bachelor's degree in politics and diplomatic studies at V. R. College, [[Nellore]]. Later, he acquired a bachelor's degree in law with specialisation in international law from [[Andhra University College of Law]], [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name=mvn12>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://mutthavarapuvenkaiahnaidu.com/biography/|publisher=M.Venkaiah Naidu Personal website}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713220950/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms |archive-date=13 July 2016 |url-status=live |last1=Layak |first1=Suman }}</ref> He was a ''swayamsevak'' in the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and joined [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] during his college days. He was elected as the president of the students' union of colleges affiliated with the [[Andhra University]]. He came into the spotlight for his prominent role in the [[1972 Jai Andhra movement|Jai Andhra Movement]] of 1972. While [[Kakani Venkata Ratnam]] led the movement from [[Vijayawada]], Naidu took active part in the agitation in Nellore, until it was called off a year later.
In 1974, he became the convener of [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] Chhatra Sangharsh Samiti of Andhra Pradesh. He took to the streets in protest against [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency]] and was imprisoned. From 1977 to 1980, he was president of its youth wing.
== Political career==
== Political career==
[[File:Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Urban Development, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014.jpg|thumb|Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Urban Development, in New Delhi on 28 May 2014]]
[[File:Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Urban Development, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014.jpg|thumb|Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union [[Minister of Urban Development (India)|Minister for Urban Development]] in New Delhi on 28 May 2014|left]]Both as a student leader and political figure, Naidu gained prominence as an orator who championed the cause of the farmers and the development of backward areas. His oratory skills and political activism propelled his political career, and he was elected as an MLA to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] twice from [[Udayagiri (Assembly constituency)|Udaygiri constituency]] in Nellore district in [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]] and [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]. He rose to become one of the most popular leaders of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishna Rao |first=V M |date=18 July 2017 |title=Venkaiah Naidu: A true friend of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/180717/venkaiah-naidu-a-true-friend-of-telangana-andhra-pradesh.html |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726130007/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/180717/venkaiah-naidu-a-true-friend-of-telangana-andhra-pradesh.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014.jpg|thumb|Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, in New Delhi on 28 May 2014]]
After serving in various organisational posts of the BJP at the state and national level, he was elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Karnataka]] in 1998.<ref name=mvn11>{{cite web|title=Venkaiah Naidu files papers for Rajya Sabha|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/16karna.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205300/http://m.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/16karna.htm|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He was re-elected twice, in 2004 and 2010, from Karnataka.<ref name="mvn 8">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu among 10 elected to Rajya Sabha|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/29/stories/2004062906581100.htm|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304030500/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/29/stories/2004062906581100.htm|archive-date=4 March 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 June 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=mvn10>{{cite web|title=Rajya Sabha elections: Mallya, Venkaiah, Paswan, Rudy win|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-mallya-venkaiah-paswan-rudy-win-32350|publisher=NDTV|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518190148/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-mallya-venkaiah-paswan-rudy-win-32350|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He served as the party spokesperson from 1996 to 2000, bringing to the job his panache for quirky alliterations and similes. Unlike most politicians from southern India, Naidu made an effort to master Hindi, going on to address public rallies in northern India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2021 |title=Apart from mother tongue, it is essential to learn Hindi: Venkaiah |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/apart-from-mother-tongue-it-is-essential-to-learn-hindi-venkaiah/article36372504.ece |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726125942/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/apart-from-mother-tongue-it-is-essential-to-learn-hindi-venkaiah/article36372504.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
After the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] victory in the 1999 general elections, he became the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the government headed by Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name=mvn1>{{cite news|title=Party man Venkaiah Naidu makes debut in government|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/30cab2.htm|newspaper=Rediff.com|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154541/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/30cab2.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> He was known for aggressively pushing for reforms in rural development and for the many schemes introduced during this period such as the '[[Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana]]'.<ref name=mvn2>{{cite web|title=Dreams of a novice|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20010827-m-venkaiah-naidu-seeks-to-change-the-face-of-rural-india-774073-2001-08-26|publisher=India Today|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205051/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/m.-venkaiah-naidu-seeks-to-change-the-face-of-rural-india/1/231024.html|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mvn3>{{cite web|title=PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA : A BOON FOR RURAL INDIA|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fjan2001/f010120011.html|publisher=PIB news|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055748/http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fjan2001/f010120011.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=mvn4>{{cite news|title=Milking Naidu style|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/20031110-venkaiah-naidu-eyes-lok-sabha-polls-gifts-nellore-rs-500-crore-worth-of-sops-791534-2003-11-09|newspaper=India Today|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205048/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/venkaiah-naidu-eyes-lok-sabha-polls-gifts-nellore-rs-500-crore-worth-of-sops/1/205116.html|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== National President of the BJP (2002–2004) ===
Naidu succeeded [[Jana Krishnamurthi]] as the National President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 2003.<ref name="mvn5">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu takes over as new BJP chief|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jul/01bjp.htm|newspaper=Rediff.com|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205502/http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jul/01bjp.htm|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On 28 January 2004, he was elected unopposed for a full three-year term.<ref name="mvn6">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu elected BJP chief again|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/29/stories/2004012907311100.htm|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050415042943/http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/29/stories/2004012907311100.htm|archive-date=15 April 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 January 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the defeat of the BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] in the 2004 general elections, he resigned from his post on 18 October 2004 and was succeeded by [[L. K. Advani]].<ref name="mvn 7">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu quits; Advani is BJP chief|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/19/stories/2004101908550100.htm|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103064744/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/19/stories/2004101908550100.htm|archive-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 October 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he remained at the forefront of the BJP as one of its senior vice-presidents and an important campaigner. Naidu raised the "Special Status to Andhra Pradesh" issue in Rajya Sabha (as opposition member in February 2014) and demanded special category state status to Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister agreed to it, though it was not included in the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act]].
=== First Modi ministry (2014–2017) ===
[[File:Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, in New Delhi on May 28, 2014.jpg|thumb|Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in New Delhi on 28 May 2014|left]]Following the victory of the BJP in the 2014 general elections, he was sworn in as the Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs on 26 May 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |first= |date=28 May 2014 |title=Venkaiah Naidu takes charge as Urban Development minister |work=The Hans India |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2014-05-28/Venkaiah-Naidu-takes-charge-as-Urban-Development-minister/96615 |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726125942/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2014-05-28/Venkaiah-Naidu-takes-charge-as-Urban-Development-minister/96615 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Naidu is also involved with the Swarna Bharat Trust, a social service organisation founded by him in Nellore.<ref name=venkaiah_sbt>{{cite news |title=Swarna Bharat Trust to Strive for Progress of Women, Rural Folk |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/jan/11/swarna-bharat-trust-to-strive-for-progress-of-women-rural-folk-867289.html |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=11 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111634/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Swarna-Bharat-Trust-to-Strive-for-Progress-of-Women-Rural-Folk/2016/01/11/article3221749.ece|archive-date=17 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The trust runs a school for poor, orphaned and special-needs children and imparts self-employment training programsme, especially for women and youth.
He was nominated by the BJP on 29 May 2016 for the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Rajasthan and was elected.
== Vice President of India (2017–2022) ==
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind administering the oath of office of the Vice President to Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, at a Swearing-in-Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 11, 2017.jpg|alt=|thumb|Swearing of Vice President-elect Venkaiah Naidu at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] Durbar Hall, 11 August 2017]]
[[File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu assuming office at the Vice President Secretariat, in New Delhi on August 11, 2017.jpg|thumb|The [[Vice President of India|Vice President]], Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu assuming office at the Vice President Secretariat, in New Delhi on 11 August 2017]]
On 5 July 2016, he concurrently served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. A year later, he resigned from both offices to contest the [[2017 Indian vice presidential election|2017 vice presidential election]]. He won the election to become India's 13th Vice President.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indtoday.com/m-venkaiah-naidu-is-indias-next-vice-president/ |title=M Venkaiah Naidu Is India's Next Vice President |access-date=5 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805182036/http://indtoday.com/m-venkaiah-naidu-is-indias-next-vice-president/ |archive-date=5 August 2017 |url-status=live |date=5 August 2017}}</ref> He obtained 516 votes against UPA candidate [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], who received 244 votes. As his tenure ended, Naidu decided to move back to Hyderabad with his family and declared that he will resume his career in the service of the nation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/venkaiah-naidu-will-resume-journey-in-nations-service-venkaiah-naidu-on-plans-ahead-3242935|title=Will Be "On The Move": Venkaiah Naidu As Vice-President Tenure Ends|agency=PTI|work=NDTV|date=10 August 2022|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811051647/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/venkaiah-naidu-will-resume-journey-in-nations-service-venkaiah-naidu-on-plans-ahead-3242935|url-status=live}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] on 11 August 2022.
== Personal life ==
Naidu married Usha on 14 April 1972,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Chairman Details |url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/Home/FormerChairmanDetails/27 |website=Rajya Sabha}}</ref> with whom he has a son and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile of Minister for Urban Development |url=https://dop.nic.in/sites/default/files/udmprofile.pdf |website=Directorate of Printing, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu |url=https://www.bjp.org/shri-m-venkaiah-naidu |website=Bharatiya Janta Party}}</ref> Usha served as the 13th Second lady of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu {{!}} Vice President of India {{!}} Government of India |url=https://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in/minister/profile |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=vicepresidentofindia.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An Integrated Business City |url=https://www.sricity.in/ja/news_events/second-lady-of-india-mrs-muppavarapu-usha-venkaiah-naidu-visits-sri-city/ |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Sri City |date=10 March 2020 |language=ja}}</ref>
* 1980–85: Leader, B.J.P Legislative Party in Andhra Pradesh
* 1985–88: General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* 1988–93: President, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* [[File:Farewell of outgoing Vice President.jpg|thumb|Naidu at his farewell ceremony as vice president at [[New Delhi]] in August 2022 with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other politicians.]]1993 – September 2000: National General Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* Secretary, BJP Parliamentary Board
* Secretary, BJP Central Election Committee
* Spokesperson of the BJP
* Since 1998: [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member, Rajya Sabha]] from Karnataka (3 terms)
* 30 September 2000 – 1 July 2002: [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
* 1 July 2002 – 5 October 2004: National President, Bharatiya Janata Party
* April 2005 - 10 August 2017: National Vice-president, Bharatiya Janata Party.
* 2014–2017: [[Minister of Urban Development (India)|Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samdani |first1=M. N. |title=Venkaiah Naidu: One who kept most leaders happy {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Venkaiah-Naidu-One-who-kept-most-leaders-happy/articleshow/35624537.cms |access-date=22 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=27 May 2014 |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220133355/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Venkaiah-Naidu-One-who-kept-most-leaders-happy/articleshow/35624537.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2016–2017: [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
* 2017–2022: [[Vice President of India]]
==Awards and honours==
[[Image:Padma Vibhushan Shri M Venkaiah Naidu.jpg|thumb|Naidu being felicitated with [[Padma Vibhushan]] by [[Droupadi Murmu|President Murmu]]]]
===National honours===
*{{flag|India}}:
**[[File:Padma Vibhushan Ribbon.svg|50px]] [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/PadmaAwardees2024.pdf|title=Padma Awardees List 2024|website=Padma Awards|date=25 January 2024|access-date=25 January 2024|archive-date=25 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125173137/https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/Content/PadmaAwardees2024.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Foreign honours===
*{{flag|Comoros}}:
**[[File:Order of the Green Crescent of Comoros - ribbon bar.png|50px]] Order of the Green Crescent of Comoros, ''Commander'' (3 August 2019)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comores-infos.net/voici-quil-faut-savoir-des-accords-signes-entre-les-comores-et-linde/|title=Voici qu'il faut savoir des accords signes entre les Comores et l'Inde|date=11 October 2019|work=Comoros-Infos|access-date=13 October 2019|archive-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012042055/http://www.comores-infos.net/voici-quil-faut-savoir-des-accords-signes-entre-les-comores-et-linde/|url-status=live}}</ref>
After serving in various organisational posts of the BJP at the state and national level, he was elected as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Karnataka]] in 1998.<ref name=mvn11>{{cite web|title=Venkaiah Naidu files papers for Rajya Sabha|url=http://m.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/16karna.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205300/http://m.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/16karna.htm|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He was re-elected twice, in 2004 and 2010, from Karnataka.<ref name="mvn 8">{{cite news|title=Venkaiah Naidu among 10 elected to Rajya Sabha|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/29/stories/2004062906581100.htm|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304030500/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/29/stories/2004062906581100.htm|archive-date=4 March 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-06-29|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=mvn10>{{cite web|title=Rajya Sabha elections: Mallya, Venkaiah, Paswan, Rudy win|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-mallya-venkaiah-paswan-rudy-win-32350|publisher=NDTV|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518190148/http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/rajya-sabha-elections-mallya-venkaiah-paswan-rudy-win-32350|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Honorary degrees===
*{{flagdeco|United Nations}} [[University for Peace]]
** [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (D.Phil.) (8 March 2019)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=VP Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Indian to receive Honorary Doctorate from UN Peace University |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/vp-venkaiah-naidu-becomes-first-indian-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-un-peace-university-1475132-2019-03-11 |magazine=India Today |date=11 March 2019 |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref>
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* [http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=190 Detailed Profile: Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053339/https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=190 |date=30 January 2019 }}
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*[https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/m-venkaiah-naidu/ Venkaiah Naidu's Indian Express Column]
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Naidu has also served as the national president of Bharatiya Janata Party from 2002 to 2004.[7] Earlier, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.[8][9] He took the oath as the vice president of India and the chairman of the Rajya Sabha (ex-officio as the Vice President) on 11 August 2017.[10] In 2024, The Government of India honoured him with Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.[11][12]
In 1974, he became the convener of Jayaprakash Narayan Chhatra Sangharsh Samiti of Andhra Pradesh. He took to the streets in protest against the Emergency and was imprisoned. From 1977 to 1980, he was president of its youth wing.
Both as a student leader and political figure, Naidu gained prominence as an orator who championed the cause of the farmers and the development of backward areas. His oratory skills and political activism propelled his political career, and he was elected as an MLA to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly twice from Udaygiri constituency in Nellore district in 1978 and 1983. He rose to become one of the most popular leaders of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh.[17]
After serving in various organisational posts of the BJP at the state and national level, he was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka in 1998.[18] He was re-elected twice, in 2004 and 2010, from Karnataka.[19][20] He served as the party spokesperson from 1996 to 2000, bringing to the job his panache for quirky alliterations and similes. Unlike most politicians from southern India, Naidu made an effort to master Hindi, going on to address public rallies in northern India.[21]
After the NDA victory in the 1999 general elections, he became the Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development in the government headed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[22] He was known for aggressively pushing for reforms in rural development and for the many schemes introduced during this period such as the 'Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana'.[23][24][25]
National President of the BJP (2002–2004)[edit | edit source]
Naidu succeeded Jana Krishnamurthi as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2003.[26] On 28 January 2004, he was elected unopposed for a full three-year term.[27] After the defeat of the BJP-led NDA in the 2004 general elections, he resigned from his post on 18 October 2004 and was succeeded by L. K. Advani.[28] However, he remained at the forefront of the BJP as one of its senior vice-presidents and an important campaigner. Naidu raised the "Special Status to Andhra Pradesh" issue in Rajya Sabha (as opposition member in February 2014) and demanded special category state status to Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister agreed to it, though it was not included in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.
Following the victory of the BJP in the 2014 general elections, he was sworn in as the Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs on 26 May 2014.[29]
Naidu is also involved with the Swarna Bharat Trust, a social service organisation founded by him in Nellore.[30] The trust runs a school for poor, orphaned and special-needs children and imparts self-employment training programsme, especially for women and youth.
He was nominated by the BJP on 29 May 2016 for the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and was elected.
On 5 July 2016, he concurrently served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. A year later, he resigned from both offices to contest the 2017 vice presidential election. He won the election to become India's 13th Vice President.[31] He obtained 516 votes against UPA candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who received 244 votes. As his tenure ended, Naidu decided to move back to Hyderabad with his family and declared that he will resume his career in the service of the nation.[32] He was succeeded by Jagdeep Dhankhar on 11 August 2022.
Order of the Green Crescent of Comoros, Commander (3 August 2019)[40]
