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{{short description|13th and current Vice President of India (since 2017)}}
{{Short description|Vice President of India from 2017 to 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Family name hatnote|Muppavarapu|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}}
 
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2022}}{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Venkaiah Naidu
| name                = M. Venkaiah Naidu
| office              = Vice President of India
| order              = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
| office              = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Vice President of India]]
| image              = Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg
| image              = Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg
| caption            = Official portrait, 2017
| caption            = Official portrait, 2017
| predecessor        = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| predecessor        = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| president          = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| president          = {{unbulleted list|
*[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
*[[Droupadi Murmu]]}}
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| successor          =  
| successor          = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]]
| signature          = Signature of Venkaiah Naidu.svg
| signature          = Signature of Venkaiah Naidu.svg
| office2             = [[Minister of Urban Development (India)|Ministry of Urban Development]], [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (India)|Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation]]
| office1             = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs]]
| predecessor2       = [[Kamal Nath]] {{small|(Urban Development)}}<br />[[Girija Vyas]] {{small|(Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation)}}
| term_start1        = 6 July 2017
| primeminister2     = Narendra Modi
| term_end1          = 17 July 2017
| primeminister1      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1        = [[Girija Vyas]]
| successor1          = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office2            = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| term_start2        = 5 July 2016
| term_end2          = 17 July 2017
| primeminister2      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2        = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| successor2          = [[Smriti Irani]]
| 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_start3        = 26 May 2014
| term_end3          = 6 July 2017
| primeminister3      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor3       = [[Kamal Nath]]
| successor3          = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| office4            = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| primeminister4      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start4        = 26 May 2014
| term_end4          = 5 July 2016
| predecessor4        = [[Kamal Nath]]
| successor4          = [[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]]
| term_start5        = 1 July 2002
| term_end5          = 5 October 2004
| predecessor5        = [[Jana Krishnamurthi]]
| successor5          = [[L. K. Advani]]
| office6            = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Union Minister for Rural Development]]
| primeminister6      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start6        = 30 September 2000
| term_end6          = 30 June 2002
| predecessor6        = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
| successor6          = [[Kashiram Rana]]
| office7            = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency7      = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]
| term_start7        = 5 July 2016
| term_end7          = 10 August 2017
| predecessor7        = [[Anand Sharma]]
| successor7          = [[Alphons Kannanthanam]]
| constituency8      = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka|Karnataka]]
| term_start8        = 27 March 1998
| term_end8          = 5 July 2016
| predecessor8        = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| successor8          = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| office9            = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->[[Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start9        = 1988
| term_end9          = 1993
| 1blankname9        = National President
| 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]]
| term_start10        = 1978
| term_end10          = 1985
| predecessor10      = [[Ponneboyina Chenchuramaiah]]
| successor10        = [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]]
| constituency10     = [[Udayagiri Assembly constituency|Udayagiri]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| office1            = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| predecessor1        = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| primeminister1      = Narendra Modi
| successor1          = [[Smriti Irani]]
| successor2          = [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| birth_name          = Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
| birth_name          = Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|7|1}}
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|7|1}}
| birth_place        = [[Nellore district|Chavatapalem]], [[Madras State|Madras Province]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh, India]])
| birth_place        = [[Nellore district|Chavatapalem]], [[Madras State|Madras Province]], [[Dominion of India]]<br>(present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]], India)
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Spouse of the vice president of India|Usha Naidu]]|14 April 1970}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|Usha Naidu|14 April 1970}}
| children            = 2
| children            = 2
| residence          = [[Vice President House]], New Delhi, India
| 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]])
| alma_mater          = [[Andhra University]] ([[LLB]])
| website            = {{URL|http://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in}}
| website            =  
| term_start          = 11 August 2017
| term_start          = 11 August 2017
| term_end            =  
| 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>
| term_start1        = 5 July 2016
| awards              = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2024)
| term_end1          = 17 July 2017
| order2              = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
| term_start2        = 26 May 2014
| order1              = <!-- Do NOT add counts or ordinals, as per [[BP:CONSENSUS]] -->
| term_end2          = 17 July 2017
| office3            = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| primeminister3      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start3        = 26 May 2014
| term_end3          = 5 July 2016
| predecessor3        = [[Kamal Nath]]
| successor3          = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| office4            = [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_start4        = 1 July 2002
| term_end4          = 5 October 2004
| predecessor4        = [[Jana Krishnamurthi]]
| successor4          = [[L. K. Advani]]
| office5            = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister for Rural Development]]
| primeminister5      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start5        = 30 September 2000
| term_end5          = 30 June 2002
| predecessor5        = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
| successor5          = [[Kashiram Rana]] {{small|(2003)}}
| office6            = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency6      = [[Rajasthan]]
| term_start6        = 5 July 2016
| term_end6          = 10 August 2017
| predecessor6        = [[Anand Sharma]]
| successor6          = [[Alphons Kannanthanam]]
| constituency7      = [[Karnataka]]
| term_start7        = 27 March 1998
| term_end7          = 5 July 2016
| predecessor7        = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| successor7          = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| office8            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] for [[Udayagiri (Assembly constituency)|Udayagiri]]
| term_start8        = 1978
| term_end8          = 1985
| predecessor8        = [[Ponneboyina Chenchuramaiah]]
| successor8          = [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]]
| order              = 13th
}}
}}
'''Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu''' (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician serving as the 13th and current [[vice president of India]] since 2017.<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}}</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}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> Previously, he 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> A prominent leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he also served as its national president from 2002 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP PRESIDENTS|url=http://www.bjp.org/leadership/bjp-presidents/shri-m-venkaiah-naidu|publisher=BJP|access-date=22 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205112/http://www.bjp.org/leadership/bjp-presidents/shri-m-venkaiah-naidu|archive-date=18 May 2014|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 web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-wins-all-seats-from-rajasthan/article8718901.ece |title=Archived copy |website=[[The Hindu]] |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}}</ref> He took the oath as vice president of India and the chairman of Rajya Sabha 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}}</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 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]] of [[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  |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 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 the anti-corruption [[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.
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|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 and 1983. He rose to become one of the most popular leaders of the BJP in Andhra Pradesh.{{Weasel inline|date=April 2022}}{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
[[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>


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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
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=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/m.-venkaiah-naidu-seeks-to-change-the-face-of-rural-india/1/231024.html|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=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/venkaiah-naidu-eyes-lok-sabha-polls-gifts-nellore-rs-500-crore-worth-of-sops/1/205116.html|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>
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>


== President of Bharatiya Janata Party (2002–2004) ==
=== 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 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 Special Status to Andhra Pradesh issue in Rajya Sabha (as opposition member in February 2014) and demanded special category state status to AP. The Prime Minister agreed to it, though it was not included in the [[AP Reorganization Act]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
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]].


== Minister of Urban Affairs ==
=== 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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
[[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 organization 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 programs, especially for women and youth.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
He was nominated by the BJP on 29 May 2016 for the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Rajasthan and was elected.


== Vice Presidency (2017–present) ==
== Vice President of India (2017–2022) ==
[[File:Venkaiah Naidu taking Oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan.png|alt=|thumb|Swearing of Vice President-elect Venkaiah Naidu at Rashtrapati Bhavan Durbar Hall, 11 August 2017]]
[[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]]
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.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
[[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>


== Positions held ==
== Positions held ==
* 1973–74: President, Students' Union, Andhra University
* 1973–74: President, Students' Union, [[Andhra University]]
* 1974: Convener, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Yuvajana Chatra Sangharsha Samithi, Andhra Pradesh
* 1974: Convener, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Yuvajana Chatra Sangharsha Samithi, Andhra Pradesh
* 1977–80: President, Youth Wings of Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
* 1977–80: President, Youth Wings of Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
* 1978–85: Member, Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh (2 terms)
* 1978–85: Member, [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh]] (2 terms)
* 1980–85: Leader, B.J.P Legislative Party in Andhra Pradesh
* 1980–85: Leader, B.J.P Legislative Party in Andhra Pradesh
* 1985–88: General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* 1985–88: General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* 1988–93: President, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* 1988–93: President, Andhra Pradesh State BJP
* 1993 – September 2000: National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
* [[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 Parliamentary Board
* Secretary, BJP Central Election Committee
* Secretary, BJP Central Election Committee
* Spokesperson of the BJP
* Spokesperson of the BJP
* Since 1998: Member, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (3 terms)
* Since 1998: [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member, Rajya Sabha]] from Karnataka (3 terms)
* 30 September 2000 – 1 July 2002: Minister of Rural Development
* 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
* 1 July 2002 – 5 October 2004: National President, Bharatiya Janata Party
* Since April 2005: National Vice-President, Bharatiya Janata Party.
* April 2005 - 10 August 2017: National Vice-president, Bharatiya Janata Party.
* 2014–2017: 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}}</ref>
* 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: Minister of Information and Broadcasting
* 2016–2017: [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
* 2017–present: Vice-President of India
* 2017–2022: [[Vice President of India]]


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
===State 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}}:
*{{flag|Comoros}}:
**Commander of the [[:fr:Ordre du Croissant vert|Order of the Green Crescent of the Comoros]] (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}}</ref>
**[[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>


===Honorary degrees===
===Honorary degrees===
*[[University for Peace]]: Honorary Doctorate (''[[Honorary degree|Honoris causa]]'') (8 March 2019){{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
*{{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>


==References==
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==External links==
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In this article, the surname is Muppavarapu.

M. Venkaiah Naidu
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Official portrait, 2017
Vice President of India
In office
11 August 2017 – 11 August 2022[1]
President
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMohammad Hamid Ansari
Succeeded byJagdeep Dhankhar
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
In office
6 July 2017 – 17 July 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byGirija Vyas
Succeeded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
5 July 2016 – 17 July 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byArun Jaitley
Succeeded bySmriti Irani
Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
In office
26 May 2014 – 6 July 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKamal Nath
Succeeded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKamal Nath
Succeeded byAnanth Kumar
7th National President of Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
1 July 2002 – 5 October 2004
Preceded byJana Krishnamurthi
Succeeded byL. K. Advani
Union Minister for Rural Development
In office
30 September 2000 – 30 June 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded bySunder Lal Patwa
Succeeded byKashiram Rana
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
5 July 2016 – 10 August 2017
Preceded byAnand Sharma
Succeeded byAlphons Kannanthanam
ConstituencyRajasthan
In office
27 March 1998 – 5 July 2016
Preceded byH. D. Deve Gowda
Succeeded byNirmala Sitharaman
ConstituencyKarnataka
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
In office
1988–1993
National President
Preceded byBangaru Laxman
Succeeded byV. Rama Rao
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–1985
Preceded byPonneboyina Chenchuramaiah
Succeeded byMekapati Rajamohan Reddy
ConstituencyUdayagiri
Personal details
Born
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

(1949-07-01) 1 July 1949 (age 77)
Chavatapalem, Madras Province, Dominion of India
(present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Usha Naidu
(
m. 1970)
Children2
Residence
Alma materAndhra University (LLB)
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2024)
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Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 2017 to 2022.[4][5] He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet.[6]

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]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Venkaiah Naidu was born on 1 July 1949 at Chavatapalem village (near Venkatachalam) in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, to Rangaiah Naidu and Ramanamma.[13][14] He completed his schooling from Zilla Parshad High School, 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.[15][16] He was a swayamsevak in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and joined 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 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 and was imprisoned. From 1977 to 1980, he was president of its youth wing.

Political career[edit | edit source]

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Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Urban Development in New Delhi on 28 May 2014

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.

First Modi ministry (2014–2017)[edit | edit source]

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Venkaiah Naidu taking charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in New Delhi on 28 May 2014

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.

Vice President of India (2017–2022)[edit | edit source]

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Swearing of Vice President-elect Venkaiah Naidu at Rashtrapati Bhavan Durbar Hall, 11 August 2017
The 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 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.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Naidu married Usha on 14 April 1972,[33] with whom he has a son and a daughter.[34][35] Usha served as the 13th Second lady of India.[36][37]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

Awards and honours[edit | edit source]

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Naidu being felicitated with Padma Vibhushan by President Murmu

National honours[edit | edit source]

Foreign honours[edit | edit source]

Honorary degrees[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "People will keep calling Venkaiah Naidu for something or other, says PM Modi". The Hindu. 8 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "'It is Tyagaraja Marg, not Tyag Raj Marg': Naidu to mend new home address". Tribune. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Traffic curbs: Venkaiah Naidu's visit". The Hindu. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Naidu, M Venkaiah (11 August 2020). "An emotionally integrated India offers the best defence against both internal and external threats and challenges". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Venkaiah Naidu Vice President". Patrika.[dead link]
  6. ↑ PTI (25 June 2014). "Venkaiah Naidu, BJP's south Indian face gets second stint in government". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Naidu's journey from pasting party posters to being Vice President". Rediff. PTI. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan - the Hindu". The Hindu. 11 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi's ministers". 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. ↑ PTI (11 August 2017). "Venkaiah Naidu as vice president, Rajya Sabha chairman a tribute to democracy: Modi". Livemint. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Padma Awards 2024: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu, actor Chiranjeevi, dancer Vyjayanthimala honoured with Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. 25 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Padma Awardees List 2024" (PDF). Padma Awards. 25 January 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Profile - Venkaiah Naidu". vicepresidentofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2024. Date of Birth|1 July 1949
  14. ↑ "Elections in India". Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Biography". M.Venkaiah Naidu Personal website.[permanent dead link]
  16. ↑ Layak, Suman (10 July 2016), "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?", The Economic Times, archived from the original on 13 July 2016, retrieved 13 July 2016
  17. ↑ Krishna Rao, V M (18 July 2017). "Venkaiah Naidu: A true friend of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Venkaiah Naidu files papers for Rajya Sabha". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Venkaiah Naidu among 10 elected to Rajya Sabha". The Hindu. 29 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Rajya Sabha elections: Mallya, Venkaiah, Paswan, Rudy win". NDTV. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Apart from mother tongue, it is essential to learn Hindi: Venkaiah". The Hindu. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  22. ↑ "Party man Venkaiah Naidu makes debut in government". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  23. ↑ "Dreams of a novice". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA : A BOON FOR RURAL INDIA". PIB news. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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