Chirag Paswan

Chirag Paswan
Chirag Paswan in 2024
19th Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 June 2024
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kiren Rijiju
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024 (2024-06-04)
Preceded by	Pashupati Kumar Paras
Constituency	Hajipur, Bihar
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Bhudeo Choudhary
Succeeded by	Arun Bharti
Constituency	Jamui, Bihar
President of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 October 2021
2nd President of the Lok Janshakti Party
In office 5 November 2019 – 15 June 2021
Preceded by	Ram Vilas Paswan
Personal details
Born	(1982-10-31) 31 October 1982 (age 41) Delhi, India
Political party	Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
Other political affiliations	Lok Janshakti Party (till 2021)
Parent	Ram Vilas Paswan (father)
Relatives	Arun Bharti (brother-in-law) Prince Raj (cousin) Pashupati Kumar Paras (uncle) Ram Chandra Paswan (uncle)
Residence(s)	Khagaria, Bihar, India
Occupation	Politician

Chirag Kumar Paswan (born 31 October 1982)^[1] is an Indian politician and former actor who is serving as the 19th Minister of Food Processing Industries since June 2024, the 1st president of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) since 2021, 2nd president of the Lok Janshakti Party from 2019 to 2021 and a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency since 2024.^[2] He is the son of late Member of Parliament and Union Minister, Ram Vilas Paswan.^[3][4]