Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju in 2018
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Minority Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded by	Pralhad Joshi Smriti Irani
Minister of Food Processing Industries
In office 20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) – 6 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Pashupati Kumar Paras
Succeeded by	Chirag Paswan
Minister of Earth Sciences
In office 18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) – 6 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Jitendra Singh
34th Minister of Law and Justice
In office 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07) – 18 May 2023
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Ravi Shankar Prasad
Succeeded by	Arjun Ram Meghwal
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Succeeded by	Anurag Thakur as Cabinet Minister
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Preceded by	Virendra Kumar
Succeeded by	John Barla
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 Served along with H. P. Chaudhary (2014-16) and H. G. Ahir (2016-19)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Rajnath Singh
Preceded by	R. P. N. Singh
Succeeded by	Nityanand Rai, G. Kishan Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Takam Sanjoy
Constituency	Arunachal West
In office 2004–2009 (2009)
Preceded by	Jarbom Gamlin
Succeeded by	Takam Sanjoy
Constituency	Arunachal West
Personal details
Born	(1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 52)[1] Nafra, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Joram Rina Rijiju
Residence(s)	9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011
Education	B.A., LL.B[2]
Alma mater	Delhi University
Website	sites.google.com/site/kirenrijiju/

Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian politician who serving as 28th Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, 7th Minister of Minority Affairs since 2024. He was the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India since 2023 till June 2024 and a member of the parliament in Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs from 2019 to 2021 and the Law minister from 2021 to 2023.^[3]