R. K. Singh

Raj Kumar Singh
Minister of Power and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
In office 3 September 2017 – 11 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Piyush Goyal
Succeeded by	Manohar Lal Khattar
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
In office 31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Anantkumar Hegde
Succeeded by	Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Meena Singh
Succeeded by	Sudama Prasad
Constituency	Arrah
Home Secretary of India
In office 30 June 2011 – 30 June 2013
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	G.K. Pillai
Succeeded by	Anil Goswami
Personal details
Born	(1952-12-20) 20 December 1952 (age 71) Supaul, Bihar, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sheila Singh ​ (m. 1975)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Patna, Bihar, India New Delhi, India
Alma mater	St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) Magadh University (LLB) Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Raj Kumar Singh (born 20 December 1952) is a former Indian bureaucrat and former Union Cabinet Minister in the Government of India (2014 - 2024). He was the Member of the Indian Parliament for Arrah, Bihar, from May 2014 to 4 June 2024. Singh is a 1975 batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service officer and former Home Secretary of India.^[1]

On 3 September 2017, he was appointed as the Minister of Power (Independent Charge) in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet.^[2] On 30 May 2019, he was appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

On 7 July 2021, he was elevated to the rank of Cabinet minister.