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Kiren Rijiju

Indian politician (born 1971)

Field	Value
name	Kiren Rijiju
image	Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg
caption	Official portrait, 2021
image_size	200px
office1	Union Cabinet Minister
term_start1
primeminister1	Narendra Modi
predecessor1	*Pralhad Joshi
1blankname1	Ministry & Departments
1namedata1	*Parliamentary Affairs
office2	Union Minister of Food Processing Industries
primeminister2	Narendra Modi
term_start2
termend2
predecessor2	Pashupati Kumar Paras
successor2	Chirag Paswan
office3	Union Minister of Earth Sciences
primeminister3	Narendra Modi
term_start3
termend3
predecessor3	Jitendra Singh
successor3	Jitendra Singh
office4	34th Union Minister of Law and Justice
primeminister4	Narendra Modi
president4	Ramnath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu	term_start4 =
termend4
predecessor4	Ravi Shankar Prasad
successor4	Arjun Ram Meghwal
office5	Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
primeminister5	Narendra Modi
predecessor5	Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
term_start5	30 May 2019
term_end5	7 July 2021
successor5	Anurag Thakur
office6	Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs
term_start6	30 May 2019
term_end6	7 July 2021
minister6	Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
predecessor6	Virendra Kumar
successor6	John Barla
office7	Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
minister7	Rajnath Singh
predecessor7	R. P. N. Singh
successor7	*Nityanand Rai
term_start7	26 May 2014
term_end7	30 May 2019
alongside7	H. P. Chaudhary (2014–2016) and H. G. Ahir (2016–2019)
office8	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
term_start8
predecessor8	Takam Sanjoy
constituency8	West Arunachal Pradesh
term_start9
predecessor9	Jarbom Gamlin
constituency9	West Arunachal Pradesh
term_end9
successor9	Takam Sanjoy
birth_date
birth_place	Nafra, Arunachal Pradesh, India
residence	9, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi
party	Bharatiya Janata Party
spouse
alma_mater	Delhi University
occupation	Politician
website
education	B.A., LL.B

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Smriti Irani
Minority Affairs Droupadi Murmu| term_start4 =
G. Kishan Reddy

Kiren Rijiju (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 28th Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and 7th Minister of Minority Affairs since 2024. He was the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India from 2023 to June 2024 and a Member of Parliament in the 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.

Early life

Rijiju was born on 19 November 1971 to a Buddhist family in the Nakhu village near the Nafra town in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. His father's name is Rinchin Kharu and his mother's name is Chirai Rijiju. His father was the first pro-tempore speaker of the first Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Education

Rijiju did his graduation degree (B.A.) from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. Further, in 1998, he did his graduate degree in law (LL.B) from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.

Political career

Rijiju assuming charge as the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs

Kiren Rijiju is a four time MP in Lok Sabha from Arunachal Pradesh (2004, 2014, 2019 and 2024). He has served as minister of state (MoS) (independent charge) youth affairs and sports, MoS minority affairs, MoS home affairs, and Minister of Law and Justice. His tenure as Law Minister was marked by controversies. On 18 May 2023, he was assigned the portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences. On 10 June 2024, he was appointed the Union Cabinet Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs in the Government of India. He is one of the three Buddhist MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha.

Controversies

In 2022, Kiren called the collegium system of appointment of judges in Indian judicial system as "opaque", implying that appointments are done on personal associations rather than merit. He also advocated for government's role in the appointment of judges, writing to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. His comments on judiciary and collegium system were widely criticised by the legal community and the Supreme Court.

In March 2023, Kiren accused some retired judges to be a part of an "Anti-India gang". A group of former civil servants from the Constitutional Conduct Group responded by claiming Rijiju's comments a sign of "authoritarianism".

Personal life

He married Joram Rina Rijiju in 2004. She is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and is a gold medalist from Arunachal University. She is an Associate Professor teaching history at Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.

References

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"Kiren Rijiju Biography and 2014 Election Result". Compare Infobase Limited.
(18 May 2023). "As Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju took potshots at Indian judiciary". [[The Hindu]].
C. B. Namchoom. "The saffron man, now playing the Jai Ho tune". eastern panorama.
Mani, Gayathri. (24 September 2017). "Wall of fame to inspire students in Delhi's Hansraj College".
(8 July 2021). "Amid appointments impasse, virtual courts, new Law Minister Kiren Rijiju signs in". Indian Express.
(8 July 2021). "Campus Law Centre DU". DU.
(18 May 2023). "Kiren Rijiju no longer law minister: A look at his political career, controversies". [[Indian Express]].
(2 July 2024). "Buddhist MPS in 18th Lok Sabha (2024-2029)".
(28 November 2022). "Supreme Court Objects to Kiren Rijiju's Remarks on Collegium System". [[The Wire (India).
(18 March 2023). "Some Retired Judges Are Part of 'Anti-India Gang', Says Law Minister Kiren Rijiju". [[The Wire (India).
(30 March 2023). "Rijiju's 'Anti-India' Comments a Sign of 'Authoritarianism', Say Former Civil Servants". [[The Wire (India).
"Fourteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha.
(17 September 2024). "Kiren Rijiju Biography: Education,Family,Net Worth,Offices".

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