Piyush Goel
| Piyush Goyal | |
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Goyal in 2016
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| Minister of Railways | |
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Assumed office 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Minister of Coal | |
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Assumed office 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of Power (Independent Charge) | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Succeeded by | R. K. Singh |
| Minister of New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Farooq Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | R. K. Singh |
| Minister of Coal (Independent Charge) | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sriprakash Jaiswal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
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Assumed office 5th July 2010 |
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| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Minister of Mines (Independent Charge) | |
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In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 June 1964 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Spouse(s) | Seema Goyal |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Mother | Chandrakanta Goyal |
| Father | Ved Prakash Goyal |
| Alma mater |
Government Law College, Mumbai University of Mumbai C.A. |
| Website | www |
Piyush Vedprakash Goyal (born 13 June 1964) is an Indian politician. He is currently serving as the Minister of Railways and Coal in the Government of India. He has been elevated to Cabinet minister on 3 September 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and was earlier the National Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He headed the BJP's Information Communication Campaign Committee and oversaw the publicity and advertising campaign of the party including the social media outreach for the Indian General Elections 2014.
He is the son of Late Shri Ved Prakash Goyal who had served as a Union Minister for shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee cabinet and was also in Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) for a long time.His mother Chandrakanta Goel was a three time MLA from Maharashtra.
He has had a strong academic record - all-India second rank holder Chartered Accountant and second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. He has participated in Leadership Programs at Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013) and is currently pursuing the Owner / President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business School. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga.
He married Seema.
A well-known investment banker, he has advised top corporates on management strategy and growth. He also served on the board of India’s largest commercial banks, the State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda.
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