Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
Assumed office
11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byAnurag Singh Thakur
Union Minister of Railways
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Assumed office
7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRavi Shankar Prasad
Union Minister of Telecommunications
In office
7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byRavi Shankar Prasad
Succeeded byJyotiraditya Scindia
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
28 June 2019
ConstituencyOdisha
Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
In office
2003-2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 54)
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sunita Vaishnaw
(m. 1995)
[1]
Children2
Parents
  • Dau Lal Vaishnaw (father)
  • Saraswati Vaishnaw (mother)
EducationBEng
M.Tech
MBA
Alma mater
Occupation
Websitewww.ashwinivaishnaw.in
Source: rajyasabha.nic.in

Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and a businessman who is serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, the 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.

Earlier, he served as the 39th Minister of Railways, the 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting, the 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is also a Member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.

  1. ^ "Shri Ashwini Vaishnav | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav embraces engineer on finding out they are alumnus of the same college". 10 July 2021.