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 MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Succeeded byManohar Lal Khattar
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
In office
31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byAnantkumar Hegde
Succeeded byRajeev Chandrasekhar
Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byMeena Singh
Succeeded bySudama Prasad
ConstituencyArrah
Home Secretary of India
In office
30 June 2011 – 30 June 2013
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byG.K. Pillai
Succeeded byAnil Goswami
Personal details
Born (1952-12-20) 20 December 1952 (age 71)
Supaul, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sheila Singh
(m. 1975)
Children2
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
New Delhi, India
Alma materSt. 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.

  1. ^ "BJP is the only party to protect national interest: Former home secretary RK Singh as he dons saffron colours". India Today. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ Desk, India com News (3 September 2017). "Former Home Secretary R K Singh Now MoS (I/C) of the Ministry of Power". India.com. Retrieved 7 August 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)