Vijay Goel (politician)

Vijay Goel
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2014–2020
Succeeded byRajendra Gehlot
ConstituencyRajasthan
Minister of State Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byS.S. Ahluwalia and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Succeeded byArjun Ram Meghwal and V Muraleedharan
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Minister of State for Statistics & Programme Implementation[1]
In office
3 September 2017 – 24 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
In office
1 July 2002 – 1 July 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Planning[1]
In office
1 September 2001 – 1 November 2001
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office[1]
In office
1 Sept. 2001 – 1 July 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byJai Prakash Agarwal
Succeeded byKapil Sibal
ConstituencyChandni Chowk
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byJagdish Tytler
Succeeded byMadan Lal Khurana
ConstituencyDelhi Sadar
Personal details
Born (1954-01-04) 4 January 1954 (age 70)
Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseProf. Preeti Goel
Children2
Residence(s)Delhi, India
Alma materShri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi (M.Com.)
Law Center, University of Delhi, Delhi (LL.B.)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitical & Social Worker.
Websitewww.vijaygoel.in

Vijay Goel (born 4 January 1954) is an Indian politician and a former Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistic and Implementation in the NDA government. A former Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Goel is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He became president of the Delhi unit of the BJP in February 2013.[2] He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan in 2014.[3]

He is the former Delhi University Students' Union president and an alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce.[4][5] He has been the Member of Parliament for the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing the Sadar and Chandni Chowk constituencies of Delhi. He also served as the Union Minister of State of Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the National Democratic Alliance (India) government until 2004.

  1. ^ a b c "Biographical sketch of Vijay Goel from 13th Lok Sabha". Parliament of India. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Vijay Goel is new Delhi BJP chief". The Hindu. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Rajya Sabha polls: Vijay Goel among three BJP leaders elected unopposed". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ "BJP names Vijay Goel as its Delhi unit chief". Indian Express. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ^ "DUSU Election 2017: Ex-DUSU Members Who Became Famous Politicians". NDTV.