Piyush Goyal Age, Wiki and Bio

Piyush Goyal

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth13/06/1964
Age61 years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra

Bio/Wiki

Full NamePiyush Vedprakash Goyal
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College
  • Jai Hind College, Mumbai
  • H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
  • Government Law College, Mumbai
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi
DegreeLaw from Mumbai University
CertificationChartered Accountancy (C.A.)

Personal Life

Date of Birth13/06/1964
Age (as of 2024)60 Years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac signGemini
NationalityIndian
HometownMumbai, Maharashtra

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Wife/SpouseSeema Goyal (Social Worker)
Marriage Date01/12/1991
Children
SonDhruv Goyal (works in New York)
DaughterRadhika Goyal (student of Harvard University, USA)

Family

FatherLate Shri Vedprakash Goyal (Politician)
MotherChandrakanta Goyal (Politician)
Siblings
BrotherNot Known
SisterNot Known

Career

Political Journey
  • From 2002-2004, appointed as a member of Task Force for interlinking of rivers.
  • Became the National Treasurer of BJP in 2010; was elected the member of Rajya Sabha the same year.
  • Became the member of Committee on 'Provision of Computers' to members of Rajya Sabha from 2012 onward.
  • Took charge as the Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy in May 2014.
  • Replaced Suresh Prabhu as the Minister of Railways in September 2017.
  • In July 2021, he was appointed as the Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, succeeding his colleague Thawar Chand Gehlot.
  • In July 2021, the BJP retained him as its leader in the Rajya Sabha.
Other
  • He won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Mumbai North constituency by 3,57,608 votes.

Favourites

PoliticianNarendra Modi

Style Quotient

Money Factor
Salary (as of 2017)INR 50,000, + Other allowances
Net WorthINR 30 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts

Piyush Goyal excelled academically, achieving second rank in his CA exams.
His father held the position of BJP treasurer, while his mother was a member of the Maharashtra legislative assembly.
Goyal served as the Union Minister for Shipping during the Vajpayee government.
Before joining politics, he had a successful career as an investment banker.
He was involved in social-welfare programs with his wife, focusing on education for marginalized communities and the disabled.
Goyal was instrumental in overseeing BJP's advertising campaigns during the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
He served as the minister-in-waiting during Barack Obama's visit to India in January 2015.
Goyal played a key role in electrifying over 13,000 villages during his tenure as the Minister of State for Power.
He initiated the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to help struggling power DISCOMS in India.
Goyal has participated in leadership programs at prestigious universities such as Yale, Oxford, and Princeton.

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