Ashwini Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw
Vaishnaw in 2021
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Assumed office
10 June 2024
PresidentRamnath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
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 – 10 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 in Prime Minister's Office
In office
2003–2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sunita Vaishnaw
(m. 1995)
Children2
EducationB.E, M.Tech, MBA
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • former bureaucrat
  • businessperson
Websitewww.ashwinivaishnaw.in
Source: rajyasabha.nic.in
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Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 18 July 1970) is an Indian politician, former IAS officer and an enterpreneur who is serving as the 39th Minister of Railways, 35th Minister of Information and Broadcasting and 2nd Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024.

He previously served as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and is the incumbent Minister of Electronics and Information Technology since 2024. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Odisha representing Bharatiya Janata Party since 2019.