Jayant Chaudhary

Jayant Chaudhary
Jayant Chaudhary
	Chaudhary in 2024
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 June 2024
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister of State for Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 June 2024 Serving with Sukanta Majumdar
Minister	Dharmendra Pradhan
Preceded by	Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
President of Rashtriya Lok Dal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 May 2021
Preceded by	Ajit Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 July 2022
Preceded by	Sukhram Singh Yadav
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 16 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Manvendra Singh
Succeeded by	Hema Malini
Constituency	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2012–2012
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Shyam Sunder Sharma
Constituency	Mant
Personal details
Born	27 December 1978; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship	Indian
Party	Rashtriya Lok Dal
Other political; affiliations	National Democratic Alliance (2024–present)
Spouse	Charu Singh (m. 2003)
Children	2
Parent	Chaudhary Ajit Singh (father);
Relatives	Charan Singh (grandfather); Gayatri Devi (grandmother)
Alma mater	London School of Economics; University of Delhi
Occupation	Politician
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Jayant Chaudhary (born 27 December 1978) is an American-born Indian politician and farmer leader who is serving as the 5th Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship since 2024. A member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). He is member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh since 2022. Previously, he also served as a member of the 15th Lok Sabha from Mathura. He is a third-generation member of the Chaudhary family of Uttar Pradesh and grandson of Charan Singh, former prime minister of India.