Prahlad Singh Patel Appointed as Minister of State (IC) of Tourism

Mumbai: Prahlad Singh Patel has been appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism in the new Narendra Modi-led NDA Government, which sworn into power on May 30. He has also been appointed as Minister of State (IC) of the Ministry of Culture.

A four-time MP, Patel was a member of several committees in the previous Narendra Modi government like Committee on Public Undertakings, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development Member. A seasoned politician, Patel has been a Member of Parliament in the 9th, 11th, 13th and 16th Lok Sabha.

Born 28 June 1960, Tuesday, Patel is an MP from Damoh in Madhya Pradesh. He defeated his nearest competitor Pratap Singh of Congress with a margin of 3,53,411. Patel holds BSc, LLB, MA (Philosophy) degrees. He was also a member of Executive Council of V V Giri National Labour Institute and member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.