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Venkaiah Naidu

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  • Born 01 July 1949
  • Age 75
  • Birth Place Chavatapalem, Madras Province, Dominion Of India, (present-day, Andhra Pradesh, India, )
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
  • In Office Vice President Of India 11 August 2017 - 11 August 2022, Union Minister Of Housing And Urban Affairs 6 July 2017 - 17 July 2017, Union Minister Of Information And Broadcasting 5 July 2016 - 17 July 2017, Union Minister Of Urban Development, Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation 26 May 2014 - 6 July 2017, Union Minister Of Parliamentary Affairs 26 May 2014 - 5 July 2016, National President Of Bharatiya Janata Party 1 July 2002 - 5 October 2004, Union Minister For Rural Development 30 September 2000 - 30 June 2002, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 5 July 2016 - 10 August 2017, President Of The Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh 1988-1993, Member Of Legislative AssemblyAndhra Pradesh 1978-1985
  • Residence 1 Tyagaraja Marg, New Delhi, 29, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
  • Awards Padma Vibhushan (2024)

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Venkaiah Naidu BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 05 Feb 2025
Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu: A Career in Public Service Born July 1, 1949, Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu's political career spans decades. He served as India's Vice President from 2017 to 2022, concurrently serving as ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Prior to this, he held key ministerial portfol...

Venkaiah Naidu PERSONAL LIFE

Spouse Usha Naidu ​(1970), ​
Education Andhra University (LLB)

POSITIONS HELD BY Venkaiah Naidu

Position Tenure
Member of Rajya Sabha 1998 - 10 August 2017
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 5 July 2016 - 17 July 2017
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 26 May 2014 - 17 July 2017
Minister of Rural Development 30 September 2000 - 30 June 2002
Minister of Urban Development 26 May 2014 - 17 July 2017
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 26 May 2014 - 5 July 2016
Member of Rajya Sabha 1998 - 2016
Member of a Legislative Assembly of India 1978 - 1985
Vice President of India 11 August 2017 - 11 August 2022

VENKAIAH NAIDU NEWS

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's mother-in-law passes away

December 30, 2018 7:25 pm

"She was like mother to me having looked after me since I lost my mother when I was 1 year old and later my two children as well," Venkaiah Naidu wrote on Twitter.

PV Sindhu meets Vice President Venkaiah Naidu after winning BWF World Tour Finals title

December 24, 2018 5:06 pm

PV Sindhu was congratulated by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu for bringing 'name and fame' to the country after she won the BWF World Tour Finals title.

Venkaiah Naidu: Politicians must remember they’re rivals, not enemies

December 14, 2018 5:18 am

As parliamentarians, he said, “every word you utter, every decision you make, every vote you cast, resonates deeply within the hearts of your people who have great expectations from you”.

Govt interventions helped save 840 children each day since 2014, says PM

December 13, 2018 1:22 am

The PM described Mission Indradhanush as a programme “close to my heart” and expressed satisfaction at it being showcased at the international meet.

Unfortunate decline in quality of public discourse: Venkaiah Naidu

December 09, 2018 5:34 am

Political parties, Naidu said, “must evolve a consensus on the code of conduct for their members both inside the legislature and out of it”. If this is not arrested, he said that “people might soon lose faith in our political processes and institutions”.

Rajya Sabha chairman calls all-party meet ahead of winter session on Dec 10

December 04, 2018 5:38 pm

The meeting is expected to be attended by Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and the Leader of the House, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Modern lifestyle diseases turning into killers: Venkaiah Naidu

December 03, 2018 7:40 pm

Commenting on India's achievement in the healthcare sector, Venkaiah Naidu said the biggest challenge was building a comprehensive healthcare system amid a huge disparity between urban and rural areas.

Kartarpur corridor ceremony: Will not tolerate conspiracies by Pak Army chief, says Amarinder Singh

November 26, 2018 11:24 pm

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor on the Pakistani side on November 28.

Dissent agreeable, not disintegration, says Venkaiah Naidu at DU convocation

November 20, 2018 5:18 am

“Dissent is agreeable but not disintegration. You have no right to attack the integrity of the country. Debate, discuss, dissent, not disrupt. This applies to parliamentarians also," said the Vice President.

Naming street or erecting statue alone won't be real tribute to Gandhi: Venkaiah Naidu

November 19, 2018 10:21 pm

Addressing a function hosted here by business body FICCI to mark 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, Naidu extolled him has one of the greatest revolutionaries and said his teaching and preaching are "eternal" with a sense of "universal appeal".

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