Narendra Singh Tomar

Narendra Singh Tomar
Narendra Singh Tomar during an event in Gwalior
Minister of Steel
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Beni Prasad Verma
Minister of Mines
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Dinsha Patel
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Sis Ram Ola
Succeeded by	Bandaru Dattatreya
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Yashodhara Raje Scindia
Constituency	Gwalior
Personal details
Born	12 June 1957
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence	Gwalior
Religion	Hinduism

Narendra Singh Tomar (born 12 June 1957) is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of 15th Lok Sabha^[1] from Gwalior (Lok Sabha constituency).

Early life and education

Tomar was born in the village of Morar, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), on 12 June 1957 in a Rajput family to Munshi Singh Tomar and Sharda Devi Tomar, a well-educated and well-off couple. He graduated from Jiwaji University. He is married to Kiran. The couple have two sons and a daughter.^[2] He was nicknamed as Munna Bhaiya by Babulal Gaur.^[3] He has taken over as Union Minister (Cabinet rank) of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment on 27 May 2014 in the cabinet headed by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister. He was administered the oath of office and sworn in as Union Minister on 26 May 2014 by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India.

References

1. Detailed Profile on the Government of India website
2. "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. "BJP leaders exhort Tomar: ?Lage Raho Munna Bhaiya?". HT. Retrieved 30 December 2013.