Parshottam Rupala Contact Details, Contact Address, Phone Number, Email ID, Website, Member Of Parli

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala is an Indian politician and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the Second Modi ministry. He is a member of Rajya Sabha, representing the Indian state of Gujarat and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a former member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Amreli and formerly served as a minister in Government of Gujarat.

He was again elected to Rajya Sabha in June 2016 in by-poll following death of sitting Congress MP Praveen Rashtrapal. From May 2019 to July 2021, he served as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. In July 2021, he became Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

Name : Shri Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala

Member of Parliament : Rajya Sabha

State: Gujarat

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party

Father's Name : Late Shri Khodabhai Madhabhai Rupala

Mother's Name : Shrimati Hariben Khodabhai Rupala

Date of Birth : 1 October 1954

Place of Birth : Ishwaria (Mahadev), Distt. Amreli (Gujarat)

Marital Status : Married on 1 February 1979

Spouse's Name : Shrimati Savitaben Rupala

Children : One son and one daughter

Educational Qualification : B.Sc., B.Ed. Educated at Saurashtra University, Rajkot and Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

Profession : Agriculturist/Farmer

Permanent Address : At&Post:Ishvariya, Ta. Amreli, Dist: Amreli, Gujarat. 365601 

Tel. (02792)-240928

Present Address : 2A, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi. 110011 

Tel.- 23793327, 23793347 

Mob: 9013181667, 9825326660

E-mail : p.rupala@sansad.nic.in

Positions Held :
Nov. 1991- March 1995 and March 1995- Dec. 1997 : Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (for two terms)
19 March 1995-20 Oct. 1995 : Cabinet Minister, Narmada, Irrigation and Water Supply, Government of Gujarat
4 Nov. 1995-18 Sept. 1996 : Cabinet Minister, Irrigation and Water Supply, Government of Gujarat
March- Dec. 1997 : Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
March 1998- July 2002 : Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly (third term)
June 1998 - Oct. 2001 : Chairman, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (G.I.D.C.)
7 Oct. 2001-21 - Dec. 2002 : Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Government of Gujarat
April 2008 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
May 2008-May 2009 : Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010 : Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
July 2010 - April 2014 : Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Shipping
Sept. 2010 - Aug. 2012 : Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
May 2012 - April 2014 : Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Aug. 2012- April 2014 : Member, Committee on Agriculture
Sept. 2012 -April 2014 : Member, National Shipping Board
June 2016 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
5 July 2016 - 30 May 2019 : Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
April 2018 : Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
30 May 2019  - 7 July 2021 : Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
7 July 2021 onwards : Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying