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Parshottam Rupala Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

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Date of birth1 October 1954

Age67 Years

BirthplaceAmreli, Gujarat

ProfessionPolitician and Agriculturist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseSavitaben Rupala

FamilyOne son and one daughter

Parshottam Rupala Biography

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala is an Indian politician and agriculturist from Amreli, Gujarat. A long-serving leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he has had

Early life and background

Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala was born on 1 October 1954 in Amreli, Gujarat. He completed a Bachelor of Science from Saurashtra University in 1976 and followed that with a B.Ed. from Gujarat University in 1977. He belongs to the Patidar community and lists interests that include reading, travel, listening to folk songs and participation in sports; during his student years he was part of the Saurashtra University kabaddi champion team.

Career

Rupala built a career that has combined public service at the local level with sustained involvement in party organisation and legislative politics. Early in his working life he served in education, working from 1977 to 1983 as a school principal at a municipal girls’ high school in Hamapur, Gujarat. He then moved into municipal administration and political roles in Amreli, serving as chief officer of the Amreli municipality from 1983 to 1987.

His formal association with the Bharatiya Janata Party spans several decades. He held district-level party leadership in Amreli, including a term as district president from 1988 to 1991 and later roles as state secretary and state general secretary. He was elected president of the Gujarat state BJP and subsequently served as a national vice-president of the party. Within the BJP he has also carried national responsibilities such as convener of the Kisan Morcha and in-charge assignments for party work in Andhra Pradesh and Goa.

Rupala served three consecutive terms as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly until 2002. During his years in state government he was appointed to cabinet positions: he handled the Narmada portfolio for irrigation and water supply in 1995 and then again later that year into 1996. He served as Agriculture Minister for the Gujarat government from October 2001 to December 2002. He has chaired the Public Accounts Committee and led Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation as its chairman from 1998 to 2001.

At the national level, Rupala has been a Rajya Sabha member representing Gujarat. In the upper house he has been assigned to several parliamentary committees over the years, including those for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution; Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice; Shipping; Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Agriculture. His parliamentary work has included both committee leadership and membership through the 2010s.

In July 2021 he was given charge of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the second Narendra Modi ministry.

Public profile

Rupala is married to Savitaben Rupala; the couple married on 1 February 1979 and have one son and one daughter. His parents are Khodabhai Madhabhai Rupala and Hariben Khodabhai Rupala. He is known to draw inspiration from national leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and has participated in public events marking Patel’s legacy.

He has represented Gujarat at international forums and visits, including attendance at the G20 meeting in Argentina in July 2018, and has travelled extensively for official and personal reasons to countries across Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Rupala has spoken publicly on agricultural policy and farmers’ issues. During national debates over farm laws and related protests, he addressed rallies and reiterated the BJP position on MSP and other support measures for farmers. In parliamentary exchanges he has defended the government’s handling of welfare and food security issues.

Latest updates

In 2019 Rupala was elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Amreli constituency and served as the state minister responsible for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. In 2021 he joined the central cabinet with responsibility for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. His declared assets and financial disclosures, as reported in public affidavits, were compiled up to 2019 and include movable and immovable assets and liabilities as recorded at that time.

Career highlights

Parshottam Rupala’s political trajectory runs from local municipal administration and district party leadership to state cabinet posts and national parliamentary roles. Key positions include multiple state ministerships in Gujarat, state BJP president, national vice-president of the BJP, Rajya Sabha membership and appointment to the Union ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in 2021.

Personal notes

He resides in Amreli and his listed address is Ishwaria (Mahadev), Taluka-District: Amreli – 365601, Gujarat. Physically, he is described as having black eyes and white hair. In his free time he enjoys travel and cultural pursuits.

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Recent Work

Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Appointed to the Union cabinet with charge of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in July 2021.

2021
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Gujarat

Served as a minister overseeing agriculture and farmers' welfare after being elected to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Amreli in 2019.

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Three consecutive terms as a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (service through 2002)
  2. Cabinet Minister in Gujarat for Irrigation & Water Supply (Narmada) and later Agriculture
  3. Chairman, Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (1998–2001)
  4. President, Gujarat State BJP and later National Vice-President of the BJP
  5. Rajya Sabha member representing Gujarat and member of multiple parliamentary committees
  6. Appointed Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in July 2021
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