Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh (born 8 September 1952) is an Indian politician who serving as the 21st Minister of Textiles since 2024.

He is the Member of Parliament from the Begusarai Loksabha constituency in 17th and 18th Lok Sabha.

He has also formerly served as Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources Development in the Government of Bihar.

[6][7] In May 2019, he became the cabinet minister of the newly formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries after defeating CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar in the 2019 Indian general election.

[10] In the Lok Sabha election 2024, Singh has won from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency for the second time, defeating Awadhesh Kumar Rai by 81.480 votes.