1. Kiren Rijiju was born on 19 November 1971 and is an Indian politician who is serving as the 28th Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and 7th Minister of Minority Affairs since 2024.
11 Facts About Kiren Rijiju
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Kiren Rijiju was the Cabinet Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Government of India from 2023 to June 2024 and a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Arunachal West since 2014 and from 2004 to 2009.
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Kiren Rijiju's father was the first pro-tempore speaker of the first Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
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Kiren Rijiju is a four time MP in Lok Sabha from Arunachal Pradesh.
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Kiren Rijiju has served as minister of state youth affairs and sports, MoS minority affairs, MoS home affairs, and Minister of Law and Justice.
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Kiren Rijiju is one of the three Buddhist MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha.
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In 2022, Kiren Rijiju called the collegium system of appointment of judges in Indian judicial system as "opaque", implying that appointments are done on personal associations rather than merit.
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Kiren Rijiju advocated for government's role in the appointment of judges, writing to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.
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In March 2023, Kiren Rijiju accused some retired judges to be a part of an "Anti-India gang".
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Kiren Rijiju is a graduate from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi and is a gold medalist from Arunachal University.
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Kiren Rijiju is an Associate Professor teaching history at Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.