Prahlad Singh Patel is the new Tourism Minister

Congratulations to Shri Prahalad Singh Patel for being appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture. We look forward to pathbreaking initiatives and policy decisions to take Indian Tourism to new heights.
He is a five-time parliamentarian and was a front runner for Modi’s second cabinet. He also served as a Minister of State for coal in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He takes over from Alphons Kannanthanam. He defeated his nearest competitor Pratap Singh of Congress with a margin of 3,53,411. Patel holds BSc, LLB, MA (Philosophy) degrees. He was also a member of Executive Council of VV Giri National Labour Institute and member of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.