Cabinet reshuffle: Full list of PM Modi's new Union ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expanded his cabinet and included 36 new faces. 43 ministers were sworn in as Union ministers. Of these, 36 are new to the council of ministers; seven are ministers of state that have been promoted and seven are women. ...read more

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The seven promoted members include Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, G Kishan Reddy, Mansukh Mandaviya, Anurag Thakur, G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala and Raj Kumar Singh. Here is a list of the 36 new members of PM Modi's new Union ministers.(AP)

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Sarbananda Sonowal, 58, Dibrugarh, Assam: He has served as Assam's chief minister from 2016 to 2021 and two-time Lok Sabha member from Assam as well as two-time MLA. He holds an LLB degree from Guwahati University.(PTI)

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Virendra Kumar, 67, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh: He's a Lok Sabha MLA from Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh who is serving his 7th term as an MP. hE HAS A PhD in Child Labour from Dr Harisingh Gour University.(PTI)

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Narayan Tatu Rane, 69, Konkan, Maharashtra|: He is a Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra who is serving his first term. He has served in the income tax department from 1971 TO 1984.(PTI)

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Jyotiraditya M Scindia, 50, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh: He's a Rajya Sabha member from Madhya Pradesh serving his fifth term as MP. He has an MBA degree from Stanford University and BA from Harvard University.(PTI)

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Ashwini Vaishnaw, 50, Odisha: He is a Rajya Sabha member from Odisha who is a former IAS officer of the 1994 batch. He has an MBA from Wharton School, Pennysylvania University and MTech from IIT Kanpur.(PTI)

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Ramchandra Prasad Singh, 63, Nalanda, Bihar: He is a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar who is serving his second term as MP. Singh, an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch who also holds an MA in International Relations.(PTI)

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Pankaj Choudhary, 56, Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Lok Sabha member from Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh who is serving his 6th term as MP.(HT Photo)

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Anupriya Singh Patel, 40 from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh: She is a Lok Sabha member from Mirzapur who is serving her second term as MP. She has also served as a Union minister of state for health under PM Narendra Modi and an MLA in UP.(PTI)

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Pashupati Kumar Paras, 68, Munger, Bihar: He is a Lok Sabha member from Bihar who has been a 7-time MLA and 1-time MLC in Bihar.(HT Photo)

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Bhupender Yadav, 52, Ajmer, Rajasthan: He is a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan serving his second term as MP. He was also an advocate in the Supreme Court.(PTI)

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Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, 63, Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Lok Sabha member for Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh serving his 5th term as MP.(PTI)

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Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, 54, Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka: She is a Lok Sabha MP from Udupi Chikmagalur, Karnataka serving her second term as MP. She has also been a 1-time MLA and 1-time MLC in Karnataka.(HT Photo)

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Satya Pal Singh Baghel, 61, Agra, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Lok Sabha member from Agra, Uttar Pradesh serving his fifth term as MP. He also served as a cabinet minister for animal husbandry, fisheries and minor irrigation in the Uttar Pradesh government. (HT Photo)

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar, 57, Bengaluru, Karnataka: He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka serving his second term as MP. He has an MTech in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology, along with Advanced Management Program from Harvard University.(PTI)

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A Narayanaswamy, 64, Chitradurg, Karnataka: He is a Lok Sabha MP for Chitradurg, Karnataka serving his first term as MP. (HT Photo)

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Meenakashi Lekhi, 54, Delhi: She is a Lok Sabha member from New Delhi serving her 2nd term as MP. She is also a Supreme Court lawyer and social worker who studied LLB from Delhi University.(File photo)

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Annpurna Devi, 51, North Chhotanagpur, Jharkhand: She is a Lok Sabha Member from Kodarma, Jharkhand serving her first term as MP.(PTI)

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Darshana Vikram Jardosh, 60, Surat, Gujarat: She is a Lok Sabha member from Surat, Gujarat who is serving her 3rd term as MP.(PTI)

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Ajay Kumar, 60, Awadh, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Lok Sabha member from Kheri, Uttar Pradesh serving his 2nd term as MP. He has also been an MLA in the UP legislative assembly and a member of Kheri Zila Parishad.(HT Photo)

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B L Verma, 59, Rohilakhand, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh who is serving his first term as MP.(HT Photo)

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Kaushal Kishore, 61, Awadh, Uttar Pradesh: He is a Lok Sabha member for Mohanlalganj, Uttar Pradesh serving his second term as MP.(PTI)

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Ajay Bhatt, 60, Almora, Uttarakhand: He is a Lok Sabha member from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Uttarakhand serving his first term as MP.(HT Photo)

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Pratima Bhoumik, 52, Agartala, Tripura: She is a Lok Sabha MP for Tripura West, Tripura serving her first term as MP who holds a Graduate degree in Bio-Science from Women's College, Tripura University.(HT Photo)

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Chauhan Devusinh, 56, Kheda, Gujarat: He is a Lok Sabha member from Kheda, Gujarat serving his second term as MP.(HT Photo)

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Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Konkan, Maharashtra: He is a Lok Sabha member from Bhiwandi, Maharashtra serving his 2nd term as MP.(HT Photo)

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Bhagwanth Khuba, 54, Bidar, Karnataka: He is a Lok Sabha member from Bidar, Karnataka serving his 2nd term as MP. He holds a BTech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sree Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur.(HT Photo)

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Bishweswar Tudu, 56, Mayurbhanj, Odisha: He is a Lok Sabha member for Mayurbhanj, Odisha serving his first term as MP. He was a senior engineer in the water resources department in Odisha. (HT Photo)

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Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, 68, Imphal, Manipur: He is a Lok Sabha member for Inner Manipur, Manipur serving his first term as MP. Before his political journey, he had a 4-decade long career as an geography professor at Manipal University. (HT Photo)

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Bharati Pravin Pawar, 42, Khandesh, Maharashtra: She is a Lok Sabha member from Dindori, Maharashtra serving her first term as MP. She was a medical practitioner before starting a career in politics. (HT Photo)

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Subhas Sarkar, 67, Medinipur, West Bengal: He is a Lok Sabha MP for Bankura in West Bengal serving his first term as MP. He is a Gynaecologist and board member of AIIMS Kalyani.(HT Photo)

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Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, 64, Marathwada, Maharashtra: He is a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra serving his first term as MP. He is a doctor and runs Dr Karad Multi Specialty Hospital & Research Center in Aurangabad.(HT Photo)

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John Barla, 45, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: He is a Lok Sabha member from Alipurduar, West Bengal serving his first term as MP. He comes from a humble background and used to work at the tea garden since the age of 14. (HT Photo)

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L Murugan, 44, Kongu Naadu, Tamil Nadu: He has practised as a lawyer in Madras high court for 15 years. He was also the vice-chairman of the National Commission of Scheduled Castes from 2017 to 2020. (HT Photo)

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Munjapara Mahendrabhai, 52, Surendranagar, Gujarat: He is a Lok Sabha MP for Surendranagar, Gujarat serving his first term as MP. Before his political journey, he was a cardiologist and professor of medicine in Gujarat. (HT Photo)

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Shantanu Thakur, 38, Presidency, West Bengal: He is a Lok Sabha member from Bongaon, West Bengal serving his first term as MP. (HT Photo)

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Nisith Pramanik, 35, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: He is a Lok Sabha MP for Cooch Behar, West Bengal serving his first term as MP. (ANI)