Ved Prakash Goyal
Ved Prakash Goyal (1926 – 17 December 2008) was an Indian politician and the Union Minister of shipping in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in India from 2001 to 2003.
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He was the treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party for a long time. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Piyush Vedprakash Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles in the Government of India is the son of Ved Prakash Goyal.
Ved Prakash Goyal | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Shipping | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1926 Karnal, Punjab, British India (present-day Haryana, India) |
| Died | 17 December 2008 (aged 81–82) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Children | 2, including Piyush Goyal |
| Alma mater | B.Tech IIT-BHU |
Early life
He was born in 1926 in Karnal in British Punjab and passed B.Sc. (Engg.). He was educated at Dayanand Anglo Vedic College, Lahore and at Banaras Hindu University.
Personal life
He died from complications of brain tumor at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on 17 December 2008.
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