5 Things you didn’t know about newly elected Railways Minister Piyush Vedprakash Goyal

Piyush Vedprakash Goyal was born on 13 June 1964

An active member of the Managing Committee of Indian Merchants Chamber, he is also involved with NGOs in diverse fields such as tribal education and welfare of the physically challenged (All images: PTI)

Earlier he was the National Treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party

During his 28-year-long political career, he has served on the National Executive and held several important positions in the BJP