Nitin Gadkari

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Nitin Jairam Gadkari ( ; born 27 May 1957) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 40th Minister of Road Transport & Highways since 2014. He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport & Highways, currently in his tenure for over twelve years, and is the only person to serve under a single portfolio for three consecutive terms. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he served as the President of BJP party from 2009 to 2013. He currently represents the Nagpur constituency in the Lok Sabha and is a lawyer by profession. He has previously served as a Minister in various departments, including Water resources and River development, Shipping, Rural Development and MSME. During his term as Minister for Public Works, he undertook large-scale infrastructure projects. He is recognized for being pioneer of PPP in the road sector in India. His major contributions include initiation of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and other contributions to the development of expressway and road infrastructure. He infamously fast-tracked the E100 fuel.