Dinesh Trivedi

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Dinesh Hiralal Trivedi (born 4 June 1950) is an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from West Bengal and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (2009–19) representing Barrackpore constituency of West Bengal. Prior to that he was Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for two separate terms (1990–96, 2002–08). He is the former Union Minister for Railways and the former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare under Manmohan Singh's cabinet. Trivedi was recipient of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for 2016–17 period and was felicitated at an event at the central hall of Parliament. He is also the Chairman of the Indo-European Union Parliamentary Forum (IEUPF), and other Parliamentary Forums. On 12 February 2021, Trivedi resigned from Trinamool Congress and also decided to quit his Rajya Sabha seat. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 6 March 2021. In April 2026, he was appointed India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, breaking a decades-long tradition of appointing career diplomats in this role, due to his deep roots in West Bengal and familiarity with cross-border issues, which are viewed as key assets for stabilizing relations during a delicate political period in Dhaka.