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Shivraj Singh Chouhan

PEP · Politician

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Shivraj Singh Chauhan · Shivraj Singh Chouhan · Шиврадж Сингх Чоухан · שיברג' סינג צ'והאן · شیوراج سنگھ چوہان · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Shri chivraj singh chauhan				[sources]
Weak alias	シブラージ・シン・チョウハン · 希夫拉杰·辛格·乔汗				[sources]
Birth date	1959-03-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Budhni · Sehore district · Vill. Jait, Distt. Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Shivraj Singh				[sources]
Last name	Chouhan				[sources]
Political association	Bharatiya Janata Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Website	www.shivrajsinghchouhan.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3180602				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (2005-2018) · Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (2020-2023) · Member of the 11th Lok Sabha (1996-1997) · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha (1998-1999) · Member of the 13th Lok Sabha (1999-2004) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Barkatullah University · M.A. (Philosophy) (Gold Medalist) Educated at Bhopal University, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) · Model Higher Secondary School, TT Nagar, Bhopal				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	12 Safdarjung Road, New Delhi · Vill. Jait, Post Jait, Tehsil Budhni Distt. Sehore, Madhya Pradesh				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President, Model Higher Secondary School Students’ Union, 1975; participated in underground movement against Emergency and imprisoned in Bhopal Jail, 1976-77 and on several other occasions for political agitations; undertook fast-unto-death for the solution of problems of common man

— India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members, 2025-10-13

Union Minister of Agriculture and Famers' Welfare, Govt of India

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-25

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Prem Singh Chouhan Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh	2020-03-23	2023-12-12

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,542

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members8,816

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

US CIA World Leaders10,933

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,334

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata328,010

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-india-shivraj-singh-chouhan-minister-of-rural-development · us-cia-india-shivraj-singh-chouhan-minister-of-agriculture-farmer-welfare · in-sansad-ls-96

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