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Shri Arvind Kejriwal was sworn as the of for the third consecutive term at on 16 th February, 2020. He was sworn as the Chief Minister for the second time on February 14, 2015 at the age of 46 years. Earlier, he became the youngest Chief Minister of Delhi when he was sworn for the first time on 28 December 2013. He is the current and 7th Chief Minister of Delhi since February 2015. In 2012, he launched the and he is the National Convener of the Aam Aadmi Party

Shri Arvind Kejriwal is an almuni of IIT Kharagpur and completed his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 1989. He was selected for the in 1993 and was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award for Emergent Leadership in 2006.

Shri Arvind Kejriwal is a Social Activist, Political Reformer and a former Joint Commissioner in the Income Tax Department and is widely known for his commitment towards the Right to Information and struggle for the anti- crusade in form of Jan Bill.

Shri Arvind Kejriwal was born on 16 August 1968 at Village Siwani in District of . He is married to Smt. Sunita Kejriwal. The couple has two children, Harshita Kejriwal and Pulkit Kejriwal. His parents also live with him.

Shri Arvind Kejriwal before entering politics had formed an NGO namely “Parivartan” to address citizens's grievances related to Public Distribution System (PDS), public related works, social welfare schemes, income tax and electricity. He resigned from the Income Tax Department in 2006 and in the same year, he donated his Magsaysay award money as a corpus fund to set-up the Public Cause Research Foundation. *******