Tomar was appointed Union Cabinet Minister of Steel, Mines, Labour and Employment on 27 May 2014 in the cabinet headed by Narendra Modi. He was administered the oath of office and sworn in on 26 May 2014 by Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India.
On 5 July 2016, during the second cabinet reshuffle of the Narendra Modi ministry, Birender Singh replaced him as the Steel Minister and he replaced Birender Singh as the Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation. Piyush Goyal replaced Narendra Singh Tomar as the Minister of Mines (Minister of State with Independent charge).
In May 2019, he continued with Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and was given charge of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
On 18 September 2020, Tomar was assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries after Harsimrat Kaur Badal resigned from the post.
In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Tomar contesting for Dimani defeated Bahujan Samaj Party's Balveer Singh Dandotiya by a margin of 24,000.[10] Arjun Munda succeeded Tomar as the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in December 2023.
Narendra Singh Tomar taking charge as the Union Minister for Labour and Employment, in New Delhi on May 27, 2014
Tomar taking charge as the Union Minister for Mines, in New Delhi on May 30, 2014
Tomar addressing a press conference after takes charge as Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation, in the presence of the Union Minister
Ministerial roles Tenure of office
Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh 2003 2008
Minister of Labour & Employment 26 May 2014 9 November 2014
Minister of Mines 26 May 2014 5 July 2016
Minister of Steel 26 May 2014 5 July 2016
Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation 5 July 2016 3 September 2017
Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj 5 July 2016 7 July 2021
Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs 18 July 2017 3 September 2017
Minister of Mines 3 September 2017 30 May 2019
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 13 November 2018 30 May 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 30 May 2019 7 December 2023
Minister of Food Processing Industries 18 September 2020 7 July 2021
Constituency Tenure
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Gwalior 1998 2008
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Madhya Pradesh 20 January 2009 16 May 2009
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Morena 2009 2014
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Gwalior 2014 2019
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Morena 2019 6 December 2023[12]
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Dimani 2023 Present
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