Arjun Ram Meghwal
Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge), Government of India since 2023 and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs since 2017 & Culture since 2021 in the Second Modi ministry.
Arjun Ram Meghwal | |
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Meghwal in 2017 | |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2017 Serving with V. Muraleedharan since 31 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ananth Kumar Narendra Singh Tomar Pralhad Joshi |
| Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Prakash Javadekar |
| Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Minister of State for Water Resources, Government of India | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Uma Bharti |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmendra Deol |
| Constituency | Bikaner |
| Minister of State for Culture | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1953 Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
| Spouse |
Pana Devi (m. 1968) |
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| Education | MA, LLB, MBA |
| Alma mater | Dungar College, Bikaner University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | arjunrammeghwal |
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A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghwal formerly served as Chief Whip, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 2019 to 2021, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs from 2016 to 2017 and the Minister of State for Water Resources from 2016 to 2017. He is also a member of Lok Sabha since 2009 representing the Bikaner constituency, Rajasthan. He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.
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