Arjun Ram Meghwal | |
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.jpg) Meghwal in 2023 | |
| 34thUnion Minister of Law and Justice of India | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju[a] |
| Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Ananth Kumar Narendra Singh Tomar Pralhad Joshi Kiren Rijiju |
| Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Prakash Javadekar |
| Union Minister of State for Finance &Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Union Minister of State for Water Resources | |
| 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, Rajasthan |
| Union Minister of State for Culture | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-12-20)20 December 1953 (age 71) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
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| Residence | 5-A, Kamraj Road, New Delhi |
| Education | MA, LLB, MBA |
| Alma mater | Dungar College, Bikaner University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | arjunrammeghwal |
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Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953;Hindi pronunciation:[əɾ.d͡ʒʊn̪ɾaːmmeːgʱ.ʋaːl]) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as 34thMinister of Law and Justice since 2024.
A member of theBharatiya Janata Party, Meghwal formerly served asChief 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 ofLok Sabha since 2009 representing theBikaner constituency,Rajasthan. He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian in 2013.
He was bornMeghwal Caste to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Hira Devi in the small village of Kishmidesar inBikaner,Rajasthan. He is aMaster of Arts in Pol. Science,LLB andMBA fromDungar College inBikaner andUniversity of the Philippines in thePhilippines.[1][2]
After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student.[3]
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In 2009, he was elected as a Member of Parliament[4] representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner constituency.
In the general election of 2014, he was re-elected from the Bikaner constituency for the 16th Lok Sabha.[5] He was Chief Whip of Bhartiya Janta Party in the Lok Sabha and Chairman of the House Committee.[6]
In May 2019, Meghwal became Minister of State forParliamentary Affairs andHeavy Industries and Public Enterprises.[7]
He is married to Pana Devi with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He loves to visit universities and colleges as Minister. He is a good player ofbadminton and was abureaucrat by profession.[8] His cousin Madan Gopal Meghwal is also a politician fromIndian National Congress.[9]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forBikaner 2009 – Present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Law and Justice MOS with I/C 18 May 2023 - Present | Incumbent |
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