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Indian politician (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Law and Justice since 2024.
Quick Facts Minister of Law and Justice, MoS (I/C) & Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Prime Minister ...
Arjun Ram Meghwal | |
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![]() Meghwal in 2023 | |
Minister of Law and Justice, MoS (I/C) & Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | |
Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
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 | |
In office 7 July 2021 – 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1953-12-20) 20 December 1953 (age 70) Bikaner, Rajasthan, India |
Spouse |
Pana Devi (m. 1968) |
Parents |
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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.