Arjun Ram Meghwal

Arjun Ram Meghwal
Meghwal in 2024
34th Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice
Assumed office
18 May 2023
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKiren Rijiju
Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
3 September 2017
Serving with V. Muraleedharan (2019-2024) and L. Murugan (2024-)
MinisterAnanth Kumar
Narendra Singh Tomar
Pralhad Joshi
Kiren Rijiju
Preceded byVijay Goel
Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
MinisterPrakash Javadekar
Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs
In office
5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterArun Jaitley
Union Minister of State for Water Resources
In office
5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterUma Bharti
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
16 May 2009
Preceded byDharmendra
ConstituencyBikaner, Rajasthan
Union Minister of State for Culture
In office
7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024
Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi
Preceded byKanti Singh
Succeeded byRao Inderjit Singh
Personal details
Born (1953-12-20) 20 December 1953
Spouse
Pana Devi
(m. 1968)
Children4
Parents
  • Lakhu Ram Meghwal (father)
  • Hira Devi Meghwal (mother)
EducationMA, LLB, MBA
Alma materDungar College, Bikaner
University of the Philippines
OccupationCivil servant
Websitearjunrammeghwal.com
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Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 20 December 1953; Hindi pronunciation: [əɾ.d͡ʒʊn̪ ɾaːm meːgʱ.ʋaːl]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Law and Justice since 2024.

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.