Arjun Ram Meghwal
Arjun Ram Meghwal | |
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Meghwal in 2024 | |
| 34th Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice | |
| Assumed office 18 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2017 Serving with V. Muraleedharan (2019-2024) and L. Murugan (2024-) | |
| Minister | Ananth Kumar Narendra Singh Tomar Pralhad Joshi Kiren Rijiju |
| Preceded by | Vijay Goel |
| Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 | |
| 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 |
| Constituency | Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| Union Minister of State for Culture | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi | |
| Preceded by | Kanti Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1953 |
| Spouse |
Pana Devi (m. 1968) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Education | MA, LLB, MBA |
| Alma mater | Dungar College, Bikaner University of the Philippines |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | arjunrammeghwal |
| Source: [1] | |
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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.