Arjun Ram Meghwal
Meghwal in 2017
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice
Assumed office
18 May 2023
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKiren Rijiju[a]
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
3 September 2017
Serving with V. Muraleedharan since 31 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAnanth Kumar
Narendra Singh Tomar
Pralhad Joshi
Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises,
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterPrakash Javadekar
Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs,
In office
5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterArun Jaitley
Minister of State for Water Resources, Government of India
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 Deol
ConstituencyBikaner
Minister of State for Culture
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Serving with Meenakshi Lekhi
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byOffice Established
Personal details
Born (1953-12-20) 20 December 1953 (age 69)
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Spouse
Pana Devi
(m. 1968)
Parents
  • Lakhu Ram Meghwal (father)
  • Hira Devi Meghwal (mother)
EducationMA, LLB, MBA
Alma materDungar College, Bikaner
University of the Philippines
OccupationCivil servant
Websitearjunrammeghwal.com
Source: [1]

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.

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.

Early life

He was born to Lakhu Ram Meghwal and Hira Devi in the small village of Kishmidesar in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He is a Master of Arts in Pol. Science, LLB and MBA from Dungar College in Bikaner and University of Philippines in Philippines.[1][2]

Education

After completing graduation in Law in the year 1977, he completed post-graduation in Arts in the year 1979 as a regular student,

Career

Civil Service

Arjun Ram Meghwal was a member of the state civil service in Rajasthan Administrative Service. He entered the service in 1980. In 1982, he qualified the RAS Exams and got elected for the Rajasthan Udhyog Seva. He was appointed as Assistant Director in the Jila Udhyog Kendra and worked as the General Manager of Jila Udhyog Kendra of Jhunjhnu, Dhaulpur, Rajsamvad, Jaipur, Alwar & Shriganganagar districts of Rajasthan.

In the year 1994, he was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty to Mr. Hari Shankar Bhabhra, then Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan. While working as OSD to Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan was also having charge of the General Manager of Jila Udhyog Kendra, Jaipur. In the same year, he was elected as the State President for Rajasthan Udhyog Seva Parisad. Then, he was appointed as Additional Collector (Development) in Barmer. Later on, he won the election of General Secretary for Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Welfare Society, Rajasthan.

In 1999, he was promoted from state civil service to Indian Administrative Service. He then served as Churu District Collector. in the Rajasthan cadre & worked in many administrative posts like Deputy Secretary, Technical Education; Special Secretary, Higher Education; Managing Director, Rajasthan Laghu Udhyog Nigam Limited; Additional Commissioner; Commercial Tax Department; District Collector and District Magistrate, Churu. He took voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service in order to join politics.

Political life

In the year 2009, he got elected as a Member of Parliament[3] representing the Bhartiya Janata Party from Bikaner Constituency. On 2 June 2009, took oath as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. In the general election of 2014, he got re-elected from the Bikaner Constituency for the 16th Lok Sabha. During his 2nd term as an MP, he was Chief Whip of Bhartiya Janta Party in Lok Sabha. The speaker of Lok Sabha also nominated him as the Chairman of the House Committee, Lok Sabha.

In May 2019, Meghwal became Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Pana Devi with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He is a good player of badminton and was a bureaucrat by profession.[5] His cousin Madan Gopal Meghwal is also a politician from Indian National Congress.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Arjun Ram Meghwal | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Ministry OF Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India".
  3. ^ "Profile of Arjun Ram Meghwal". Nationsroot Inc. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019
  5. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Arjun Meghwal, Who Started Out As A Telephone Operator, Back in PM's Team". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
Lok Sabha Preceded byDharmendra Member of Parliamentfor Bikaner 2009 – Present Incumbent Political offices Preceded byKiren Rijiju Minister of Law and JusticeMOS with I/C 18 May 2023 - Present Incumbent

Notes

  1. ^ as Minister