Who Is Arjun Ram Meghwal, The Newly Appointed Union Law Minister

In a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, BJP MP Arjun Ram Meghwal was appointed as the Union Law Minster. Meghwal replaced Kiren Rijiju, who has been assigned the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union Council of Ministers, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

"Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios, in place of Kiren Rijiju," the statement aid.

Born on December 20, 1953, Meghwal hails from Bikaner in Rajasthan and is an elected MP from the region.  

He holds a graduation degree in Arts (B.A.) & Law (L.L.B.) from the Sri Dungar College in Bikaner. He did his post-graduation from the same college and got the Masters Degree in Arts (M.A). Later, Meghwal did Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Philippines University.

He is a retired IAS officer and has served as District Magistrate (Collector) in the Government of Rajasthan.

Arjun Ram Meghwal was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 and was reelected in 2014 as well. During his second term, he was BJP's Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha.

Currently, he is also the Union Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs and Culture. Previously, he was been a Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance; and Ministry of Corporate Affairs.