Virendra Kumar Khatik | |
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![]() Khatik in 2021 | |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
Pro-tem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha | |
In office 17 June 2019 –19 June 2019 | |
President | Ram Nath Kovind |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Kamal Nath |
Minister of State for Women and Child Development | |
In office 3 September 2017 –30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Maneka Gandhi |
Preceded by | Krishna Raj |
Succeeded by | Debasree Chaudhuri |
Minister of State for Minority Affairs | |
In office 3 September 2017 –30 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Preceded by | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Succeeded by | Kiren Rijiju |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 1 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Nathu Ram Ahirwar |
Constituency | Tikamgarh |
In office 1996–2009 | |
Preceded by | Anand Ahirwar |
Succeeded by | Bhupendra Singh |
Constituency | Sagar |
Personal details | |
Born | Sagar,Madhya Pradesh,India | 27 February 1954
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Kamal Khatik |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Tikamgarh,Madhya Pradesh [1] |
Education | PhD [1] |
Alma mater | Dr. Hari Singh Gour University,Sagar,Madhya Pradesh [1] |
As of 18 June,2019 Source: |
Virendra Kumar Khatik (born 27 February 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the 29th Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment since 2024. He is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Tikamgarh. [1]
He was also the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and a Member of the General Purpose Committee. He was chosen as the Pro-tem speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha in June 2019. [2]
Khatik was born in Sagar,Madhya Pradesh on 27 February 1954. From fifth standard onwards,he studied at sagar and did his higher studies at Dr. Hari Singh Gour University,from where he did his PhD in 2007. [3] [1]
He is married to Kamal Khatik with whom he has a son and a daughter. [3] Former cabinet minister Gauri Shankar Shejwar is his brother-in-law. [3]
In the 11th,12th,13th,and 14th Lok Sabha,he represented the Sagar constituency of Madhya Pradesh between 1996 and 2009. In the 15th,16th,and 17th Lok Sabha,he represented the Tikamgarh constituency of Madhya Pradesh. He held different posts in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS),Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP),and the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [3]
He became Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened. [4]
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