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Virendra Kumar Khatik
Virendra Kumar Khatik
	Official portrait, 2021
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 July 2021
President	Ram Nath Kovind; Droupadi Murmu
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
Succeeded by	Bhartruhari Mahtab
Union 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
Union 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
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 June 2009
Preceded by	Nathu Ram Ahirwar
Constituency	Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh
	In office; 1996–2009
Preceded by	Anand Ahirwar
Succeeded by	Bhupendra Singh
Constituency	Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born	27 February 1954 (age 70); Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Kamal Khatik (m. 1987)
Children	2
Residence(s)	4, Janpath, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Education	PhD
Alma mater	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University
	As of 18 June, 2019Source: [1]

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]

Personal life

Khatik was born in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on 27 February 1954 to Amar Singh and Sumat Rani. From fifth standard onwards, he studied at Sagar and did his higher studies at Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, from where he did his MA (Economics), followed by PhD (Child Labour) in 2007.^[3]^[4]^[1]

He married Kamal Khatik on 21 February 1987, with whom he has a son and three daughter.^[3]^[4] Former cabinet minister Gauri Shankar Shejwar is his brother-in-law.^[4]

Political career

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).^[4]

He became Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.^[5]

External links

Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Virendra Kumar(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- TIKAMGARH(MADHYA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ "India Today".
^ ^a ^b National Informatics Centre. "Virendra Kumar Khatik - Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Devi, Nirmala (3 September 2017). "वीरेंद्र कुमार ने ली मंत्री पद की शपथ, जानिए उनका सफरनामा". India.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Modi cabinet rejig: Full list of new ministers". India Today. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

Notes

^ Sumitra Mahajan as Speaker
^ Om Birla as Speaker

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Anand Ahirwar	Member of Parliament for Sagar 1996 – 2009	Succeeded by Bhupendra Singh
Preceded by Constituency does not exist	Member of Parliament for Tikamgarh 2009 – Present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Thawar Chand Gehlot	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 7 July 2021 - Present	Incumbent