Kiren Rijiju is the Law and Justice Minister of India
The Ministry of Law and Justice is one of the oldest ministry in India. The ministry administers the responsibility and take charge of the policy formulation of the legal affairs, justice and legislative affairs in the country. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Law and justice and presently Kiren Rijiju is the Minister of law and Justice. Ravi Shankar Prasad from BJP was the last Minister to hold the position before the Cabinet re-shuffling. Some other ministers to held the position are B.R. Bedchamber, Ashanti Bushman, Bahamanian Seamy, Ram Jethmalani, Arun Jaitley, Salman Khurshid and Ashwani Kumar.
S. No | Name | From | To | Political Party |
0 | Kiren Rijiju | July 07, 2021 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party |
1 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | July 05, 2016 | July 06, 2021 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
2 | D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Nov 10, 2014 | July 05, 2016 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
3 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | May 26, 2014 | Nov 10, 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
4 | Kapil Sibal | May 11, 2013 | May 25, 2014 | Indian National Congress |
5 | Ashwani Kumar | Oct 29, 2012 | May 10, 2013 | Indian National Congress |
6 | Salman Khurshid | May 28, 2011 | Oct 28, 2012 | Indian National Congress |
7 | Veerappa Moily | May 28, 2009 | May 28, 2011 | Indian National Congress |
8 | H. R. Bhardwaj | May 22, 2004 | May 28, 2009 | Indian National Congress |
9 | Arun Jaitley | 2000 | 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
10 | Ram Jethmalani | 1996 | 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
11 | Subramanian Swamy | 1990 | 1991 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
12 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 1985 | 1991 | Indian National Congress |
13 | Hans Raj Khanna | 1979 | 1979 | Indian National Congress |
14 | Shanti Bhushan | 1977 | 1979 | Janata Party |
15 | Chaudhary Nitiraj Singh Daulat Singh | 1971 | 1977 | Indian National Congress |
16 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 1969 | 1970 | Indian National Congress |
17 | Ashoke Kumar Sen | 1957 | 1969 | Indian National Congress |
18 | B. R. Ambedkar | 1947 | 1952 | Indian National Congress |
Last Updated on Sept 29, 2021