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
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 [a]
Succeeded by	Bhartruhari Mahtab[b]
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	(1954-02-27) 27 February 1954 (age 70) Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Kamal Khatik
Children	2
Residence(s)	Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India[1]
Education	PhD[1]
Alma mater	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar[1]
As of 18 June, 2019 Source: [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]

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