Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi

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Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture

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Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi

Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi was born on 30 April 1967 in New Delhi to Shri Bhagwan Khanna and Smt. Amarlata Khanna. She assumed charge as Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Culture on 8 July 2021.

Legal Career

After graduating in B.Sc. (Hons) from Hindu College and LL.B. from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, she enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1990. She practised in various courts, including several tribunals, Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court, with particular focus on Indirect taxes and Criminal Law. She also practised in a range of forums across India and handled numerous issues pertaining to women in the courts, such as domestic violence, family law disputes and most importantly, the issue of permanent commission of the lady officers in the armed forces.

Our Journey

Joining the BJP (2010)

National Vice President, BJP Mahila Morcha (2010)

Member, Press Council of India (11 Dec. 2014 - 25 May 2019)

Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (May 2014)

Member, House Committee (12 June 2014 - 25 May 2019)

Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit (11 Dec. 2014 - 25 May 2019)

Member, Standing Committee on Urban Development (11 Dec. 2014 - 25 May 2019)

Chairperson, Committee on Privileges (20 July 2016 - 25 May 2019)

Re-elected to 17^th Lok Sabha (2^nd term) - May 2019

Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha (21 June 2019 - 7 July 2021)

Chairperson, Committee on Public Undertakings (24 July 2019 - 7 July 2021)

Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs (13 Sept. 2019 - 7 July 2021)

Member, Committee of Privileges (9 Oct. 2019 - 7 July 2021)

Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha (21 Nov. 2019 - 7 July 2021)

Chairperson, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence (12 Dec. 2019 - 7 July 2021)