Virendra Kumar
Virendra Kumar Khatik
Constituency: Tikamgarh
Full name: Virendra Kumar Khatik
Born/Date of Birthday: 27 February 1954
Place of Birth: Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: M.A. (Economics), Ph.D (Child Labour)
Educated at: Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Profession: Social Activist, Agriculturist
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 21 Feb 1987
Spouse's Name: Smt. Kamal Virendra
No. of Sons: 1
No.of Daughters: 3
Parents: Shri Amar Singh, Smt. Sumat Rani
Permanent Address: 224, Chakra Ghat, Near Singhai Jain Mandir, Sagar-470 002, Madhya Pradesh
Virendra Kumar Khatik (born 27 February 1954) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. He is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Tikamgarh. He is an MP since 1996 and was a member in the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha.
Kumar taking charge as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs, in the presence of the Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and the Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Shri Ameising Luikham, in New Delhi on September 04, 2017.
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.
Personal life
Khatik was born in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh on 27 February 1954. From fifth standard onwards, he studied at Dr. Hari Singh Gour University from where he did his PhD in 2007.
He is married to Kamal Khatik with whom he has a son and a daughter. Former cabinet minister Gauri Shankar Shejwar is his brother-in-law.
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).
He became Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in Second Modi ministry when cabinet overhaul happened.
