P. P. Chaudhary
Constituency: Pali

Born/Date of Birthday: 12 July 1953
Place of Birth: Bhavi, Distt., Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: B.Sc., L.L.B
Educated at: Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Profession: Politician, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 15 May 1983
Spouse's Name: Smt. Veena Pani Chaudhary
Children: Bheeshm, Anirudh choudhary
Parents: Shri Prabhu Ram Chaudhary, Smt. Dakhu Devi
Permanent Address: House No. 6, Central School Scheme, Jodhpur, Rajasthan - 342011
Tel : (0291) 2670239
09414135735, 09799778800 (M)
Fax : (0291) 2671282
Official Website: ppchaudhary.com

P.P. Chaudhary (born 12 July 1953) is a Senior Advocate and an Indian politician. He served as the Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Currently Chaudhary is Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and also a member of the Business Advisory Committee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha. He was a Chairperson of Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and won the Indian general elections, 2014 from Pali Lok Sabha constituency, with a victory margin of over 4,00,000 votes and again won in 2019 with a margin of 5,00,000 votes.

Positions
May, 2014 :Elected to 16th Lok Sabha.

1 Sep. 2014 - 5 July 2016 :Member, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha

11 Dec. 2014 - 5 July 2016 :Chairperson, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Offices of Profit, Lok Sabha. Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India

29 Jan. 2015 - 5 July 2016 :Member, General Purposes Committee - Lok Sabha. Member, Central Direct Taxes Advisory Committee, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

13 May 2015 - 5 July 2016 :Member, Joint Committee on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015

11 Sept. 2015 - 5 July 2016 :Member, International Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, UK (Union Branch - Parliament of India)

23 Dec. 2015 - 5 July 2016 :Member, Joint Committee on the Insolvency and bankruptcy Code

25 April 2016 - 5 July 2016 :Chairperson, Fellowship Committee, Lok Sabha

11 May 2016 - 5 July 2016 :Member, Joint Committee on the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provision (Amendment) Bill, 2016

5 July 2016 - 3 Sept. 2017 :Union Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Justice; and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

3 Sept. 2017 - 25 May 2019 :Union Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Justice; and Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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

20 June 2019 onwards :Member, Business Advisory Committee, Lok Sabha

17 July 2019 onwards :Member, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur

24 July 2019 onwards :Member, Committee on Estimates, Lok Sabha

13 Sept. 2019 onwards :Chairperson, Standing Committee on External Affairs

31 Oct. 2019 onwards :Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India

21 Nov. 2019 onwards :Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha

11 Dec. 2019 onwards :Member, Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

Social and cultural activities
Joined RSS "Shakha" at the age of Eight; Worked, along with his wife, to improve & uplift the educational status of children, especially girls, in rural areas. Developed hostel facilities in urban areas for students of rural area to facilitate higher education, especially for girls. Actively associated with eye camps, rural development programs and sports competitions.

Special interests
To work for the upliftment of the poor farmers and marginalized sections of the society. Actively worked for the cause of farmers in the state of Rajasthan. Pursued many cases of farmers related to various irrigation projects. Promoted organic farming.

Sports and clubs
Football, Hammer Throw and Badminton Member : Lions Club, Sardar Club, Jodhpur and Indian Law Institute, Constitution Club, Delhi

Other information
Represented as Indian delegate in International Parliamentary Conference on Human Rights in the Houses of London, U.K. (2-6 Feb. 2015)

Attended the International Executive Committee and General Assembly Meetings, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, U.K. as the representative of the Parliament of India (30 Sept. 6 Oct. 2015) & elected for three years as Member of International Executive Committee, Common Wealth Parliamentary Association London, U.K. (Union Branch - Parliament of India)

Attended the International Executive Committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London, U.K. (Represented Union Branch-Parliament of India) 27–29 April 2016. In both the meeting of CPA, effectively put forward the Indian view point on the issue of Jammu & Kashmir

Provided insurance cover for 2,00,000 (two lakh) women of Pali Parliamentary Constituency, from own Parliamentary Salary & Income

Chaired the meeting with US & Dutch lawyers in Hague (Holland) with a view to finalize the appeal to be filed in the Hague Court of Justice against the huge award rendered against the Government of India in Devas-Antrix Case (October 2016)

Represented the Government of India at the Marrakech Law Ministers International Conference on Justice in Marrakech, Morocco, under the theme “the independence of the judiciary” from 01 - 5 April 2018 as Minister of State (Law and Justice and Corporate Affairs)

Led a Delegation to the SCO Justice Ministers’ Meeting in Tashkent in October 2017 as MoS (Law and Justice and Corporate Affairs)

Visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines and met Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. The Honourable Ralph Everard Gonsalves, under the “Brihad Sampark Yojana”, an initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs to expand the bilateral relations of India with countries across the world

Visited Barbados and met Prime Minister of Barbados, H.E Freundel Stuart as a part of the outreach initiative “Brihad Sampark Yojana” undertaken by the Ministry of External Affairs in April 2018

Area of Experience Vast Experience of the law profession in High Courts and Supreme Court of India. Conducted around 11000 (Eleven Thousands) cases, mostly Constitutional Litigation, for the last 40 years (Since 1978). Matters were related to - (1) Constitutional Law (2) Land Acquisition (3) Farmers Grievances (4) Labour & Service (5) Central Excise & Customs (6)PIL - related to restoration of natural water bodies & dams. (7) Mines and Minerals (8) Covenants (9) Arbitrations (10) Companies Law etc.