Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Vishwamitra)

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

संसदीय कार्य मंत्रालय
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Agency overview
Formed	15 April 2007
Jurisdiction	Vishwamitra
Minister responsible	Arthur Lacey-Scott, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Deputy Minister responsible	Johannes Mattias Toome, Minister of State
Child Agency	Department of Legislative Affairs

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Hindi: संसदीय कार्य मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which is responsible for handling affairs related to the Parliament of Vishwamitra, and acts as a bridge between the government and the opposition. The ministry was formally established on 15 April 2007 and is one of the oldest continuing ministries of the government of Vishwamitra. The ministry is also responsible for handling affairs related to the summoning and prorogation of the parliament, fixing dates for hosting sessions, appointing and nominating members of various parliamentary councils and committees, etc.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is headed by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs which is a cabinet rank minister and is occassionally assisted by a junior minister or the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy who served between 2007 and 2009, while the current minister is Arthur Lacey-Scott who has been into office since 11 June 2022.

History

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was first created in 2007, but was abolished in 2010 by then Prime Minister Dhrubajyoti Roy, however, the ministry was recreated in July 2015. The ministry remained unused under the second administration of Prime Minister Sarala Baishya between December 2015 and April 2016. In 2020, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was merged with the Ministries of Defence & Law and Justice to form the Ministry of Political, Legal and Security Affairs. However, the three ministries became independent back in 2021.

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs have not been in use during the caretaker governments as the parliament remained dissolved during those periods.

Departments

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has the following departments which were created by the Gazette Notification issued on 10 June 2022.

• Department of Legislative Affairs

The department is mainly concerned with drafting of all principal legislation for the Central Government i.e. bills to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, ordinances to be promulgated by the Rashtradhyaksh. It is also concerned with election laws and is also entrusted with the task of dealing with certain matters like personal law, contracts evidence, etc. The responsibility of maintaining up to date the statutes enacted by Lok Sabha is also with this department.

1. The drafting of Bills, drafting and promulgation of ordinances and regulations.
2. Constitution Orders; notifications for bringing into force Constitution (Amendment) Acts in consultation with the Ministry of Law and Justice.
3. Compilation and publication of unrepealed Central Acts, Ordinances and Regulations of general statutory Rules and Orders, and other similar publications.
4. Preparation and publication of standard legal terminology for use, as far as possible, in all official languages.

List of ministers

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs संसदीय कार्य मंत्री
Coat of arms
Incumbent Duke Arthur Lacey-Scott since 11 June 2022
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Style	The Most Honourable
Member of	Lok Sabha Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	15 April 2007; 15 years ago
First holder	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Deputy	Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs who is responsible for the maintenance of the affairs of the ministry and often acts as the principal spokesperson of the government in the parliament. The Minister often holds cabinet rank however in some occasions a minister of state with independent charge has also served as the minister of parliamentary affairs. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy while the current minister is Arthur Lacey-Scott who was appointed on 11 June 2022.

Cabinet ministers of parliamentary affairs are often assisted by a junior minister, or a Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.

Abhiraj Kar and Rory McPhail served as both cabinet ministers and ministers of state with independent charge in the ministry, while the former holds the record of being the longest serving minister with 3 years and 18 days as minister. Mohammad Mridul Amin is the only person to have served on all three ministerial positions in the ministry. He served as cabinet minister, minister of state (independent charge), and minister of state for parliamentary affairs.

Cabinet ministers

Key

• MoS, I/c means Minister of State (Independent charge)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs (15 April 2007 – 31 December 2009)
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002)	15 April 2007	18 April 2008	7002369000000000000♠1 year, 3 days	Independent	Arnisha	Arnisha Phatowali
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	18 April 2008	31 December 2009	7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was abolished on 1 January 2010 until its re-creation on 10 July 2015.
Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs (10 July 2015 – 17 June 2020)
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2003)	10 July 2015	6 December 2015	7002149000000000000♠149 days	Independent	Tanishkaa I	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Position vacant between 10 July and 6 December 2015.
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	11 April 2016	10 July 2016	7001900000000000000♠90 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2003) (MoS, I/c)	10 July 2016	18 September 2016	7001700000000000000♠70 days
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006) (MoS, I/c till 30 December 2016)	18 September 2016	30 December 2016	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent Party
			30 December 2016	12 April 2016			Dhrubajyoti IV
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days		Sarala III	Sarala Baishya
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	5 July 2017	8 September 2017	7001650000000000000♠65 days		Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	8 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002247000000000000♠247 days	Secular Party
			25 December 2017	21 March 2018			Dhrubajyoti V	Dhrubajyoti Roy
			21 March 2018	13 May 2018			Dhrubajyoti VI
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Congress	Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish
								Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti VII
		Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005)	7 January 2019	13 March 2019	7001660000000000000♠66 days	Congress	Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Position vacant between 13 March and 17 March 2019.
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	17 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002121000000000000♠121 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001)	16 July 2019	17 August 2019	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	17 August 2019	2 September 2019	7001160000000000000♠16 days
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	2 September 2019	15 October 2019	7001430000000000000♠43 days
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	15 October 2019	16 November 2019	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001)	16 November 2019	24 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	24 November 2019	25 November 2019	7000100000000000000♠1 day
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) (Additional charge)	25 November 2019	2 December 2019	7000700000000000000♠7 days
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	2 December 2019	9 December 2019	7000700000000000000♠7 days
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2001)	9 December 2019	3 March 2020	7001850000000000000♠85 days
Position vacant between 3 March and 22 March 2020.							Anoushkaa I (Caretaker govt.)	Anoushkaa Patranabish
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	22 March 2020	29 March 2020	7000700000000000000♠7 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Arnab Deka अर्नब डेका (born 2002)	29 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001320000000000000♠32 days
Position vacant between 1 May and 13 May 2020.
		Arnab Deka अर्नब डेका (born 2002)	13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Sampriti Paul संप्रीति पॉल (born 2004)	8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days		Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
Coordinating Ministers of Political, Legal and Security Affairs (17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021)
		Senior Prince Abhiraj वरिष्ठराजकुमार अभिराज (born 2006)	17 June 2020	20 August 2020	7001640000000000000♠64 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
		Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001)	20 August 2020	16 September 2020	7001270000000000000♠27 days
		Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002)	16 September 2020	28 January 2021	7002134000000000000♠134 days
Position vacant between 28 January and 5 March 2021.							Ștefan I (Caretaker govt.)	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
							Vacant
Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs (6 March 2021 – present)
		Daniel Lee डेनियल ली (born 2006)	6 March 2021	6 August 2021	7002153000000000000♠153 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
		Count Rory McPhail रोरी मैकफैल (born 2007) (MoS, I/c till 11 September 2021)	6 August 2021	11 September 2021	7001760000000000000♠76 days
			11 September 2021	21 October 2021			Farhaz I	Farhaz Hazarika
Position vacant between 21 October and 22 November 2021.							Phillip (Caretaker govt.)	Phillip Joseph Pillin
		Count Rory McPhail रोरी मैकफैल (born 2007)	22 November 2021	17 February 2022	7001870000000000000♠87 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
		Baron Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005)	17 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001280000000000000♠28 days
Position vacant between 17 March and 12 May 2022.
		Baron Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Independent	Farhaz III
		Duke Arthur Lacey-Scott आर्थर लेसी-स्कॉट (born 2002)	11 June 2022	11 November 2022	7002288000000000000♠288 days
			12 November 2022	Incumbent		Congress	Farhaz IV

Ministers of State

The first minister of state for parliamentary affairs was Mridul Amin who was appointed on 12 April 2017 in the Third Sarala Baishya ministry. The current minister of state is Baron Manggala Alif Prasetia who is in office since 12 November 2022.

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister	Cabinet Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs
No ministers of state for parliamentary affairs appointed prior to 12 April 2017.
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2003)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Independent Party	Sarala III	Sarala Baishya		Anirban Phatowali
		Tusharjit Deka तुषारजीत डेका (born 2006)	5 July 2017	7 September 2017	7001640000000000000♠64 days		Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Abhiraj Kar
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006)	7 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002109000000000000♠109 days					Asmi Patranabis
		Mohammad Mridul Amin मोहम्मद मृदुल अमीन (born 2003)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days		Dhrubajyoti V	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Position vacant between 21 March and 12 October 2018.
		Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013)	12 October 2018	7 January 2019	7001870000000000000♠87 days	Congress	Dhrubajyoti VII	Dhrubajyoti Roy		Asmi Patranabis
		Pranjit Kalita प्रांजीत कलिता (born 2005)	7 January 2019	13 March 2019	7001650000000000000♠65 days		Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Sarala Baishya
Position vacant between 13 March and 17 March 2019.
		Tusharjit Deka तुषारजीत डेका (born 2006)	17 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002121000000000000♠121 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Abhiraj Kar
		Sampriti Paul संप्रीति पॉल (born 2004)	16 July 2019	17 August 2019	7001320000000000000♠32 days					Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Position vacant between 17 August and 2 September 2019.
		Chandan Das चंदन दास (born 2005)	2 September 2019	29 September 2019	7001270000000000000♠27 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Anirban Phatowali
		Harlong Terang हार्लोंग तेरांग (born 2006)	29 September 2019	16 November 2019	7001480000000000000♠48 days
										Abhiraj Kar
		Pranjit Kalita प्रांजीत कलिता (born 2005)	16 November 2019	24 November 2019	7000800000000000000♠8 days					Nishwan Baidantic
Position vacant between 24 November and 26 November 2019.
		Chandan Das चंदन दास (born 2005)	26 November 2019	9 December 2019	7001130000000000000♠13 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V	Tanishkaa Patranabish		Anoushkaa Patranabish (Additional charge)
										Anirban Phatowali
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012)	9 December 2019	3 March 2020	7001850000000000000♠85 days					Mridul Amin
Position vacant between 3 March and 7 June 2020.
		Kushal Saha कुशाल साहा (born 2006)	8 June 2020	17 June 2020	7000900000000000000♠9 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa		Sampriti Paul
Position vacant between 17 June 2020 and 18 June 2021.
		Abayat Ibtiyaz अबायत इब्तियाज़ (born 2007)	18 June 2021	6 August 2021	7001490000000000000♠49 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu		Daniel Lee
Minister of State (Independent charge) in-charge between 6 August and 11 September 2021.
Position vacant between 11 September 2021 and 9 February 2022.
		Kevin Doan केविन डोन (born 2005)	9 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001360000000000000♠36 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		Count Rory McPhail
										Baron Matthew Tonna
Position vacant between 17 March and 11 June 2022.
		Baron Kevin Doan केविन डोन (born 2005)	11 June 2022	1 July 2022	7001200000000000000♠20 days	Independent	Farhaz III	Duke Farhaz Hazarika		Duke Arthur Lacey-Scott
		Thomas Jacobs थॉमस जैकब्स (born 2008)	1 July 2022	30 July 2022	7001290000000000000♠29 days
		Baron Kevin Doan केविन डोन (born 2005)	31 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002103000000000000♠103 days
		Baron Manggala Alif Prasetia मंगला अलिफ़ प्रसेतिया (born 2007)	12 November 2022	Incumbent	7002134000000000000♠134 days	Congress	Farhaz IV

See also

• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra