Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights
Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights | |
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विधि, न्याय एवं मानवाधिकार राज्य मंत्री (Hindi) | |
Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | Prime Minister Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure |
Formation |
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First holder | Tanvi Sridasa (as Minister of Law and Justice) |
The Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights (Hindi: विधि, न्याय एवं मानवाधिकार राज्य मंत्री), formerly known as the Minister of State for Law and Justice is a junior minister in the council of ministers of Vishwamitra responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights and is the deputy to the Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights who is the head of the ministry. The current minister of state is Eugene Smith who has been in office since 3 October 2024.
The position was first created on 12 April 2017 following the appointment of Tanvi Sridasa in the Third Klarissa Sriraya ministry. The Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights assists their senior ministerial colleague and also carries out duties and heads various departments within the ministry, along with carrying out other specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister or the cabinet minister. Sampriti Paul is the only minister to have held both the position as cabinet minister as well as minister of state in the law ministry.
History
The position was first created on 12 April 2017 following the appointment of Tanvi Sridasa under prime minister Klarissa Sriraya in her third ministry and served under minister Bhargab Jyoti Medhi. The ministry was renamed to its current name of "Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights" on 15 June 2024 and Ezekiel Ensor was appointed as the first holder following the change. The current minister is Eugene Smith who has been in office since 3 October 2024 serving in the fourth ministry of prime minister Klarissa Sriraya under cabinet minister Arsal Abbas Mirza.
Ministers
Minister of State for Law and Justice (2017–2019; 2022–2024)
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||
Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013) MP for Vinovanagar |
12 April 2017 |
5 July 2017 |
84 days | Independent | Klarissa III | ||
Debika Deka Pator Sarma (born 2007) MP for Noonmati |
5 July 2017 |
7 September 2017 |
64 days | Secular | Tanishkaa II | ||
Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara |
7 September 2017 |
25 December 2017 |
109 days | ||||
Pranjit Kalita (born 2005) |
25 December 2017 |
21 March 2018 |
86 days | Independent | Varuna V | ||
Arpan Deka (born 2008) MP for Adarsha |
16 July 2019 |
29 September 2019 |
75 days | Congress | Tanishkaa V | ||
Pallavi Rai (born 2005) MP for National List |
29 September 2019 |
16 November 2019 |
48 days | ||||
Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) |
16 November 2019 |
24 November 2019 |
8 days | ||||
Pranjit Kalita (born 2005) |
26 November 2019 |
8 December 2019 |
12 days | ||||
Kevin Doan Baron Doan (born 2005) MP for National Capital Territory |
12 May 2022 |
11 June 2022 |
30 days | Non-affiliated | Hazarika III | ||
Johannes Mattias Toome Baron Toome (born 2006) MP for Dhirenpara |
18 March 2023 |
14 June 2023 |
88 days | Congress | Hazarika IV | ||
Benjamin Levinson (born 2009) |
31 May 2024 |
15 June 2024 |
15 days | Non-affiliated | Klarissa IV | ||
Position renamed as Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights. |
Minister of State for Law, Justice and Human Rights (2024–present)
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||
Ezekiel Ensor Sri Nawab Haridran (born 2007) |
15 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 110 days | Congress | Klarissa IV | ||
Eugene Smith (born 2002) |
3 October 2024 |
Incumbent | 76 days | National |
Timeline
The following is the list of the ministers of state in the descending order of their tenure in office:
- Ezekiel Ensor – 110 days
- Sampriti Paul – 109 days
- Pranjit Kalita – 98 days
- Johannes Mattias Toome – 88 days
- Tanvi Sridasa – 84 days
- Arpan Deka – 75 days
- Debika Deka Pator Sarma – 64 days
- Pallavi Rai – 48 days
- Kevin Doan – 30 days
- Benjamin Levinson – 15 days
- Jemina Hazarika – 8 days
- Eugene Smith – 76 days