Dr. B.r. Ambedkar

 Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism.

B. R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar in the 1950s
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha for Bombay State
In office
3 April 1952 – 6 December 1956
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
1st Minister of Law and Justice
In office
15 August 1947 – 6 October 1951
PresidentRajendra Prasad
Governors GeneralLouis Mountbatten
C. Rajagopalachari
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharu Chandra Biswas
Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee
In office
29 August 1947 – 24 January 1950
Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
In office
9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950
Constituency • Bengal Province (1946–47)
 • Bombay Province (1947–50)
Minister of Labour in Viceroy's

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