Ramesh Bais
Ramesh Bais | |
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10th Governor of Jharkhand | |
Assumed office 14 July 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
Preceded by | Draupadi Murmu |
18th Governor of Tripura | |
In office 29 July 2019 – 6 July 2021 | |
Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb |
Preceded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
Succeeded by | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
Member of Parliament for Raipur | |
In office 1996 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Vidya Charan Shukla |
Succeeded by | Sunil Kumar Soni |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | Keyur Bhushan |
Succeeded by | Vidya Charan Shukla |
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment & Forests | |
In office 9 January 2004 – 23 May 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | T. R. Baalu |
Succeeded by | Andimuthu Raja |
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines | |
In office 29 January 2003 – 8 January 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Uma Bharti |
Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | |
In office 30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister of State for Steel and Mines | |
In office March 1998 – October 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Personal details | |
Born | Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India) | 2 August 1948
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Rambai Bais |
Children | 3 |
Residence | New Delhi, India Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India Raj Bhavan, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (official residence) |
Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current Governor of Jharkhand.[1] He also served as the 18th Governor of Tripura in 2019.[2] A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment and Forests in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the 9th (1989), 11th (1996), 12th, 13th, 14th (2004), 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Raipur.
Personal life[]
Bais was born on 2 August 1948 in a Hindu Kshatriya family at Raipur, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh) to Khom Lal Bais. He completed his Higher Secondary education from B.S.E., Bhopal. He married Rambai Bais on 23 May 1969 . They have a son and two daughters. Bais is an agriculturist by profession.[3]
Political career[]
Bais was first elected to Municipal Corporation of Raipur in 1978. He won 1980 MP Assembly election from Mandir Hasod Constituency but lost 1985 Assembly election to his Congress rival Satyanarayan Sharma. He was elected for the first time to the Indian parliament as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha from Raipur in 1989 and was re-elected consecutively from 1996 to 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th,15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He also served as Union Minister of State in Second and Third Vajpayee ministry holding various portfolios such as Steel, Mines, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Information and Broadcasting and also Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines and Environment & Forests till May 2004.
He served as 18th Governor of Tripura succeeding Kaptan Singh Solanki from July 2019 to July 2021.[4] He is currently serving as 10th Governor of Jharkhand since 14 July 2021.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Governor designate Ramesh Bais reaches Ranchi, to take oath on Wednesday". United News of India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Tripura On Road To Development, Says Outgoing Governor Ramesh Bais". Outlook. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". 5 September 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Sarkar, Ipsita (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP". Zee News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Ramesh Bais takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 14 July 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)
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