Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Bhagat Singh Koshyari
22nd Governor of Maharashtra
In office
5 September 2019 – 19 February 2023
President
Chief Minister
  • Devendra Fadnavis
  • Uddhav Thackeray
  • Eknath Shinde
Preceded byC. Vidyasagar Rao
Succeeded byRamesh Bais
Governor of Goa
Additional Charge
In office
18 August 2020 – 6 July 2021
President
Chief MinisterPramod Sawant
Preceded bySatya Pal Malik
Succeeded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai
2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
In office
30 October 2001 – 1 March 2002
GovernorSurjit Singh Barnala
Preceded byNityanand Swami
Succeeded byN. D. Tiwari
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
26 November 2008 – 16 May 2014
Preceded byHarish Rawat
Succeeded byManorama Dobriyal Sharma
ConstituencyUttarakhand
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byK. C. Singh Baba
Succeeded byAjay Bhatt
ConstituencyNainital–Udhamsingh Nagar
Personal details
Born (1942-06-17) 17 June 1942
Bageshwar, United Provinces, British India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Mumbai
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materAgra University (MA)
OccupationTeacher, Author, Journalist
Websiterajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in

Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Uttarakhand. In September 2019, he became the Governor of Maharashtra.[1]

On 18 August 2020, Koshyari also became the Governor of Goa.

He was a MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency.

References

  1. "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2019.