Gulab Chand Kataria

Gulab Chand Jain Kataria
37th Governor of Punjab
Assumed office
31 July 2024
Chief MinisterBhagwant Mann
Preceded byBanwarilal Purohit
Administrator of Chandigarh
Assumed office
31 July 2024
Preceded byBanwarilal Purohit
Cabinet Minister, Government of Rajasthan
In office
20 December 2013 – 11 December 2018
Ministry
Term
Minister of Home Affairs28 October 2014 – 11 December 2018
Minister of Rural Development20 December 2013 – 28 October 2014
Ministry
Term
Minister of Home Affairs31 May 2004 – 13 December 2008
Minister of Public Works Department8 December 2003 – 30 May 2004
In office
13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998
Ministry
Term
Minister of Primary & Secondary Education13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
2003 – 16 February 2023
Preceded byTrilok Poorbiya
ConstituencyUdaipur
In office
1993–2003
Preceded byChhagan Lal
Succeeded byPrakash Chaudhary
ConstituencyBari Sadri
In office
1977–1985
Preceded byBhanu Kumar Shastri
Succeeded byGirija Vyas
ConstituencyUdaipur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byIndubala Sukhadia
Succeeded byGirija Vyas
ConstituencyUdaipur, Rajasthan
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
In office
27 May 1999 – 19 June 2000
Preceded byRaghuveer Singh Koshal
Succeeded byBhanwar Lal Sharma
31st Governor of Assam
In office
22 February 2023 – 29 July 2024
Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi
Succeeded byLakshman Acharya
Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
17 January 2019 – 16 February 2023
Succeeded byRajendra Singh Rathore
Personal details
Born (1944-10-13) 13 October 1944
Rajsamand, Rajputana Agency, British India
(present-day Rajasthan, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Anita Kataria
Children5
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Gulab Chand Jain Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who has been the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the 31st Governor of Assam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024.[1][2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

References

  1. "Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam governor". The Economic Times. Feb 22, 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. "Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam governor". The Hindu. Feb 22, 2023. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2024.