Rajendra Arlekar

Rajendra Arlekar
Arlekar, c. 2025
23rd Governor of Kerala
Assumed office
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Preceded byArif Mohammed Khan
29th Governor of Bihar
In office
16 February 2023 – 1 January 2025
Preceded byPhagu Chauhan
Succeeded byArif Mohammad Khan
21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office
13 July 2021 – 16 February 2023
Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya
Succeeded byShiv Pratap Shukla
Cabinet Minister of Forest, Environment and Panchayat
Government of Goa
In office
1 October 2015 – 2017 [1]
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byDayanand Sopte
Succeeded byManohar Ajgaonkar
ConstituencyPernem
In office
2002–2007
Preceded byJose Philip D'Souza
Succeeded byJose Philip D'Souza
ConstituencyVasco
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2015
Preceded byPratapsingh Rane
Succeeded byAnant Shet
Personal details
Born (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954
Panaji, Goa, Portuguese India
(present-day Goa, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Anagha Arlekar
Children2
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.rajendraarlekar.in

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (born 23 April 1954) is an Indian politician who is currently the 23rd Governor of Kerala since 2025.[2] He was the 29th Governor of Bihar[3] and the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh, being the first Governor of Himachal Pradesh from Goa. He was also a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of BJP.

References

  1. ↑ Shetye, Murari (1 October 2015). "Pernem MLA Rajendra Arlekar takes oath as minister". Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rajendra Arlekar is new Kerala Governor; Arif Mohammed Khan moved to Bihar". Onmanorama. 2024-12-24. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  3. ↑ "New Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar takes oath". The Hindu. February 17, 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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