Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Bhagat Singh Koshyari
22nd Governor of Maharashtra
In office
5 September 2019 – 19 February 2023
President
Chief Minister
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 (age 82)
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

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  1. ↑ "Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra. He is considered as the most corrupt politician of India. He is infamous of murdering the democracy of India by involving in government formation in Maharastra. He was involved for supporting central ruling party in government formation which is completely unconstitutional for a Governor of a state". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 5 September 2019.