La. Ganesan

Indian politician who served as Governor of Manipur and West Bengal

La. Ganesan (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician. He is the Governor of Nagaland since 20 February 2023. He is also served as the Governor of West Bengal, in an additional charge role, from 18 July 2022 to 17 November 2022 respectively and Governer of Manipur from 2021 till 2023.[1]

La. Ganesan
19th Governor of Nagaland
Assumed office
20 February 2023
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi
17th Governor of Manipur
In office
27 August 2021 – 19 February 2023
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterN. Biren Singh
Preceded byGanga Prasad
(Additional Charge)
Succeeded byAnusuya Ukaik
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
6 October 2016 – 2 April 2018
Leader of the HouseArun Jaitley
Preceded byNajma Heptullah
Succeeded byKailash Soni
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
28th Governor of West Bengal
Additional Charge
In office
18 July 2022 – 17 November 2022
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byJagdeep Dhankhar
Personal details
Born (1945-02-16) 16 February 1945 (age 79)
Thanjavur, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationS.S.L.C.
ProfessionPolitician

References

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  1. Quint, The (2021-08-22). "BJP Leader La Ganesan Appointed as New Governor of Manipur". TheQuint. Retrieved 2021-08-23..