Ramesh Bais

Indian politician

Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1948) is an Indian politician. He is 10th and current Governor of Jharkhand. He also served as the 18th Governor of Tripura from July 2019 to July 2021. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment and Forests in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Raipur.[1]

Ramesh Bais
10th Governor of Jharkhand
Assumed office
14 July 2021
Chief MinisterHemant Soren
Preceded byDraupadi Murmu
18th Governor of Tripura
In office
29 July 2019 – 6 July 2021
Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb
Preceded byKaptan Singh Solanki
Succeeded bySatyadev Narayan Arya
Member of Parliament
for Raipur
In office
1996 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byVidya Charan Shukla
Succeeded bySunil Kumar Soni
In office
19891991
Preceded byKeyur Bhushan
Succeeded byVidya Charan Shukla
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment & Forests
In office
9 January 2004 – 23 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byT. R. Baalu
Succeeded byAndimuthu Raja
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines
In office
29 January 2003 – 8 January 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
In office
30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
In office
March 1998 – October 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born (1948-08-02) 2 August 1948 (age 76)
Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Rambai Bais
Children3
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Raj Bhavan, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India (official residence)

References

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  1. "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". web.archive.org. 5 September 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)