La. Ganesan

La. Ganesan
Official portrait, 2023
16th Governor of Nagaland
In office
20 February 2023 – 15 August 2025
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byJagdish Mukhi (additional charge)
Succeeded byAjay Kumar Bhalla (additional charge)
15th Governor of Manipur
In office
27 August 2021 – 19 February 2023
Chief MinisterN. Biren Singh
Preceded byGanga Prasad
(additional charge)
Succeeded byAnusuiya Uikey
Governor of West Bengal
Additional Charge
In office
18 July 2022 – 17 November 2022
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byJagdeep Dhankhar
Succeeded byC. V. Ananda Bose
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
8th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu
In office
22 September 2006 – 30 December 2009
Preceded byC. P. Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byPon Radhakrishnan
Personal details
Born(1945-02-16)16 February 1945
Thanjavur, Madras Province, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died15 August 2025(2025-08-15) (aged 80)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
EducationS.S.L.C.
ProfessionPolitician
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La Ganesan Iyer (16 February 1945 – 15 August 2025) was an Indian politician who served as the 16th Governor of Nagaland from February 2023 until his death in August 2025. His previous tenures included ones as the 15th Governor of Manipur between August 2021 and February 2023, and the Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) between July 2022 and November 2022. Before that, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. Ganesan was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a veteran of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.