Thawar Chand Gehlot
Thawar Chand Gehlot | |
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Gehlot in 2024 | |
| Governor of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Vajubhai Vala |
| Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Virendra Kumar Khatik |
| 27th Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 11 June 2019 – 6 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 7 July 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | L. Murugan |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Phool Chand Verma |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1948 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse |
Anita Gehlot (m. 1965) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Vikram University |
| Source: [1] | |
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Thawar Chand Gehlot (born 18 May 1948) is an Indian politician who is the current Governor of Karnataka since 2021, being the first person serving as the Governor of Karnataka from Madhya Pradesh. He assumed office of the Governor of Karnataka on 11 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment in the Government of India from 2014 to 2021. He was also the Leader of the House in the upper house of Indian Parliament. He was a member of the Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee of the BJP.