Ram Naik

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{{Infobox officeholder
|name =Ram Naik
|native_name =
|image = Governor of Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik.jpg
|caption =
|birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1934|04|16|}}
|birth_place = [[Atpadi]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
|nationality = Indian
| residence =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|profession = [[Politician]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ram Naik to be sworn-in as UP Governor on July 22|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ram-Naik-to-be-sworn-in-as-UP-Governor-on-July-22/articleshow/38593387.cms|work=Timesofindia Journal|agency=PTI|date=18 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>
|order = 27th
|office = Governor of Uttar Pradesh
|term_start = 22 July 2014
|term_end = 28 July 2019
|1blankname = Chief Minister
|1namedata = [[Akhilesh Yadav]]<br>[[Yogi Adityanath]]
|successor = [[Anandiben Patel]]
|predecessor = [[Aziz Qureshi]] {{small|(Acting)}}
|office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
|term_start1 = 1989
|term_end1 = 2004
| office2 = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
| predecessor2 = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| successor2 = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| primeminister2 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|1999|08|06|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|1999|10|12|df=yes}}
|office3 = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
|term_start3 = 1999
|term_end3 = 2004
|primeminister3 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|successor3 = [[Mani Shankar Aiyar]]
|predecessor1 = [[Anoopchand Shah]]
|successor1 =[[Govinda Ahuja]]
|constituency1 =[[Mumbai North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mumbai North]]
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|spouse = Kunda Naik
|children = 2 daughters
| website = {{url|www.ramnaik.com}}
| source =http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=272&lastls=13
}}
'''Ram Naik''' (born 16 April 1934) is a veteran [[India]]n politician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/bjp-veteran-ram-naik-to-take-oath-as-up-governor-on-22nd-july-546803.html|title=BJP veteran Ram Naik to take oath as UP Governor on 22nd July|publisher=[[News18 India]]|date=17 July 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> was the [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|27th]] [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://upgovernor.gov.in/upgovernor.gov.in/govbio.htm|title=Current Governor|website=Upgovernor.gov.in|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref name=gov/>

==Political career==
Ram Naik was a member of the 13th [[Lok Sabha]] and was
Minister of Oil and Natural Gas in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] cabinet (1999–2004).
He was instrumental in introducing Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.
He was the BJP candidate for elections to the [[14th Lok Sabha#Maharashtra|14th Lok Sabha]] representing [[Mumbai North (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Mumbai North]], but lost to famous Bollywood actor [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]], an INC candidate from [[Virar]].

A [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] volunteer since childhood,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2013/25.9.2013+English+Press+Note.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025064105/http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2013/25.9.2013%20English%20Press%20Note.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> he holds a law degree.<ref name=dial>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theanalystworld.com/a-dialogue-with-ram-naik/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083510/http://www.theanalystworld.com/a-dialogue-with-ram-naik/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He started his political career with the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] in 1964 and was involved in organizing a group of rail commuters in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=bio/> He represented [[Borivali]] in the state assembly in 1978 and was re-elected twice,<ref name=dial/> before becoming Minister of State for Railways in 1998, when he was influential in forming the [[Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation]].

In 2004 he published a statement in which he demanded apology from the Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] and chairwoman [[Sonia Gandhi]] for removal of quotes from statues dedicated to the Indian revolutionaries, such as [[Subhas Chandra Bose]], [[Madan Lal Dhingra]], [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], [[Bhagat Singh]], and [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]].<ref>{{cite pr|url=http://www.bjp.org/en/media-resources/press-releases/a-statement-circulated-by-shri-ram-naik-bjp-leader-in-a-press-conference-held-in-new-delhi|title=A statement circulated by Shri Ram Naik, BJP leader in a Press Conference held in New Delhi|date=3 September 2004|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>

Ram Naik announced in September 2013 that he will not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/former-petroleum-minister-ram-naik-not-to-contest-ls-elections_879203.html|title=Former Petroleum Minister Ram Naik not to contest LS elections|website=Zeenews.india.com|date=25 September 2013|agency=PTI|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> On 14 July 2014 he was named as the [[Governor of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=gov>{{cite web|title=New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/governors-of-up-bengal-chhattisgarh-gujarat-and-nagaland-announced/|agency=IANS|website=News.biharprabha.com|date=14 July 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>

Within a few months of his being appointed as governor, he stated that "The Ram Temple should be built as soon as possible, this is what the people of this country want and their wishes should be fulfilled."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ram-temple-the-wish-of-indians-says-uttar-pradesh-governor-ram-naik-712083|author=Deepshikha Ghosh|title='Ram Temple the Wish of Indians,' Says Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=12 December 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> The theme was immediately backed up by [[Hindutva]] groups.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/videos/india/ram-naik-vosot-reax-sots-730845.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|publisher=News18 India|date=12 December 2014|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref>

Subsequently, his [[Hindutva]] remarks seems to have been reined in<ref>{{cite news|author=Piyush Srivastava|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/ram-naik-ram-mandir-love-jihad-up-governor-narendra-modi-uttar-pradesh-234011-2015-01-04|title=UP Governor Ram Naik buckles under Narendra Modi pressure|work=India Today|date=4 January 2015|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=16 December 2014|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/monkey-on-modis-back-why-he-cant-shrug-off-the-hindutva-elements-1852025.html|author=Saroj Nagi|title=Monkey on Modi's back: Why he can't shrug off the Hindutva elements|work=[[The First Post]]|access-date=20 July 2018}}</ref> by [[Narendra Modi]].

He was born in [[Atpadi]], in [[Sangli district]] of [[Maharashtra]] state. He married Kunda Naik on 17 May 1960 and has two daughters.

==Positions held==
*1969–1977 – Organising Secretary, [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh]], [[Mumbai]]
*1977–78 – General Secretary, [[Janata Party]], Mumbai
*1978–1989 – Member, Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra (3 terms)
*1979–1980 – President, [[Janata Party]], Mumbai
*1980–1986 – President, BJP, Mumbai
*1986–1989 – Vice President, BJP, Maharashtra
*1989 – Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
*1991 – Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
*1999 – Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
*1999–2004 – Union Cabinet Minister, Petroleum and Natural Gas
*since 2004 – President, All India Disciplinary Committee of BJP
* 2014–2019 Governor of Uttar Pradesh

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==External links==
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*[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=272&lastls=13 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
*[http://www.ramnaik.com/ Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141009042954/http://upgovernor.gov.in/upgovernor.gov.in/govbio.htm Official Website of Governor House Uttar Pradesh]
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