Ramesh Bais: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Indian politician}}

| image              = The Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais.jpg

| image_size          = 300px

| caption            =  

| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1948|8|2|df=y}}

| residence          = [[New Delhi]], India <br /> [[Raipur]], [[Chhattisgarh]], India <br /> [[Raj Bhavan]], [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], India (official residence)

| office              = 10th [[List of Governors of Jharkhand|Governor of Jharkhand]]

| 1blankname          = [[List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand|Chief Minister]]

| 1namedata          = [[Hemant Soren]]

| term_start          = 14 July 2021

| office1            = [[List of Governors of Tripura|18th Governor of Tripura]]

| 1blankname1        = [[List of Chief Ministers of Tripura|Chief Minister]]

| 1namedata1          = [[Biplab Kumar Deb]]

| term_start1        = 29 July 2019

| term_end1          = 6 July 2021

| predecessor1       = [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]]

| successor1          = [[Satyadev Narayan Arya]]

| office2            = [[Member of Parliament]] <br /> for [[Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raipur]]

| constituency2      =  

| term_start2        = [[1996 Indian general election|1996]]

| term_end2          = [[2019 Indian general election|23 May 2019]]

| predecessor2        = [[Vidya Charan Shukla]]

| successor2         = [[Sunil Kumar Soni]]

| term_start3         = [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]

| term_end3          = [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]

| predecessor3        = [[Keyur Bhushan]]

| successor3         = [[Vidya Charan Shukla]]

| office4             = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment & Forests]]

| primeminister4      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]

| term_start4         = 9 January 2004

| term_end4           = 23 May 2004

| predecessor4       = [[T. R. Baalu]]

| successor4         = [[Andimuthu Raja]]

| office5            = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines]]

| primeminister5      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]

| term_start5        = 29 January 2003

| term_end5          = 8 January 2004

| predecessor5        = [[Uma Bharti]]

| successor5          = [[Mamata Banerjee]]

| office6            = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting]]

| term_start6        = 30 September 2000

| term_end6          = 29 January 2003

| office7            = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers]]

| term_start7        = 13 October 1999

| term_end7          = 30 September 2000

| office8            = Minister of State for [[Ministry of Steel|Steel]] and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]]

| term_start8        = March 1998

| term_end8          = October 1999

'''Ramesh Bais''' (born 2 August 1948) is an Indian politician serving as the 10th and current [[Governor of Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/governor-designate-ramesh-bais-reaches-ranchi-to-take-oath-on-wednesday/east/news/2448229.html|title= Governor designate Ramesh Bais reaches Ranchi, to take oath on Wednesday|website= United News of India|language=en |access-date=2021-07-14}}</ref> He also served as the 18th [[Governor of Tripura]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-tripura-on-road-of-development-says-outgoing-governor-ramesh-bais/388053|title= Tripura On Road To Development, Says Outgoing Governor Ramesh Bais|website= Outlook|language=en |access-date=2021-07-13}}</ref> A member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he had served as a Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment and Forests in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'s government from 1999. He was elected to the 9th (1989), 11th (1996), 12th, 13th, 14th (2004), 15th and 16th [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raipur]].

Bais was born on 2 August 1948 in [[Raipur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] (now in [[Chhattisgarh]]) to Khom Lal Bais. He completed his [[Higher Secondary]] education from B.S.E., [[Bhopal]]. He married Rambai Bais on 23 May 1969 . They have a son and two daughters. Bais is an agriculturist by profession.<ref>{{cite web |title=Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch |url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=33 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040905133326/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=33 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2004 |access-date=21 July 2019 |date=5 September 2004}}</ref>

Bais was first elected to Municipal Corporation of Raipur in 1978. He won [[1980 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1980 MP Assembly election]] from Mandir Hasod Constituency but lost [[1985 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985 Assembly election]] to his Congress rival Satyanarayan Sharma. He was elected for the first time to the [[Indian parliament]] as a member of the 9th [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Raipur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raipur]] in 1989 and was re-elected consecutively from 1996 to [[11th Lok Sabha|11th]], [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]], [[13th Lok Sabha|13th]], [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]],[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]] and [[16th Lok Sabha]]. He also served as Union [[Minister of State]] in [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Second]] and [[Third Vajpayee ministry]] holding various portfolios such as [[Ministry of Steel|Steel]], [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]],

[[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Chemicals and Fertilizers]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] and also Minister of State (Independent charge) for [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]] and [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Environment & Forests]] till May 2004.

He served as [[List of Governors of Tripura|18th Governor of Tripura]] succeeding [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]] from July 2019 to July 2021.<ref name="ZeeNews">{{cite news |last1=Sarkar |first1=Ipsita |title=Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/centre-appoints-new-governors-in-6-states-anandiben-patel-appointed-as-up-governor-jagdeep-dhankhar-ramesh-bais-lal-ji-tandon-phagu-chauhan-rn-ravi-2220610.html |access-date=21 July 2019 |work=[[Zee News]] |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He is currently serving as [[List of governors of Jharkhand|10th Governor of Jharkhand]] since 14 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2021-07-14|title=Ramesh Bais takes oath as Jharkhand Governor|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ramesh-bais-takes-oath-as-jharkhand-governor/article35321205.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{{s-ttl|title=[[List of governors of Jharkhand|Governor of Jharkhand]]|years=7 July 2021 – Present}}

[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]

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[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]