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'''Rajendra Arlekar''' was a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Goa]] and a former speaker of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]. He is a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].He has been appointed as 21th Governer of [[Himachal Pradesh]] on 06 July 2021 by the President of India.
'''Rajendra Arlekar''' is the current and 21st [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]. He was a Cabinet Minister in the [[Government of Goa]] and a former speaker of the [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]. He is a leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].


==Political career==
==Political career==
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Rajendra Arlekar
21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Assumed office
13 July 2021
Chief MinisterJairam Thakur
Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya
Minister of Forest, Environment, and the Panchayat of Goa
In office
1 October 2015 – 2017 [1]
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byDayanand Sopte
Succeeded byManohar Ajgaonkar
ConstituencyPernem
Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2002–2007
Preceded byJose Philip D'Souza
Succeeded byJose Philip D'Souza
ConstituencyVasco
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2015
Preceded byPratapsingh Rane
Succeeded byAnant Shet
Personal details
Born (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 (age 72)
Panaji
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Anagha Arlekar
RelationsMarried
Children2
ProfessionPolitician
CommitteesChairman, Business Advisory Committee
DesignationFormer Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Websitehttp://www.rajendraarlekar.in

Rajendra Arlekar is the current and 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political career

Arlekar has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since his childhood. He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1989. He has been an active member of the Goa BJP since the 1980s. He has held various positions which include the following: General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Pradesh. Chairman, Goa Industrial Development Corporation. Chairman, Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Financial Development Corporation. General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa. South Goa President, Bharatiya Janata Party.

When Manohar Parrikar was roped in as the Union Defence Minister in 2014, Arlekar was considered for the next Chief Minister but the Party Choose Laxmikant Parsekar as the next Chief Minister instead.

He is credited for making Goa Legislative Assembly paperless, the first state assembly to do so.

In 2015 he was appointed as the Minister for Environment and Forests during the reshuffling of the cabinet.

On 6 July 2021 he was appointed as Himachal Pradesh Governor when the incumbent Bandaru Dattatreya was made the governor of Haryana. Arlekar thanked the Party and stated that BJP is a Party where the work of each and every member is recognized.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Pernem MLA Rajendra Arlekar takes oath as minister - Times of India". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ↑ author/ians (6 July 2021). "Ex-Goa Speaker Rajendra Arlekar is new Himachal Governor | english.lokmat.com". Lokmat English. Retrieved 6 July 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

2.https://english.lokmat.com/politics/ex-goa-speaker-rajendra-arlekar-is-new-himachal-governor/

Political offices
Preceded by
Pratapsingh Rane 		Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
16 March 2012 - 01 October 2015 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Bandaru Dattatreya 		Governor of Himachal Pradesh
8 July 2021 - Present 		Succeeded by
Anant Shet
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