Acharya Devvrat

Acharya Devvrat
Acharya Devvrat
20th Governor of Gujarat
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 July 2019
Chief Minister	Vijay Rupani; Bhupendra Patel;
Preceded by	Om Prakash Kohli
18th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
	In office; 12 August 2015 – 21 July 2019
Chief Minister	Virbhadra Singh; Jai Ram Thakur;
Preceded by	Kalyan Singh
Succeeded by	Kalraj Mishra
Personal details
Born	18 January 1959 (age 65); Samalkha, Punjab, India; (present-day Haryana)

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Acharya Devvrat (born 18 January 1959) is an Indian politician and former educationalist who is serving as the 20th Governor of Gujarat. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[1] Being the Governor of Gujarat, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat.

In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.^[5] He continued till 21 July 2019, when he was replaced by Kalraj Mishra.^[5]

In June 2019, he was named as Governor of Gujarat replacing Om Prakash Kohli.^[6]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Ramdev follower Acharya Dev Vrat is HP Governor". The Tribune. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
↑ "R N Kovind appointed governor of Bihar, Acharya Dev Vrat named Himachal governor". The Times of India. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ "Himachal Pradesh Guv-designate Acharya Dev Vrat hails BJP for choosing 'non-political' person". DNA. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ "Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat appointed Bihar,Himachal Governors". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat". The Hindu. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
↑ "Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat". News18. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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Governor's profile

Political offices
Preceded by Kalyan Singh Additional Charge	Governor of Himachal Pradesh 12 August 2015 – 21 July 2019	Succeeded by Kalraj Mishra
Preceded by Om Prakash Kohli	Governor of Gujarat 21 July 2019–present	Incumbent

[Tribune-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Ramdev follower Acharya Dev Vrat is HP Governor". The Tribune. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[2] "R N Kovind appointed governor of Bihar, Acharya Dev Vrat named Himachal governor". The Times of India. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[3] "Himachal Pradesh Guv-designate Acharya Dev Vrat hails BJP for choosing 'non-political' person". DNA. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[4] "Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat appointed Bihar,Himachal Governors". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[Hindu-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat". The Hindu. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[6] "Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat". News18. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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