Hemant Soren

Hemant Soren
Soren in 2024
5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Minister
  • Department of Home (Prisons)
  • Cabinet Secretariat and
  • Vigilance Department (excluding Parliamentary Affairs)
  • Ministry of Higher and Technical Education
Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Governor
Preceded byChampai Soren
In office
29 December 2019 – 2 February 2024
Preceded byRaghubar Das
Succeeded byChampai Soren
In office
13 July 2013 – 28 December 2014
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byRaghubar Das
Leader of the Opposition in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office
7 January 2015 – 28 December 2019
GovernorSyed Ahmed
Droupadi Murmu
Chief MinisterRaghubar Das
Preceded byArjun Munda
Succeeded byBabulal Marandi
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office
11 September 2010 – 18 January 2013
Serving with Sudesh Mahto
GovernorM. O. H. Farook
Syed Ahmed
Chief MinisterArjun Munda
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 December 2014
Preceded byHemlal Murmu
ConstituencyBarhait
In office
23 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
Preceded byLouis Marandi
Succeeded byBasant Soren
ConstituencyDumka
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byStephen Marandi
Succeeded byLouis Marandi
ConstituencyDumka
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
24 June 2009 – 7 July 2010
ConstituencyJharkhand
Leader of the House, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byChampai Soren
In office
29 December 2019 – 31 January 2024
Preceded byRaghubar Das
Succeeded byChampai Soren
In office
13 July 2013 – 28 December 2014
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byRaghubar Das
Working President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Preceded byOffice established
Personal details
Born (1975-08-10) 10 August 1975 (age 49)
Nemara, Bihar, India
(present-day Jharkhand)
Political partyJharkhand Mukti Morcha
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
RelationsBasant Soren (brother)
Children2
Parents
OccupationPolitician

Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, who is currently serving as Chief Minister of Jharkhand since 4 July 2024. He also served as the 5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014.[1][2] He is also the working president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a political party in Jharkhand.[3] He represents Barhait constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since 2014 and has represented Dumka twice — from 2019 to 2020, and from 2009 to 2014. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2010 to 2013, Leader of the Opposition, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019 and member of Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand, from 2009 to 2010.

Notably, Soren faced an arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on 31 January 2024 in a land scam case.[4] He contends that this was vindictive on the part of the central government, a stance shared by opposition parties. He secured bail and was released from jail on 28 June 2024.[5]

  1. ^ "ED arrests Hemant Soren after he resigns as Jharkhand Chief Minister - The Hindu". India Times. 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013. JMM leader Hemant Soren, son of party chief Shibu Soren, was on Saturday sworn in as the new chief minister of Jharkhand
  2. ^ "Hemant Soren, ninth CM of Jharkhand". The Hindu. 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) MLA Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand's ninth Chief Minister
  3. ^ "Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Hemant Soren takes oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand". DNA India. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "ED arrests Soren an hour after party names his CM successor". The Times of India. 1 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ Bhelari, Amit (28 June 2024). "Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren released from jail after HC grants bail in alleged money laundering case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 June 2024.