Rajendra Arlekar

Rajendra Arlekar
29th Governor of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2023
President	Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Preceded by	Phagu Chauhan
21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 13 July 2021 – 16 February 2023
President	Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Chief Minister	Jai Ram Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Preceded by	Bandaru Dattatreya
Succeeded by	Shiv Pratap Shukla
Cabinet Minister of Forest, Environment and Panchayat Government of Goa
In office 1 October 2015 – 2017 [1]
Chief Minister	Laxmikant Parsekar
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	Dayanand Sopte
Succeeded by	Manohar Ajgaonkar
Constituency	Pernem
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	Jose Philip D'Souza
Succeeded by	Jose Philip D'Souza
Constituency	Vasco
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2015
Preceded by	Pratapsingh Rane
Succeeded by	Anant Shet
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 (age 70) Panaji, Portuguese Empire, Portuguese India (present-day Goa, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anagha Arlekar
Children	2
Residence(s)	Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar, India
Profession	Politician
Website	www.rajendraarlekar.in

Rajendra Arlekar (born 23 April 1954) is an Indian statesman who is current and 29th Governor of Bihar.^[2] He previously served as the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh, being the first person serving as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh from Goa. 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.