C. P. Radhakrishnan

C. P. Radhakrishnan
C. P. Radhakrishnan
24th Governor of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 July 2024[1]
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Ministers
Preceded byRamesh Bais
10th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
18 February 2023[2] – 30 July 2024[3]
Chief Minister
Preceded byRamesh Bais
Succeeded bySantosh Gangwar
Governor of Telangana
(Additional Charge)
In office
20 March 2024[4] – 30 July 2024[5]
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Dy Chief MinisterMallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Preceded byTamilisai Soundarrajan
Succeeded byJishnu Dev Varma
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
(Additional Charge)
In office
22 March 2024[6] – 6 August 2024[7]
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Chief MinisterN. Rangaswamy
Preceded byTamilisai Soundararajan
Succeeded byKuniyil Kailashnathan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byM. Ramanathan
Succeeded byK. Subbarayan
ConstituencyCoimbatore
Personal details
Born (1957-05-04) 4 May 1957 (age 67)
Tiruppur, Madras State (present–day Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseR. Sumathi
Residences
Alma materV.O. Chidambaram College
OccupationAgriculturist and politician

C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 4 May 1957) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 24th and current Governor of Maharashtra since 31 July 2024. He also served as the Governor of Jharkhand from February 2023 to July 2024, and as the as Governor of Telangana (Additional Charge) and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional Charge) between March 2024 to July 2024.[8][9] He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore twice.[10] He was also the former state president of the BJP for Tamil Nadu.[11]

  1. ^ "CP Radhakrishnan takes oath as Maharashtra governor". The Times of India. 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Santosh Kumar Gangwar sworn in as Jharkhand Governor". Deccan Herald. 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Jharkhand Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan takes charge as Telangana governor". News on AIR. 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath as Governor of Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "C.P. Radhakrishnan assumes charge of Lt. Governor of Puducherry". News on AIR. 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Kailashnathan sworn-in as Lt. Governor of Puducherry". The Hindu. 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "C.P. Radhakrishnan takes oath as Jharkhand Governor". The Hindu. 18 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan - Hon'ble Governor of Jharkhand". Governor of Jharkhand. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference surprise was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "BJP: give scholarship to Hindu students". The Hindu. Nagercoil. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.