Raghubar Das | |
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.jpg) Das in 2021 | |
| 26th Governor of Odisha | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Preceded by | Ganeshi Lal |
| 6th Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 28 December 2014 – 29 December 2019 | |
| Governor | Syed Ahmed Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
| Succeeded by | Hemant Soren |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 30 December 2009 – 29 May 2010 Serving with Sudesh Mahto | |
| Chief Minister | Shibu Soren |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1995 – 23 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dinanath Pandey |
| Succeeded by | Saryu Rai |
| Constituency | Jamshedpur East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1955 Jamshedpur, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rukmini Devi[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India L-6, Main Road Agrico, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India |
| Alma mater | Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur Ranchi University[2] |
Raghubar Das (born 3 May 1955) is an Indian politician who has served as the 26th governor of Odisha since 2023. Das has previously served as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and has twice served as the president of Jharkhand BJP.
An employee of Tata Steel, he served as the member of legislative assembly five times, he represented Jamshedpur East from 1995 to 2019. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister and the Urban Development Minister during the BJP-led government in the state. At one point during his tenure, he was imprisoned. He is the first chief minister of the state to have completed a full term.[3][2]
- ^ Majumdar, Pinaki (3 December 2014). "Das hopes to be lucky again". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Raghubar Das(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- JAMSHEDPUR EAST(EAST SINGHBHUM ) – Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Raghubar Das Becomes the First Jharkhand CM to Complete Term in Office Since Formation of State". News18. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.