Ramesh Bais

Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1947) is an Indian politician serving as the 18th and current Governor of Tripura. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment and Forests in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Lok Sabha from Raipur.

Ramesh Bais
18th Governor of Tripura
Assumed office
29 July 2019
Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb
Preceded byKaptan Singh Solanki
Member of Parliament
for Raipur
In office
1996 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byVidya Charan Shukla
Succeeded bySunil Kumar Soni
In office
1989 – 1991
Preceded byKeyur Bhushan
Succeeded byVidya Charan Shukla
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Environment & Forests
In office
9 January 2004 – 23 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byT. R. Baalu
Succeeded byAndimuthu Raja
Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines
In office
29 January 2003 – 8 January 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byUma Bharti
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
In office
30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Steel and Mines
In office
March 1998 – October 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born (1947-08-02) 2 August 1947
Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
(now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Rambai Bais
Children3
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Personal life

Bais was born on 2 August 1948 in Raipur, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh) to Khom Lal Bais. He completed his Higher Secondary education from B.S.E., Bhopal. He married Rambai Bais on 23 May 1969 . They have a son and two daughters. Bais is an agriculturist by profession.[1]

Political career

Bais was first elected to Municipal Corporation of Raipur in 1978. He won 1980 MP Assembly election from Mandir Hasod Constituency but lost 1985 Assembly election to his Congress rival Satyanarayan Sharma. He was elected for the first time to the Indian parliament as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha from Raipur in 1989 and was re-elected consecutively from 1996 to 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th,15th and 16th Lok Sabha. He also served as Union Minister of State in Second and Third Vajpayee ministry holding various portfolios such as Steel, Mines, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Information and Broadcasting and also Minister of State (Independent charge) for Mines and Environment & Forests till May 2004.

On 20 July 2019, he was appointed as 18th Governor of Tripura succeeding Kaptan Singh Solanki.[2]

References
  1. "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". 5 September 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. Sarkar, Ipsita (20 July 2019). "Centre appoints new Governors in 6 states, Anandiben Patel transferred to UP". Zee News. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Keyur Bhushan		 Member of Parliament
for Raipur
1989 – 1991		 Succeeded by
Vidya Charan Shukla
Preceded by
Vidya Charan Shukla		 Member of Parliament
for Raipur
1996 – 2019		 Succeeded by
Sunil Kumar Soni
Political offices
Preceded by
Kaptan Singh Solanki		 Governor of Tripura
29 July 2019 – Present		 Incumbent
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