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23rd Governor of Maharashtra
In office 18 February 2023 – 31 July 2024
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Ministers	Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar (since 3 July 2023)
Preceded by	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Succeeded by	C. P. Radhakrishnan
9th Governor of Jharkhand
In office 14 July 2021 – 12 February 2023
Chief Minister	Hemant Soren
Preceded by	Droupadi Murmu
Succeeded by	C. P. Radhakrishnan
18th Governor of Tripura
In office 29 July 2019 – 13 July 2021
Chief Minister	Biplab Kumar Deb
Deputy CM	Jishnu Dev Varma
Preceded by	Kaptan Singh Solanki
Succeeded by	Satyadev Narayan Arya
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1996–2019
Preceded by	Vidya Charan Shukla
Succeeded by	Sunil Kumar Soni
Constituency	Raipur, Chhattisgarh
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Keyur Bhushan
Succeeded by	Vidya Charan Shukla
Constituency	Raipur, Madhya Pradesh
Union Minister of Environment & Forests
MoS Independent Charge
In office 9 January 2004 – 23 May 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	T. R. Baalu
Succeeded by	Andimuthu Raja
Union Minister of Mines Government of India
MoS Independent Charge
In office 29 January 2003 – 8 January 2004
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Uma Bharti
Succeeded by	Mamata Banerjee
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Government of India
In office 30 September 2000 – 28 January 2003
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Government of India
In office 13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Union Minister of State for Steel and Mines Government of India
In office March 1998 – October 1999
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-02) 2 August 1947 (age 78) Raipur, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Chhattisgarh, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Rambai Bais
Children	3
Residences	Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, India (official residence) New Delhi, India (personal residence) Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India (personal residence)

Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1947) is an Indian politician who has held many important roles. He served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 2023 to 2024. Before that, he was the Governor of Jharkhand from 2021 to 2023, and the Governor of Tripura from 2019 to 2021.

Mr. Bais is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a major political party in India. He also worked as a Union Minister, looking after areas like environment and forests. He was elected seven times to the Lok Sabha, which is the lower house of the Indian Parliament, representing the Raipur area.

Early Life and Family

Ramesh Bais was born on 2 August 1947 in Raipur, which was then part of British India and is now in Chhattisgarh, India. His father's name was Khomlal Bais. He finished his higher secondary education in Bhopal.

In 1968, he married Rambai Bais. They have three children: one son and two daughters. By profession, Mr. Bais is an agriculturist, meaning he works in farming.

Political Journey

Ramesh Bais began his political career in 1978 when he was elected as a Councillor in the Municipal Corporation of Raipur. This was his first step into public service.

Early Elections and State Roles

• In 1980, he won an election to become a Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
• During his time in the Assembly, he worked on various committees.
• He also served as the Pradesh Mantri for the Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) in Madhya Pradesh.

Serving in the National Parliament

Mr. Bais was first elected to the Indian parliament in 1989. He became a member of the 9th Lok Sabha from the Raipur area. He was re-elected many times, serving in the Lok Sabha for several terms from 1996 to 2019. This shows how much people trusted him to represent them.

Union Minister Roles

Ramesh Bais served as a Union Minister of State under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He held important positions in different government ministries:

• He was in charge of Steel and Mines.
• He also worked in the Chemicals and Fertilizers department.
• Later, he was a minister for Information and Broadcasting.
• He also held independent charge of the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Becoming a Governor

After his long career in Parliament, Ramesh Bais was appointed as a Governor for different Indian states:

• From July 2019 to July 2021, he was the 18th Governor of Tripura.
• From July 2021 to February 2023, he served as the 10th Governor of Jharkhand.
• In February 2023, he became the 23rd Governor of Maharashtra, a position he held until July 2024.

Role as Governor

As a Governor, Mr. Bais played an important role in the states he served. He worked to make sure that the state governments followed the rules and laws. Sometimes, he would send bills back to the government for review, asking them to make sure everything was correct and clear. He always aimed to work for the betterment of the state and its people, following the rules of the Constitution.