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Droupadi Murmu
ଦ୍ରୌପଦୀ ମୁର୍ମୁ,
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Governor of Jharkhand
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 18, 2015
Preceded bySyed Ahmed
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
for Rairangpur
In office
2000–2009
Preceded byLaxman Majhi
Succeeded byShyam Charan Hansdah
Personal details
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShyam Charan Murmu

Draupadi Murmu (birth: 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician belonging to Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. She is from Uparbeda village of Kusumi block. She is the incumbent Governor of Jharkhand since 18 May 2015.

Career

State politics

During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004. She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.

Governorship

She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand. She is the first woman leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.

References

  1. "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  2. "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  3. "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News - IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. "Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  5. "Ex Odisha minister Draupadi Murmu new Jharkhand Guv". Odisha SunTimes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  6. "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
Government offices
Preceded bySyed Ahmed Governor of Jharkhand
May 2015 - present
Incumbent
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