C. P. Radhakrishnan

C. P. Radhakrishnan
24th Governor of Maharashtra
Assumed office
31 July 2024
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Devendra Fadnavis
Dy Chief Ministers
Preceded byRamesh Bais
10th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
18 February 2023  30 July 2024
Chief Minister
Preceded byRamesh Bais
Succeeded bySantosh Gangwar
Governor of Telangana
(Additional Charge)
In office
20 March 2024  30 July 2024
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 August 2024
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
7th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu
In office
2003–2006
Preceded byS. P. Kirubanidhi
Succeeded byLa. Ganesan
Personal details
Born (1957-10-20) 20 October 1957
Tiruppur, Madras State (present–day Tamil Nadu), India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseR. Sumathi
Residences
Alma materV.O. Chidambaram College
OccupationAgriculturist and politician

Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan (born 20 October 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 Governor of Telangana (Additional Charge) and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional Charge) between March 2024 to July 2024. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore twice. He was also the former state president of the BJP for Tamil Nadu.