Raghubar Das
Raghubar Das | |
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Das in 2021 | |
| 26th Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 31 October 2023 – 2 January 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Pravati Parida Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo |
| Preceded by | Ganeshi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India L-6, Main Road Agrico, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India (formerly) |
| Alma mater | Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Jamshedpur Ranchi University |
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Raghubar Das (born 3 May 1955) is an Indian politician who has served as the 26th governor of Odisha since 2023 until 2024. Das has previously served as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has twice served as the President of BJP Jharkhand.
A former 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.