Jagdeep Dhankhar | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2022 | |
14th Vice President of India | |
Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
President | Droupadi Murmu |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Deputy Chairman | Harivansh Narayan Singh |
Preceded by | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
Chancellor of Delhi University | |
Assumed office 11 August 2022 | |
Vice Chancellor | Yogesh Singh |
Preceded by | M. Venkaiah Naidu |
21st Governor of West Bengal | |
In office 30 July 2019[1] – 18 July 2022[2] | |
Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
Preceded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Succeeded by | La. Ganesan (Additional Charge) |
Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
President | R. Venkataraman |
Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
Dy Prime Minister | Devi Lal |
Minister | Satya Prakash Malaviya |
Succeeded by | R. K. Kumar |
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
In office 4 December 1993 – 29 November 1998 | |
Governor | |
Speaker of Assembly | |
Preceded by | Jagjeet Singh |
Succeeded by | Nathu Ram |
Constituency | Kishangarh[3] |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2 December 1989 – 21 June 1991 | |
President | R. Venkataraman |
Speaker of LS | Rabi Ray |
Preceded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
Succeeded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
Constituency | Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan |
Personal details | |
Born | Kithana, Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India | 18 May 1950
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2003–2019) |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1991–2003) Janata Dal (until 1991) |
Spouse | |
Residence | Vice President's Enclave, New Delhi |
Alma mater | University of Rajasthan (BA, LLB) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | Official Website |
Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer, serving as the 14th and current vice president of India since 2022. He previously served as the Governor of West Bengal from 2019 to 2022. He also served as a Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Chandra Shekhar ministry from 1990 to 1991. He was a member of Lok Sabha from 1989 to 1991 and later a Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He has also been affiliated with multiple political parties in India, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Janata Dal.