Draupadi Murmu

Draupadi Murmu
Assembly Member
for Rairangpur
In office
2009 – May 18, 2015
Governor of Jharkhand
Assumed office
18 May 2015
Preceded by Syed Ahmed
Odisha Legislative
In office
2000–2009
Preceded by Laxman Majhi
Succeeded by Shyam Charan Hansdah
Personal details
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958
Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Shyam Charan Murmu

Draupadi Murmu (born 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician from Mayurbhanj, Odisha. She has served as Governor of Jharkhand since May 2015.

Personal life

Draupadi Murmu was married to Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Draupadi Murmu's life has been marked by personal tragedies and the loss of husband and two sons.[1]

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.[2] She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.[3]

Governorship

She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.[4][5] She is the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-draupdi-murmu-next-president-narendra-modi-pranab-mukherjee-4701597/>
  2. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News - IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Ex Odisha minister Draupadi Murmu new Jharkhand Guv". Odisha SunTimes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
  7. ↑ "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
Government offices
Preceded by
Syed Ahmed		 Governor of Jharkhand
May 2015 - present		 Incumbent
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