Gulab Chand Jain Kataria | |
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| Governor of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Preceded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| 17thAdministrator of Chandigarh | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Cabinet Minister,Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 20 December 2013 – 11 December 2018 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Home Affairs | 28 October 2014 – 11 December 2018 |
| Minister of Rural Development | 20 December 2013 – 28 October 2014 |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Home Affairs | 31 May 2004 – 13 December 2008 |
| Minister of Public Works Department | 8 December 2003 – 30 May 2004 |
| In office 13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Primary & Secondary Education | 13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998 |
| Member ofRajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2003 – 16 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Trilok Poorbiya |
| Succeeded by | Tarachand Jain |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chhagan Lal |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Bari Sadri |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Bhanu Kumar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Girija Vyas |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Indubala Sukhadia |
| Succeeded by | Girija Vyas |
| Constituency | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| President ofBharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan | |
| In office 27 May 1999 – 19 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Raghuveer Singh Koshal |
| Succeeded by | Bhanwar Lal Sharma |
| 31stGovernor of Assam | |
| In office 22 February 2023 – 29 July 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| Succeeded by | Lakshman Acharya |
| Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 17 January 2019 – 16 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Lal Dudi |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Singh Rathore |
| In office 21 August 2013 – 9 December 2013 | |
| In office 24 August 2002 – 4 December 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-10-13)13 October 1944 (age 81) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anita Kataria |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan,Chandigarh,Punjab, India |
Gulab Chand Jain Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the37th Governor of Punjab and 17thAdministrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the Governor ofAssam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024.[1][2] He was a minister in theGovernment of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inRajasthan and is also a member of central working committee of the party.
Kataria hails fromUdaipur and has represented it in 9thLok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by theCentral Bureau of Investigation in theSheikh encounter killing, during the rule of the nationalCongress government, but was found not guilty by a special court.[3][4] He was also the Leader of Opposition in theRajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003.[5] He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan from 1999 to 2000. He was also the member of theRajasthan Legislative Assembly fromUdaipur from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and fromBari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.
Kataria was born inRajsamand.[6] He is married to Anita Kataria and has 5 daughters.[7]
Kataria served as the Home Minister ofRajasthan from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2018.[8] Kataria served as education minister inBhairon Singh Shekhawat government between 1993 and 1998. He wasMLA ofBarisadri from 1993 to 2003.
| SI No. | Post | Department | Government or Legislature | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Member | Estimates Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1980 - 1981 |
| 2. | Member | Estimates Committee (A) | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1981 - 1985 |
| 3. | Member | Committee on Papers laid on the Table | Lok Sabha | 1990 |
| 4. | Member | Committee on Agriculture | Lok Sabha | 1990 |
| 5. | Minister | Primary & Secondary Education and Bhasha | Govt. of Rajasthan | 1993 - 1998 |
| 6. | Minister | Sanskrit Shiksha, Lingual Minority, Language (Bhasha Vibhag), Devasthan | Govt. of Rajasthan | 1993 - 1998 |
| 7. | Chairman | Public Accounts Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1999 - 2000 |
| 8. | Member | House Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1999 - 2000 |
| 9. | MLA | Leader of the Opposition | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 2002 - 2003 |
| 10. | Minister | Home and Public Works Department | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2004 |
| 11. | Minister | Home | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2004 - 2008 |
| 12. | Minister | Rural Development and Panchayati Raj | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2013 |
| 13. | Minister | Home | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2013 - 2018 |
| 14. | MLA | Leader of the Opposition | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 2018- 16 February 2023[9] |
| 15. | Governor | Governor of Assam | Assam | February 2023- July 2024 |
| 16. | Governor | Governor of Punjab | Punjab | 28 July 2024- Incumbent |
| 17. | Administrator | Administrator of Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 28 July 2024- Incumbent |
| SI No. | Legislature | Post | Tenure | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1977 - 1980 | JP | |
| 2. | 7th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1980 - 1985 | BJP | |
| 3. | 9th Lok Sabha | MP | 1989 - 1991 | BJP | |
| 4. | 10th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1993 - 1998 | BJP | |
| 5. | 11th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | Badi SadriMLA | 1998 - 2003 | BJP | |
| 6. | 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2003 - 2008 | BJP | |
| 7. | 13th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2008 - 2013 | BJP | |
| 8. | 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2013 - 2018 | BJP | |
| 9. | 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2018-16 February 2023[9] | BJP | |
| SI No. | Post | Tenure | Organization | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vice President & General Secretary | 1977 - 1980 | Janta Yuva Morcha | JP | |
| 2. | Secretary | 1980 - 1985 | RajasthanBJP | BJP | |
| 3. | General Secretary | 1986 - 1993 | RajasthanBJP | BJP | |
| 4. | President | 1999 - 2000 | RajasthanBJP | BJP | |
