Hitendra Nath Goswami

Hitendra Nath Goswami is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly from 30 January 2017 to 20 May 2021. Goswami is a member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Jorhat constituency. He was a member of Asom Gana Parishad until 16 February 2013, when he resigned from the party membership "expressing his frustration at the failure of the party leadership to bring in new blood to revive the regional force". He joined BJP on 10 March 2014 in New Delhi. However, he made it clear that he has nothing against the aims and objectives of the regional force and he would always continue his anti-Congress stand.

Hitendra Nath Goswami
Member Assam Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2016
Preceded byRana Goswami
ConstituencyJorhat
In office
1991–2006
Preceded byAbhijit Sarmah
Succeeded byRana Goswami
ConstituencyJorhat
Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly
In office
30 January 2017  20 May 2021
Preceded byRanjit Kumar Das
Succeeded byBiswajit Daimary
Minister of Power of Assam
In office
1996 - 2001
Chief MinisterPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
Personal details
Born (1959-01-01) 1 January 1959
Jorhat, Assam, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2013-present)
Other political
affiliations
Asom Gana Parishad (1991–2013)
SpouseMalabika Goswami
Children1
Parent(s)Late Shrinath Deva Madhu-Mishra Satradhikar Goswami (Father)
Late Smt. Rambha Goswami (Mother)
ResidenceJorhat
Alma materSt. Edmund's College, Shillong (B.Sc, Chemistry)
Gauhati University, (M.Sc, Chemistry and LLB)
OccupationPolitician
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