Jagdeep Dhankhar

Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 18 May 1951) is an Indian politician and lawyer, serving as the 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.

Jagdeep Dhankar
Official Portrait, 2023
14th Vice President of India
Assumed office
11 August 2022
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byM. Venkaiah Naidu
21st Governor of West Bengal
In office
30 July 2019  18 July 2022
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byKeshari Nath Tripathi
Succeeded byLa. Ganesan (additional charge)
Minister of State
Parliamentary Affairs
In office
21 November 1990  21 June 1991
Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar
MinisterSatya Prakash Malaviya
Succeeded byR. K. Kumar
Member of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
In office
4 December 1993  29 November 1998
Preceded byJagjeet Singh
Succeeded byNathu Ram
ConstituencyKishangarh, Rajasthan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2 December 1989  21 June 1991
Preceded byMohd. Ayub Khan
Succeeded byMohd. Ayub Khan
ConstituencyJhunjhunu
Personal details
Born (1951-05-18) 18 May 1951
Kithana, Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2003–2022)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (until 1991)
Indian National Congress (1991–2003)
Spouse
(m. 1979)
Residence(s)Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
Alma materSainik School Chittorgarh, Rajasthan University of Rajasthan (B.A., LLB)
OccupationPolitician
Profession
  • Advocate
Websitevicepresidentofindia.nic.in
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