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| name = Banwari Lal Joshi
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1936|03|27|}}
| birth_place = Chhoti Kathu, [[Rajasthan]], India
| nationality = Indian
| residence =G-3, Yamuna-Path, Durga Marg, Bani-Park, Jaipur
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|12|22|1936|3|27}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| profession = [[Indian Police Service]]
| office = [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|18th Governor of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 28 July 2009
| term_end = 17 June 2014
| office1 = [[List of Governors of Uttarakhand|3rd Governor of Uttarakhand]]
| term_start1 = 29 October 2009
| term_end1 = 5 August 2012
| office2 = [[List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi|18th Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]]
| term_start2 = 9 June 2004
| term_end2 = 9 April 2007
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| predecessor = [[T. V. Rajeswar]]
| successor = [[Aziz Qureshi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sudarshan Agarwal]]
| successor1 = [[Margaret Alva]]
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'''Banwari Lal Joshi''' (27 March 1936 – 22 December 2017)<ref>http://www.uniindia.com/former-up-governor-bl-joshi-passes-away/india/news/1085078.html</ref> was an [[India]]n political figure who was Governor of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] from 2009 to 24 June 2014.<ref name="resignation" /> He was previously Lieutenant-Governor of [[Delhi]] from 2004 to 2007, Governor of [[Meghalaya]] in 2007, and Governor of [[Uttarakhand]] from October 2007 to July 2009.

Born in a small [[Rajasthan]] village of Choti Kathu of Nagour district,<ref name=Hindu /> Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Government of India in 1962.

During a long service career, Joshi worked in different administrative positions including the Ministry of Home Affairs, with Prime Ministers [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] and [[Indira Gandhi]], with the High Commissions of India at [[Islamabad]] and [[London]], and with the Embassy of India at [[Washington D.C.]]. He took voluntary retirement from the [[Indian Police Service]] in 1991 and got involved in social work.

Joshi moved to the United States in 1993, where he worked with two large American software companies and also as executive director of an NGO located in California, which awards scholarships to bright and needy students in India.

On his return from the U.S. in March 2000, Joshi was appointed Member of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission, a position equivalent to a High Court Judge, where he worked for four years.

He assumed the post of the Lieutenant-Governor of [[Delhi]] on 9 June 2004<ref name=Hindu>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040629050913/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/10/stories/2004061011710400.htm "B.L. Joshi sworn in as new Delhi L-G"], ''The Hindu'', 9 June 2004.</ref> and relinquished this responsibility on being appointed Governor of Meghalaya in April 2007.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070413/asp/northeast/story_7640669.asp "Jacob makes way for Joshi"], PTI (''The Telegraph'', Calcutta), 12 April 2007.</ref> In October 2007, he was appointed Governor of the State of Uttarakhand.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121018162549/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-29/india/27961094_1_b-l-joshi-ips-officer-bl-joshi "BL Joshi appointed Uttarakhand Guv"], IST, PTI (''The Times of India''), 29 October 2007.</ref> He was sworn-in as Governor of Uttar Pradesh on 28 July 2009.<ref>Joshi had the distinction of being sworn-in second time as Governor,Uttar Pradesh after completing his first term.[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-07-18/news/28476412_1_lt-governor-b-l-joshi-nawal-kishore-sharma "B L Joshi new UP Governor, Maragret Alva Uttarakhand Governor"], PTI, 18 July 2009</ref>

On 17 June 2014 he resigned from the post of Governor of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="resignation">{{cite web|title=Banwari Lal Joshi resigns as Governor of Uttar Pradesh|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/banwari-lal-joshi-resigns-as-governor-of-uttar-pradesh/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=17 June 2014}}</ref>

Joshi has traveled extensively in India and abroad. He took a keen interest in social work and was also associated with several social service groups and agencies.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728143644/http://upgovernor.gov.in/govbio.htm The Governor of Uttar Pradesh]

{{Governors of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Governors of Uttarakhand}}
{{Governors of Meghalaya}}

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