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{{Short description|22nd and current Governor of Maharashtra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Bhagat Singh Koshyari
| native_name =
| image = Governor of Maharashtra Shri B S Koshyari.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1942|06|17}}
| birth_place = [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| order = 22nd
| office = Governor of Maharashtra
| term_start = 5 September 2019
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = *[[Devendra Fadnavis]]<br />
*[[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| predecessor = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
| successor =
| office1 = [[Governor of Goa]]
| status1 = Additional Charge
| term_start1 = 18 August 2020
| term_end1 = 6 July 2021
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Pramod Sawant]]
| predecessor1 = [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| successor1 = [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
| order2 = 2nd
| office2 = Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
| term_start2 = 30 October 2001
| term_end2 = 1 March 2002
| governor2 = [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| predecessor2 = [[Nityanand Swami (politician)|Nityanand Swami]]
| successor2 = [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start3 = 26 November 2008
| term_end3 = 16 May 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Harish Rawat]]
| successor3 = [[Manorama Dobriyal Sharma]]
| constituency3 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| office4 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start4 = 16 May 2014
| term_end4 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor4 = [[Karan Chand Singh Baba|K. C. Singh Baba]]
| successor4 = [[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]]
| constituency4 = [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| occupation = [[Teacher]], [[Author]], [[Journalist]]
| alma_mater = [[Agra University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Mumbai]]
| website = {{URL|https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in}}
| nationality =
| citizenship = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian people|Indian]]
| parents =
| education = [[Master of Arts]]
}}
'''Bhagat Singh Koshyari''' (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 5 September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhagat Singh Koshyari sworn in as new governor of Maharashtra |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bhagat-singh-koshyari-sworn-in-as-new-governor-of-maharashtra |access-date=5 September 2019 |work=Free Press Journal |date=5 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sandhu |first1=Kamaljit Kaur |title=Satya Pal Malik transferred to Meghalaya; Bhagat Singh Koshyari given additional charge as Goa Governor |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/satya-pal-malik-meghalaya-bhagat-singh-koshyari-goa-governor-1712419-2020-08-18 |access-date=18 August 2020 |work=India Today |date=18 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
An [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 1st State president for Uttarakhand. He also served as 2nd [[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] (formerly Uttaranchal) from 2001 to 2002 and thereafter, he was the [[Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|leader of the opposition]] in the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]] from 2002 to 2003. He has also served as an [[Member of the Legislative Council|MLC]] in [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]] (when Uttarakhand was part of undivided Uttar Pradesh) and [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] in [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]].
Later Served as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in [[Rajya Sabha]] from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency]], earning him the distinction of being elected in both houses of State Legislature and both houses of National Parliament respectively.

==Personal and professional life==
Bhagat Singh Koshyari was born on 17 June 1942 to Gopal Singh Koshyari and Motima Devi at Palanadhura Chetabgarh, [[Bageshwar district|Bageshwar District]], Uttarakhand in a [[Kumaoni people|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family .<ref name=gov>{{cite web | title = Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)|publisher=National Portal of India| url = http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2102 | access-date = 28 May 2014 }}</ref>

Koshyari holds a master's degree in English and studied at Almora College, Almora (then affiliated with [[Agra University]], now S.S.J. Campus Almora of [[Kumaon University]]). During this period, Koshyari was also a general secretary of the students' union of Almora College, Almora, between 1961 and 1962. He has also represented the Executive Council of Kumaon University, from 1979 to 1982, 1982 to 1985 and 1988 to 1991.<ref name=gov/>

He has had a successful career as a teacher and journalist. He had worked as a lecturer at Raja Inter College, [[Raja Ka Rampur]], [[Etah district]], Uttar Pradesh for few years. Koshyari is a founder and managing editor of ''Parvat Piyush'', a weekly published from [[Pithoragarh]], Uttarakhand since 1975. He has also published two books, ''Uttaranchal Pradesh Kyun?'' and ''Uttaranchal Sangharsh Evam Samadhan''.<ref name=gov/>

==Political career==
He joined the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS). He took part in the struggle against the [[Indian Emergency|Emergency]] and was imprisoned he was detained in [[Almora]] and [[Fatehgarh]] Central Jail under the [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act]] (MISA), from 3 July 1975 to 23 March 1977.<ref name=gov/>

In May 1997 he became a member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]], upper house of legislature of Uttar Pradesh. In 2000, he was appointed minister of Energy, Irrigation, Law, and Legislative Affairs of the newly created state of Uttaranchal. In 2001 he replaced [[Nityanand Swami (politician)|Nityanand Swami]] as the chief minister of Uttarakhand.<ref>{{cite web | title = Former Chief Ministers|publisher= Official Website Of the Chief Minister Of Uttarakhand, India | url = http://cm.uk.gov.in/pages/display/1160-exchief-ministers| access-date = 28 May 2014}}</ref> He has also served as the President of the BJP of his state. As a result of his party's defeat in the [[Elections in Uttarakhand#1st Assembly Election 2002|2002 Assembly elections]], he resigned in March 2002 as the chief minister. However, he was elected from Kapkot assembly constituency,<ref>{{cite web | title = 1st Vidhan Sabha Members (Hindi)
| url = http://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/pages/display/118-first-vidhan-sabha|publisher=Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | access-date = 28 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name=eci>{{cite web | title = State Elections 2002, 2007 - Partywise Comparison for 42-Kapkot Constituency of Uttarakhand | url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/feb2007/pollupd/ac/states/s28/Partycomp42.htm|publisher=Election Commission of India| access-date = 28 May 2014}}</ref> and became the leader of the opposition of the [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]], till 2007.

In the [[Elections in Uttarakhand#2nd Assembly Election 2007|2007 Assembly elections in Uttarakhand]], he was elected again from Kapkot assembly constituency.<ref name=eci/><ref>{{cite web | title = 2nd Vidhan Sabha Members (Hindi)| url = http://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/pages/display/117-second-vidhan-sabha|publisher=Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly| access-date = 28 May 2014 }}</ref> However, despite the BJP's victory, Koshyari was deprived of the Chief Minister's post by his chief rival, [[Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri]]. Media reports have cited that the BJP's central leadership was biased for [[Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri]], despite Koshyari supported by RSS and majority of the elected MLAs. In November 2008 he was elected a member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand and remained a member till his election to the Lok Sabha in 2014.<ref>{{cite web | title = List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise) |publisher=Rajya Sabha website| url = http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/mpterms.aspx|quote=no. 482: 26/11/2008 to 25/11/2014 | access-date = 28 May 2014}}</ref> He has been appointed a national vice-president of BJP and also BJP chief in Uttarakhand .<ref>{{cite web | title = Bhagat Singh Koshyari likely to be next Uttarakhand BJP chief| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bhagat-Singh-Koshyari-likely-to-be-next-Uttarakhand-BJP-chief/articleshow/18125270.cms | date=22 January 2013|access-date = 28 May 2014 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

In the [[2014 Indian general election]], he was elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar]], Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name=web-arch-ls2014-ut>{{cite web|title=General Election To Lok Sabha Trends & Result 2014 - Uttarakhand |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseS28.htm?st=S28 |access-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527113253/http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseS28.htm?st=S28 |archive-date=27 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Social activities==
He founded various schools in Uttarakhand<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/Bhagat_Singh_Koshyari.doc.pdf|title=Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari Member Of Parliament|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> (Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Pithoragarh, Vivekanand Vidya Mandir Inter College, Pithoragarh; and Saraswati Vihar Higher Secondary School, [[Nainital]]).

Even after years in politics, he remains steadfast in his dedication to education. He is currently serving as the [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra and]] is the (ex-officio) [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Mumbai]]. Since 2019 (during his tenure as the Governor), there have been several crucial developments in the state's higher education atmosphere. These range from the introduction of the NEP 2020, and the setting up of many state cluster universities - [[Dr. Homi Bhabha State University]] & [[HSNC University|HSNC University, Mumbai]] of which he is the (ex-officio) [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=HSNC Cluster University holds its first General Council Meeting at Mumbai|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/hsnc-cluster-university-holds-its-first-general-council-meeting-at-mumbai/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 12, 2020|first=Yogita|last=Rao|title=Mumbai: HR, KC colleges now under new HSNC University {{!}} Mumbai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-hr-kc-colleges-now-under-new-hsnc-university/articleshow/76336678.cms|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Governor Koshyari, CM Uddhav Thackeray inaugurate HSNC cluster university|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/hsnc-cluster-university-inaugurated|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Maharashtra gets second cluster university|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/maharashtra-state-gets-second-cluster-university-6454791/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=Second cluster varsity all set to begin admissions|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/second-cluster-varsity-all-set-to-begin-admissions/story-dhAHxnIsbUfk1OCCx1bN3K.html|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

== See also==
*[[Koshyari ministry]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

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{{s-ttl|title=Member of Parliament<br />for [[Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital–Udhamsingh Nagar]] | years= 2014 - 2019}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]]}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]] | years= 30 October 2001 – 1 March 2002}}
{{s-aft|after=[[N. D. Tiwari]]}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Governor of Maharashtra]] | years= 5 September 2019 - Present}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Satya Pal Malik]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of governors of Goa|Governor of Goa]]<br />''Additional Charge''| years= 18 August 2020 - 6 July 2021}}
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==External links==
* [http://uk.gov.in/ Uttarakhand] NIC.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121019021111/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-03-01/india/27870617_1_bhagat-singh-koshiyari-hill-state-uttarakhand General pips state chief, set to be CM]
{{Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministers|state=collapsed}}
{{16th LS members from Uttarakhand |state=collapsed}}
{{Current Indian governors}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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