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{{Short description|Chief Minister of Jharkhand}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hemant Soren
| image = File:Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shri Hemant Soren.jpg
| office = 5th [[List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand|Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]
| term_start = 29 December 2019
| term_end =
| governor = [[Draupadi Murmu]] [[Ramesh Bais]]
| predecessor = [[Raghubar Das]]
| governor1 = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| term_start1 = 13 July 2013
| term_end1 = 28 December 2014
| predecessor1 = [[President's rule]]
| successor1 = [[Raghubar Das]]
| office2 = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
| governor2 = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]] [[Draupadi Murmu]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Raghubar Das]]
| term_start2 = 7 January 2015
| term_end2 = 28 December 2019
| predecessor2 = [[Arjun Munda]]
| successor2 = [[Babulal Marandi]]
| office3 = [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
| term_start3 = 13 July 2013
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[Shibu Soren]]
| successor3 =
| office4 = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]
| governor4 = [[M. O. H. Farook]] [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[Arjun Munda]]
| term_start4 = 11 September 2010
| term_end4 = 18 January 2013
| alongside4 = [[Sudesh Mahto]]
| predecessor4 = [[President's rule]]
| successor4 = [[President's rule]]
| office5 = [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start5 = 2014
| constituency5 = [[Barhait (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barhait]]
| predecessor5 = [[Hemlal Murmu]]
| term_start6 = 23 December 2019
| term_end6 = 6 January 2020
| constituency6 = [[Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dumka]]
| predecessor6 = [[Louis Marandi]]
| successor6 = Basant Soren
| term_start7 = 2009
| term_end7 = 2014
| constituency7 = [[Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dumka]]
| predecessor7 = [[Stephen Marandi]]
| successor7 = [[Louis Marandi]]
| office8 = [[Member of the Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start8 = 24 June 2009
| term_end8 = 7 July 2010
| constituency8 = [[Jharkhand]]
| spouse = Kalpana Soren
| occupation =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nemara, [[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh, Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]]) [[India]]
| website = {{url|cm.jharkhand.gov.in}}
| mainwidth =
| party = [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] /[[United Progressive Alliance]]
| mother =
| father = [[Shibu Soren]]
| children = 2
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| relations = Basant Soren (Brother)
}}
'''Hemant Soren''' (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Jharkhand]], who is the current [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]]. Previously, he had also served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand from July 2013 to December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Hemant-Soren-becomes-Jharkhand-Cm-heads-9th-government-in-13-years/articleshow/21051174.cms|title=Hemant Soren becomes Jharkhand CM, heads 9th government in 13 years – The Times of India|work=[[India Times]]|year=2013|quote=JMM leader Hemant Soren, son of party chief Shibu Soren, was on Saturday sworn in as the new chief minister of Jharkhand|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hemant-soren-ninth-cm-of-jharkhand/article4911398.ece|title=Hemant Soren, ninth CM of Jharkhand|work=[[The Hindu]]|year=2013|quote=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) MLA Hemant Soren was sworn in as Jharkhand’s ninth Chief Minister|access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref> He is also the president of the [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]], a [[political party]] in Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-jharkhand-mukti-morcha-s-hemant-soren-takes-oath-as-chief-minister-of-jharkhand-2807324|title=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Hemant Soren takes oath as Chief Minister of Jharkhand|date=2019-12-29|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2019-12-29}}</ref> He represents [[Barhait (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barhait]] constituency in the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]].

==Early life==
Soren was born in Nemara in [[Ramgarh district]], [[Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]]) to Roopi and [[Shibu Soren]], former Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Hemant has two brothers and a sister. His educational qualification is Intermediate from Patna High School, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]].<ref>[http://prdjharkhand.in/cm.php Honorable Chief Minister of Jharkhand Shri Raghubar Das] Retrieved 18 February 2014.</ref> As per affidavit filed before Election Commission, Hemant enrolled in [[BIT Mesra]], Ranchi in [[Mechanical Engineering]], but dropped out.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.samachar.com/Team-Hemant-on-shaky-ground-nhmdLegffib.html |title=Team Hemant on shaky ground: Many cases against Cabinet hopefuls |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222175228/http://www.samachar.com/Team-Hemant-on-shaky-ground-nhmdLegffib.html |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/07/meet-hemant-soren-the-new-cma/ Meet Hemant Soren, the new Chief Minister of Jharkhand] 13 July 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.</ref>

==Career==
He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 24 June 2009 to 4 January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx|title=Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952|work=164.100.47.5|year=2013|quote=Soren Shri Hemant Jh from [[Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dumka]]}}</ref> He started his political career as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] on 23 December 2009. Later on, he became Jharkhand deputy CM on 11 September 2010 till 8 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/hemant-soren.html|title = Hemant Soren Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history}}</ref>

===As Chief Minister===
He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 15 July 2013 with support from [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] after [[President's rule]] was removed from the state. He was again elected as the [[List of chief ministers of Jharkhand|Chief Minister of Jharkhand]] in December 2019, and sworn in on 29 December.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://english.jagran.com/elections/jharkhand-assembly-election/hemant-soren-to-be-sworn-in-as-jharkhand-cm-on-december29-10007311|title=Hemant Soren to be sworn in as Jharkhand CM on December 29|date=25 December 2019|via=english.jargan.com}}</ref>

===As Leader of Opposition===
In 2016, the BJP government in Jharkhand tried amending the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chhota Nagpur]] Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act which would allow owners and tenants of Adivasi land to use it for non-agricultural purposes and the other would allow transfer of [[Adivasi]] land for building roads, canals, educational institutions, hospitals, and other "government purposes". This led to huge protests in the state and Hemant had strongly protested against these amendments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/jharkhand-should-not-tamper-with-cnt-spt-acts-hemant-soren/articleshow/56614931.cms|title=Jharkhand should not tamper with CNT-SPT Acts: Hemant Soren – Times of India}}</ref>

CM [[Raghubar Das]] had invited Hemant to the [[Global Investors Summit]] in 2017, but Hemant called the summit a "maha chintan shivir of land grabbers" and claimed that it is being organised to loot the land of Adivasis, Moolvasis and the farmers of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/soren-turns-down-invitation-to-intimidation-of-poor-summit/articleshow/57159667.cms|title=Soren turns down invitation to 'intimidation of poor' summit – Times of India}}</ref>

In October 2017, he had demanded a CBI inquiry into the death of 11-year-old girl Santoshi Kumari who allegedly died of starvation in Simdega as the family was not given ration since July for not having [[Aadhaar number]] seeded to their bank account. Soren also demanded action against Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, who, he said, had passed an order through video conferencing to remove the names of the families having not linked their Ration Cards with their Aadhaar number.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/hemant-soren-seeks-cbi-probe-into-hunger-death-case.html# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232253/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/hemant-soren-seeks-cbi-probe-into-hunger-death-case.html# |archive-date=2018-04-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

He has been a vocal protester of the [[Direct Benefit Transfer]] in PDS and recently, voiced his concerns on how the scheme has caused tremendous suffering and injustice.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/hemant-junks-dbt-backs-old-ration-system.html# |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420203026/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/hemant-junks-dbt-backs-old-ration-system.html# |archive-date=2018-04-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2018, a JMM delegation led by Hemant Soren and his father Shibu Soren met the Hon'ble President Ramnath Kovind registering a strong protest on the dilution of the SC/ST by the Supreme Court and proposed amendments to the LARR Bill by the Jharkhand government<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/trial-bias-221589|title=Trial 'bias'|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

In March 2018, Hemant Soren met Telangana Chief Minister [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] regarding a possible non-Congress and non-BJP front should be formed in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/jmm-leader-hemant-soren-calls-on-telangana-cm/1279215|title=JMM leader Hemant Soren calls on Telangana CM}}</ref> However, he also attended a dinner hosted by UPA Chaiperson Sonia Gandhi where the agenda was to discuss a broader front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2019 general elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topyaps.com/congress-trolled-dinner-party|title=Congress Hosted A Dinner For 20 Parties To Forge A Coalition To Defeat BJP, Gets Trolled|first=Aseem Gaurav|last=Sharma|date=14 March 2018}}</ref>

He supports the call for banning liquor in Jharkhand on the footsteps of Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/after-bihar-minister-asks-cm-to-ban-alcohol-in-jharkhand/story-S3HiehvhNBHSzxuOEOyQyM.html|title=After Bihar, minister asks CM to ban alcohol in Jharkhand|date=11 April 2016}}</ref> In response to the entry of liquor retail outlets in the state, he said "Now government will open liquor outlets in villages, which will ultimately impact the lives of poor tribals in Jharkhand. I appeal to the rural residents of the state to not allow liquor outlets in their villages." He added women's organizations would have to come forward to launch a struggle against government's liquor campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ranchi/jharkhand-entry-into-liquor-retail-upsets-mins-oppn/story-ABCsWaF29nY7F50GHbZG3L.html|title=Jharkhand entry into liquor retail upsets mins, oppn|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>

=== Chief Minister 2019– ===
On 29 December 2019, following the victory of the JMM, INC, RJD coalition in [[2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election]], Hemant Soren was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand alongside Congress leaders [[Alamgir Alam]] and [[Rameshwar Oraon]], and lone RJD legislator Satyanand Bhokta.<ref>{{cite news|title=THE MINISTERS OF STATE CABINET| publisher = Daily Pioneer|author= Mrituanjay Kumar| url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/the-ministers-of-state-cabinet.html| date= 30 December 2019}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Soren was awarded [[Champions of Change (award)|Champions of Change Award]] in 2019, for his exceptional work for [[Dumka (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dumka]] and [[Barhait (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barhait]] constituency in the state of [[Jharkhand]]. The award was conferred by Shri [[Pranab Mukherjee]] at [[Vigyan Bhavan|Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi]] on 20 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asia's Premier News Agency – India News, Business & Political, National & International, Bollywood, Sports {{!}} ANI News |url=https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/cm-hemant-soren-honoured-champions-change-award/ |work=www.aninews.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Gupteshwar |title=मुख्यमंत्री हेमंत सोरेन काे चैंपियन ऑफ चेंज अवाॅर्ड 2019 से किया गया सम्मानित |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/ranchi/news/jharkhand-chief-minister-hemant-soren-to-be-awarded-the-champion-of-change-award-2019-today-126555807.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=20 January 2020 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Soren is married to Kalpana Soren and has two sons. He has a younger brother, Basant Soren, and a sister, Anjali.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-hemant-soren-once-unlikely-successor-is-jharkhand-s-new-chief-minister-1860579|title=Hemant Soren, once unlikely successor is Jharkhand's new chief minister|date=13 July 2013}}</ref> He is an ardent follower of [[Birsa Munda]], the nineteenth century tribal warrior, and takes inspiration from his courage and valour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jharkhandstatenews.com/article/top-stories/735/jharkhand-foundation-day-birsa-munda-paid-tributes-ranchi-light-up/|title=Jharkhand foundation day:Birsa Munda paid tributes;Ranchi light up – Jharkhand State News|website=jharkhandstatenews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=2020-07-08|title=Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren home quarantines after cabinet minister tests Covid-19 positive|url=https://theprint.in/india/jharkhand-cm-hemant-soren-home-quarantines-after-cabinet-minister-tests-covid-19-positive/456772/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>

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