Rajendra Arlekar

Rajendra Arlekar
Arlekar in 2021
23rd Governor of Kerala
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
Chief Minister	Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by	Arif Mohammed Khan
29th Governor of Bihar
In office 16 February 2023 – 1 January 2025
Preceded by	Phagu Chauhan
Succeeded by	Arif Mohammad Khan
21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh
In office 13 July 2021 – 16 February 2023
Preceded by	Bandaru Dattatreya
Succeeded by	Shiv Pratap Shukla
Cabinet Minister of Forest, Environment and Panchayat Government of Goa
In office 1 October 2015 – 2017 [1]
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2017
Preceded by	Dayanand Sopte
Succeeded by	Manohar Ajgaonkar
Constituency	Pernem
In office 2002–2007
Preceded by	Jose Philip D'Souza
Succeeded by	Jose Philip D'Souza
Constituency	Vasco
Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office 2012–2015
Preceded by	Pratapsingh Rane
Succeeded by	Anant Shet
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 (age 70) Panaji, Goa, Portuguese India (present-day Goa, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Anagha Arlekar
Children	2
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram
Profession	Politician
Website	www.rajendraarlekar.in

Rajendra Arlekar (born 23 April 1954) is an Indian politician who is currently the 23rd Governor of Kerala.^[2] Previously, he was the 29th Governor of Bihar^[3] and the 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh, being the first Governor of Himachal Pradesh from Goa. He was also a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Goa and a former speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly. He is a leader of BJP.