Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu | |
|---|---|
| Assembly Member for Rairangpur | |
| In office May 18, 2015 – August 19, 2015 | |
| Governor of Jharkhand | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Ahmed |
| Odisha Legislative | |
| In office 2000–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Laxman Majhi |
| Succeeded by | Shyam Charan Hansdah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1958 Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shyam Charan Murmu |
Draupadi Murmu (birth: 20 June 1958) is an Indian politician belonging to Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. She is from Uparbeda village of Kusumi block.
Personal life
Draupadi Murmu was married to Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple had two sons and a daughter. Draupadi Murmu's life has been marked by personal tragedies and the loss of husband and two sons.[1]
Career
State politics
During the Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal coalition government in Odisha, She was the Minister of State with independent charge for Commerce and Transport from March 6, 2000 to August 6, 2002 and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development from August 6, 2002 to May 16, 2004.[2] She was former Odisha Minister and an MLA from Rairangpur assembly constituency in the years 2000 and 2004.[3]
Governorship
She is the first woman Governor of Jharkhand.[4][5] She is the first woman and tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor in an Indian state.[6][7]
References
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-draupdi-murmu-next-president-narendra-modi-pranab-mukherjee-4701597/>
- ^ "Draupadi Murmu Jharkhand Guv". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- ^ "Narendra Modi government appoints four Governors". IBN Live. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Draupadi Murmu sworn in as first woman Governor of Jharkhand-I News - IBNLive Mobile". IBN Live. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Modi government names new governors for Jharkhand, five NE states". The Times of India. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Ex Odisha minister Draupadi Murmu new Jharkhand Guv". Odisha SunTimes. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Smt. Droupadi Murmu". Odisha Helpline. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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