Santosh Gangwar

Santosh Gangwar
11th Governor of Jharkhand
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 July 2024 (2024-07-31)
Chief Minister	Hemant Soren
Preceded by	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment
In office 3 September 2017 – 7 July 2021
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Bandaru Dattatreya
Succeeded by	Bhupender Yadav
Minister of State for Finance
In office 5 July 2016 – 3 September 2017
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Jayant Sinha
Succeeded by	Shiv Pratap Shukla
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles
In office 26 May 2014 – 7 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Kavuri Samba Siva Rao
Succeeded by	Smriti Irani
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2014 – 3 June 2024
Preceded by	Praveen Singh Aron
Succeeded by	Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar
In office 1989–2009
Preceded by	Begum Abida Ahmed
Succeeded by	Praveen Singh Aron
Constituency	Bareilly
Chairperson of Public Accounts Committee
In office 2009–2010
Preceded by	Vijay Kumar Malhotra
Succeeded by	Jaswant Singh
Personal details
Born	(1948-11-01) 1 November 1948 Bareilly, United Provinces, Dominion of India (present–day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Saubhagya Gangwar
Children	2
Residence	Bareilly
Alma mater	Bareilly College (B.Sc.) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (L.L.B.)
As of 22 September, 2006 Source:

Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1 November 1948) is an Indian politician who has been the 11th and current Governor of Jharkhand. He is a former Minister of State with independent charge in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Government of India.

Gangwar has vitiligo.