Governor of Punjab and administrator of Chandigarh (Additional charge)
In office 21 January 2015 – 22 August 2016
Chief minister
Parkash Singh Badal
Preceded by
Shivraj Patil
Succeeded by
V. P. Singh Badnore
Personal details
Born
(1939-07-01) 1 July 1939 (age 84) Bhind district, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Rani (1959–present)
Children
5
Profession
Politician
Kaptan Singh Solanki (born 1 July 1939) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the 17th governor of Tripura. From August 2009, he was the member of the parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh State in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house until May 2014.
He studied at Vikram University, Ujjain, P.G.B.T. College, Ujjain and Maharani Luxmibai College, Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He was a teacher in Banmor, Morena district, from 1958 to 1965 and later became a professor[ambiguous] at P.G.V. College, Gwalior from 1966 to 1999.[1] He was appointed the governor of Haryana to replace Jagannath Pahadia, whose five year term ended on 26 July 2014.[2]
He has been married to Shrimati Rani Solanki since 1959, with two daughters and three sons.[1]
^ ab"Detailed Profile – H.E. Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki". Government: of India. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^"Kaptan Singh Solanki Appointed New Haryana Governor". The New Indian Express. PTI. 26 July 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
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