H. R. Bhardwaj
Hansraj Bhardwaj (17 May 1937 – 8 March 2020) was an Indian politician. He was Governor of Karnataka from 2009 to 2014. He also was Governor of Kerala from 2012 until 2013. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.
H. R. Bhardwaj | |
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| 16th Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 25 June 2009 – 28 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| 20th Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 1 March 2012 – 9 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | M. O. H. Farook |
| Succeeded by | Nikhil Kumar |
| Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 28 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1937 Gahri Sampla Kiloi, Rohtak, Punjab, British Raj (now India) |
| Died | 8 March 2020 (aged 82) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
He was the minister of state for nine years and a cabinet minister for law and justice for five years.
At the end of his five-year term in 2014, Governor of Tamil Nadu, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah replaced Bharadwaj as Governor of Karnataka.[1]
On 16 January 2012, he was given the job of Governor of Kerala,[2] which he left on 9 March 2013.
Bhardwaj died of cardiac arrest on 8 March 2020 in New Delhi, aged 82.[3]
References
- "Konijeti Rosaiah takes charge as Karnataka Governor". The Times of India. 28 June 2014.
- "H. R. Bharadwaj takes charge as Kerala Governor". The Times of India. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- Former Law minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj dies at 83. Tribune India (8 March 2020)
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