Hon Shri Kalyan Singh

Hon Shri Kalyan Singh (Born 1932) is the Governor of Rajasthan since 4 September 2014. He took additional charge of Himachal Pradesh replacing Urmila Singh, whose five-year term ended on 24 January 2015.

Prior to that, he was an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh was born to Tejpal Singh Lodhi and Smt Sita Lodhi on 5 January 1932. He has served two terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was appointed Governor of Rajasthan on 26 August 2014.

Political career
He first became the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in June 1991.

1967-1980
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1977
Minister of State, Health, Uttar Pradesh

1980
State Secretary General, Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh

1984
State President, BJP, Uttar Pradesh

1985-2002
Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (six terms)

1991
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh

1997
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Leader of Opposition, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

2004
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
National Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Chairman, Rural Development Committee

2009
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Aug 2009
Member – Committee on Defence,

Special Interests
Reading

Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi, tennis

Favourite Pastimes and Recreation
Reading

Countries Visited
Indonesia, Singapore,Thailand

Other Information
Imprisoned in Aligarh, Naini and Benaras Jails during emergency; Protem Speaker, 13th U.P. Legislative Assembly