Rajendra Arlekar

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (born 23 April 1954) is an Indian politician who has served as the Governor of Kerala since January 2025. He took additional charge as the Governor of Tamil Nadu on 12 March 2026. Previously, he had served as the Governor of Bihar and Himachal Pradesh. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was elected twice to the Goa Legislative Assembly. He served as a cabinet minister in the Government of Goa from 2015 to 2017 and was the speaker of the Goa assembly from 2012 to 2015.

Infobox

Chief Minister

Laxmikant Parsekar

Preceded by

Jose Philip D'Souza

Succeeded by

Jose Philip D'Souza

Constituency

Vasco Da Gama

Born

Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar (1954-04-23) 23 April 1954 Nova Goa, Goa, Portuguese India

Party

Bharatiya Janata Party (since 1989)

Spouse

Anagha Arlekar

Children

Profession

Politician

Website

rajendraarlekar

Tables

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Preceded byJose Philip D'Souza

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byJose Philip D'Souza

Goa Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vasco Da Gama 2002 – 2007

Goa Legislative Assembly

Succeeded byJose Philip D'Souza

Preceded byDayanand Sopte

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byDayanand Sopte

Goa Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly for Pernem 2012 – 2017

Goa Legislative Assembly

Succeeded byManohar Ajgaonkar

Preceded byPratapsingh Rane

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byPratapsingh Rane

Goa Legislative Assembly

Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly 16 March 2012 – 01 October 2015

Goa Legislative Assembly

Succeeded byAnant Shet

Government offices

Goa Legislative Assembly

Government offices

Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya

Goa Legislative Assembly

Governor of Himachal Pradesh 8 July 2021 – 13 February 2023

Goa Legislative Assembly

Succeeded byShiv Pratap Shukla

Preceded byPhagu Chauhan

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byPhagu Chauhan

Goa Legislative Assembly

Governor of Bihar 17 February 2023 – 1 January 2025

Goa Legislative Assembly

Succeeded byArif Mohammad Khan

Preceded byArif Mohammad Khan

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byArif Mohammad Khan

Goa Legislative Assembly

Governor of Kerala 2 January 2025 – Present

Goa Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Preceded byR. N. Ravi

Goa Legislative Assembly

Preceded byR. N. Ravi

Goa Legislative Assembly

Governor of Tamil Nadu 12 March 2026 – Present

Goa Legislative Assembly

Incumbent

Goa Legislative Assembly
Preceded byJose Philip D'Souza	Member of the Legislative Assembly for Vasco Da Gama 2002 – 2007	Succeeded byJose Philip D'Souza
Preceded byDayanand Sopte	Member of the Legislative Assembly for Pernem 2012 – 2017	Succeeded byManohar Ajgaonkar
Preceded byPratapsingh Rane	Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly 16 March 2012 – 01 October 2015	Succeeded byAnant Shet
Government offices
Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya	Governor of Himachal Pradesh 8 July 2021 – 13 February 2023	Succeeded byShiv Pratap Shukla
Preceded byPhagu Chauhan	Governor of Bihar 17 February 2023 – 1 January 2025	Succeeded byArif Mohammad Khan
Preceded byArif Mohammad Khan	Governor of Kerala 2 January 2025 – Present	Incumbent
Preceded byR. N. Ravi	Governor of Tamil Nadu 12 March 2026 – Present	Incumbent