Acharya Devvrat
Acharya Devvrat (born 18 January 1959) is an Indian politician and former educationalist who is serving as the 20th Governor of Gujarat. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Being the Governor of Gujarat, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat.
Acharya Devvrat | |
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Devvrat in 2023 | |
| 20th Governor of Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| 18th Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 21 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister |
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| Preceded by | Kalyan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| 12th Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith | |
| Preceded by | Ela Bhatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1959 Samalkha, Punjab, India (present-day Haryana) |
| Spouse | Darsana Devi |
In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He continued till 21 July 2019, when he was replaced by Kalraj Mishra.
In June 2019, he was named as Governor of Gujarat replacing Om Prakash Kohli.
Devvrat is married to Darsana Devi.
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