C. P. Radhakrishnan

C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 4 May 1957) is an Indian politician who is the 10th and current Governor of Jharkhand since 2023. He is also the Governor of Telangana & Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry since 20 March 2024, after the resignation of Tamilisai Soundararajan. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Coimbatore twice. He was also the former state president of the BJP for Tamil Nadu.

C P Radhakrishnan
Governor of Telangana
(Additional Charge)
Assumed office
20 March 2024
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Preceded byTamilisai Soundararajan
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
(Additional Charge)
Assumed office
22 March 2024
Chief MinisterN. Rangaswamy
Preceded byTamilisai Soundararajan
10th Governor of Jharkhand
Assumed office
18 February 2023
Chief Minister
Preceded byRamesh Bais
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1998–2004
Preceded byM. Ramanathan
Succeeded byK. Subbarayan
ConstituencyCoimbatore
Personal details
Born (1957-05-04) 4 May 1957
Tiruppur, Madras State, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSmt. R. Sumathi
Residences
  • Raj Bhavan, Ranchi (Official Residence)
  • Tiruppur (Personal Residence)
Alma materV.O. Chidambaram College
OccupationAgriculturist and politician
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