Kaptan Singh Solanki | |
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| 17th Governor of Tripura | |
| In office 22 August 2018 – 28 July 2019 | |
| Chief minister | Biplab Kumar Deb |
| Preceded by | Tathagata Roy |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bais |
| 15th Governor of Haryana | |
| In office 27 July 2014 – 21 August 2018 | |
| Chief mMinister | Bhupinder Singh Hooda Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Succeeded by | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
| Governor of Punjab and administrator of Chandigarh (Additional charge) | |
| In office 21 January 2015 – 22 August 2016 | |
| Chief minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Succeeded by | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1939 Garhpara, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rani (1959–present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Politician |
Kaptan Singh Solanki (born 1 July 1939) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the 17th governor of Tripura. From August 2009, he was the member of the parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh State in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house until May 2014.
He studied at Vikram University, Ujjain, P.G.B.T. College, Ujjain and Maharani Luxmibai College, Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He was a teacher in Banmor, Morena district, from 1958 to 1965 and later became a professor[ambiguous] at P.G.V. College, Gwalior from 1966 to 1999.[1] He was appointed the governor of Haryana to replace Jagannath Pahadia, whose five year term ended on 26 July 2014.[2]
He has been married to Shrimati Rani Solanki since 1959, with two daughters and three sons.[1]