Hemant Soren | |
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5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
In office 13 July 2013 – 23 December 2014 |
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Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | Raghubar Das |
Member, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 24 June 2009 – 4 January 2010 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 10 August 1975 |
Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) was the 5th Chief minister of Jharkhand, a state in Eastern India. Formerly, he was a Deputy Chief Minister in the Arjun Munda ministry. He belongs to the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha political party.
Soren was born in Nemara in Ramgarh district, Bihar to Roopi and Shibu Soren, former Chief Minister of Jharkhand. Hemant has two brothers and a sister. His educational qualification is Intermediate from Patna High School, Patna. As per affidavit filed before Election Commission, Hemant enrolled in BIT Mesra, Ranchi in Mechanical Engineering, but did not complete the course.
He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 24 June 2009 to 4 January 2010.
He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on 15 July 2013 with support from Congress and RJD after President's rule was removed from the state. He is the youngest Chief Minister of a state in India.
Hemant Soren is married to Kalpana and has two sons.