Ramesh Bais (born 2 August 1947) is an Indian politician who currently serving as the 23rd Governor of Maharashtra since 2023. Bais also served as the Governor of Jharkhand from 2021 to 2023 and the Governor of Tripura from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and has served as Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Bais has been elected seven times to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, representing the Raipur constituency, including serving as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha (1989) and 11th to 16th Lok Sabha (1996-2019). Personal life Bais was born on 2 August 1947 in Raipur, Madhya Pradesh (now in Chhattisgarh) to Khomlal Bais. He completed his Higher Secondary education from B.S.E., Bhopal. He married Rambai Bais on 1 May 1968. They have a son and two daughters. Bais is an agriculturist by profession. Education Ramesh Bais went to B.S.E. in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh for higher secondary education. Political career Bais was first elected to Municipal Corporation of Raipur in 1978. He won 1980 MP Assembly election from Mandir Hasod Constituency but lost 1985 Assembly election to his Congress rival Satyanarayan Sharma. He was elected for the first time to the Indian parliament as a member of the 9th Lok Sabha from Raipur in 1989 and was re-elected consecutively from 1996 to 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th,15th and 16th Lok Sabha. Positions held State level 1978: Councillor, Municipal Corporation, Raipur 1980-85: Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1980-82: Member, Estimates Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1982-85 : Member, Library Committee, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1982-88 : Pradesh Mantri, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Madhya Pradesh National level 1989 : Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1989-90 & 1994-96 : Vice-President, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh 1990-97 : Member, Public Accounts Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Steel and Mines 1993 onwards : Member, National Executive, B.J.P. 1994 onwards : Member, Executive Committee, B.J.P., Madhya Pradesh 1996 : Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Member, Committee on Agriculture Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry 1998 : Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) Union Minister Served as Union Minister of State in Second and Third Vajpayee ministry holding various portfolios such as Steel, Mines, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Information and Broadcasting, and also Minister of State (Independent