Devanand Konwar

Devanand Konwar
Governor of Tripura
In office 25 March 2013 – 28 June 2014
Preceded by	D. Y. Patil
Succeeded by	Vakkom Purushothaman
Governor of Bihar
In office 29 June 2009 – 21 March 2013
Preceded by	R. L. Bhatia
Succeeded by	D. Y. Patil
Governor of West Bengal
In office December 2009 – 23 January 2010
Preceded by	Gopal Krishna Gandhi
Succeeded by	M. K. Narayanan
Personal details
Born	1943 (age 80–81)
Political party	Congress
Alma mater	University of Delhi Gauhati University
Website	Official Website

Devanand Konwar (Assamese: দেৱানন্দ কোঁৱৰ) is a senior congressman from Assam and the Governor of Indian state of Tripura.

Career

He started his career as a Lecturer in the English Department in Cotton College, Guwahati. Later he has given his services to American Standard Vacuum Oil Company in Mumbai in 1961 as Marketing Manager and worked there for seven years, coordinating Petroleum Products distribution Networks in Northern and Eastern India from Trombay, Vizag, Barauni,Noonmati, Digboi Refineries and Budge-Budge sea Terminaland other Company Inland Product Terminals. In 1968-69 he established a Degree College in Guwahati City known as Guwahati College as its founder Principal. In November 1969 he joined Gauhati High Court Bar and practiced there as well as in the Supreme Court of India as an Advocate till 1991. Professionally served as Government Advocate for the States of Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram in the Gauhati High Court. He joined the Indian National Congress Party as a Student Leader in 1955 and had never been out of it till today. He held various Party posts at District and State Levels at different times including General Secretaryship and Vice-President ship of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee from 1982-1990. He had been chosen to lead a composite 28-member Friends of Soviet Union Delegation composed of participants from Assam, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to Moscow, Tashkent, Alma Atta, Kiev, Sochi, Leningrad, etc.in the Soviet Republics in 1989. He is serving as the Governor of Bihar. While his service as the Governor of Bihar he was also given an additional charge as the Governor of West Bengal until he was succeeded by Mayankote Kelath Narayanan on 24 January 2010.

Political life

He joined the Indian National Congress Party in 1955 as a Student Leader. He has been the Cabinet minister in the state government of Assam in 1991 Hiteswar Saikia Govt. and in 2001 Tarun Gogoi Govt.

References

• governor of Bihar

Government offices
Preceded by Gopalkrishna Gandhi	Governor of West Bengal December 2009 – January 2010	Succeeded by Mayankote Kelath Narayanan
Preceded by R. L. Bhatia	Governor of Bihar July 2009 – March 2013	Succeeded by D. Y. Patil
Preceded by D. Y. Patil	Governor of Tripura March 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent