La. Ganesan

La. Ganesan
Official portrait, 2023
19th Governor of Nagaland
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 February 2023[1]
Chief Minister	Neiphiu Rio
Preceded by	Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge)
17th Governor of Manipur
In office 27 August 2021 – 19 February 2023
Chief Minister	N. Biren Singh
Preceded by	Ganga Prasad (additional charge)
Succeeded by	Anusuiya Uikey
Governor of West Bengal
Additional Charge
In office 18 July 2022 – 17 November 2022
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Preceded by	Jagdeep Dhankhar
Succeeded by	C. V. Ananda Bose
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 6 October 2016 – 2 April 2018
Leader of the House	Arun Jaitley
Preceded by	Najma Heptullah
Succeeded by	Kailash Soni
Constituency	Madhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1945-02-16) 16 February 1945 (age 79) Thanjavur, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Nagaland, India
Education	S.S.L.C.
Profession	Politician

La Ganesan Iyer (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician who serves as the 19th Governor of Nagaland since 20 February 2023. His previous tenures include as the 17th Governor of Manipur between 27 August 2021 and 19 February 2023, the Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) between 18 July 2022 and 17 November 2022. Before that, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. Ganesan is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party^[2] and a veteran of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.