Hemant Soren

Hemant Soren
Hemant Soren in 2010
5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office 29 December 2019 – 2 February 2024
Governor	Droupadi Murmu Ramesh Bais C. P. Radhakrishnan
Preceded by	Raghubar Das
Succeeded by	Champai Soren
In office 13 July 2013 – 28 December 2014
Governor	Syed Ahmed
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Raghubar Das
Leader of the Opposition, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 7 January 2015 – 28 December 2019
Governor	Syed Ahmed Droupadi Murmu
Chief Minister	Raghubar Das
Preceded by	Arjun Munda
Succeeded by	Amar Kumar Bauri
Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand
In office 11 September 2010 – 18 January 2013 Serving with Sudesh Mahto
Governor	M. O. H. Farook Syed Ahmed
Chief Minister	Arjun Munda
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2014
Preceded by	Hemlal Murmu
Constituency	Barhait
In office 23 December 2019 – 6 January 2020
Preceded by	Louis Marandi
Succeeded by	Basant Soren
Constituency	Dumka
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Stephen Marandi
Succeeded by	Louis Marandi
Constituency	Dumka
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 24 June 2009 – 7 July 2010
Constituency	Jharkhand
Leader of the House of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
In office 29 December 2019 -31 January 2024
Preceded by	Raghubar Das
In office 13 July 2013 - 28 December 2014
Preceded by	President's Rule
Working president of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Incumbent
Assumed office N/A
Preceded by	"Post Established"
Personal details
Born	(1975-08-10) 10 August 1975 (age 48) Ramgarh, Bihar (Now in Jharkhand), India
Political party	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Spouse	Kalpana Soren
Relations	Basant Soren (Brother)
Children	2
Parents	Shibu Soren (father) Roopi Soren (mother)

Hemant Soren (born 10 August 1975) is an Indian politician from Jharkhand, who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2019 to 2024 and from 2013 to 2014.^[1][2] He is also the working president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, a political party in Jharkhand.^[3] He represents Barhait constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly since 2014 and from Dumka from 2019 to 2020 and from 2009 to 2014. He was also the Deputy Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2010 to 2013, leader of the opposition, Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from 2014 to 2019 and member of Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand from 2009 to 2010.

Notably, Hemant Soren faced an arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on January 31, 2024 in a land scam case.^[4] He contends that this was vindictive on the part of the central government, a stance shared by opposition parties.