La. Ganesan

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La. Ganesan
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)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Education	S.S.L.C.
Profession	Politician

La. Ganesan Iyer (born 16 February 1945) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 19th Governor of Nagaland. His previous tenures include the 17th Governor of Manipur between 27 August 2021 and 12 February 2023, the Governor of West Bengal between 18 July 2022 and 17 November 2022. Ganesan is the senior leader of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party.^[2]