| Office: | Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand |
| Term Start: | 04 July 2024 |
| Governor: | |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Hemant Soren |
| Minister: |
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| Office1: | Deputy Leader of the House Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Governor1: | |
| Term Start1: | 04 July 2024 |
| 2Blankname1: | Chief Minister and Leader of Assembly |
| 2Namedata1: | Hemant Soren |
| 1Blankname1: | Speaker Assembly |
| 1Namedata1: | Rabindra Nath Mahato |
| Predecessor1: | Alamgir Alam |
| Order3: | 7th |
| Office3: | Chief Minister of Jharkhand |
| Term Start3: | 02 February 2024 |
| Term End3: | 04 July 2024 |
| Predecessor3: | Hemant Soren |
| Successor3: | Hemant Soren |
| Governor3: | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Minister3: |
And all other departments not allocated to any Minister. |
| Office4: | Leader of the House Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | February 2,2024 |
| Term End4: | July 4,2024 |
| Deputy4: | Alamgir Alam |
| Predecessor4: | Hemant Soren |
| Successor4: | Hemant Soren |
| Governor4: | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| 1Blankname4: | Speaker Assembly |
| 1Namedata4: | Rabindra Nath Mahato |
| Office5: | Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand |
| Term Start5: | 29 December 2019 |
| Term End5: | 31 January 2024 |
| Governor5: | |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | Hemant Soren |
| Minister5: |
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| Office6: | Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start6: | 2005 |
| Constituency6: | Seraikella |
| Predecessor6: | Self |
| Office7: | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start7: | 1991 |
| Term End7: | 2005 |
| Constituency7: | Seraikella |
| Predecessor7: | Anant Ram Tudu |
| Office8: | Cabinet Minister Government of Jharkhand |
| Term Start8: | 11 September 2010 |
| Term End8: | 18 January 2013 |
| Governor8: | |
| 1Blankname8: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata8: | Arjun Munda |
| 2Blankname8: | DY Chief Minister |
| 2Namedata8: | |
| Minister8: |
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| Party: | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (1990-2024) |
| Birth Date: | 1956 11, df=yes |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Birth Place: | Seraikela, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Nickname: | "Jharkhand Tiger"[1] |
Champai Soren[2] [3] [4] (born 1 November 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand from 2 February 2024 to 3 July 2024 after the arrest of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on allegations of money laundering.[5] [6] [7] [8]
Soren was born in Jilinggora village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.[9] He is a tribal leader and his father Simal Soren is a farmer. He studied till Grade 10 in a government school before entering politics.[10] He has seven children.[11]
Soren is a seven-time MLA. He was first elected from Seraikella in 1991 and served two-terms in the Bihar Legislative Assembly till 2000. During the separate Jharkhand state movement, he became a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM). Before joining JMM, he served as an independent MLA. Later, he represented Seraikella assembly constituency in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly continuously for four terms from 2005 to 2024.[12]
He served as the Cabinet Minister of Transport, Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare, Government of Jharkhand in the cabinet of 2nd Hemant Soren ministry from 2019 to 2024.[13] In a sudden turn of events after former CM Hemant Soren was arrested, he was made the Chief Minister on 2 February 2024.[14] [15]
Soren is also known as the "Jharkhand's Tiger", as he played a crucial role in the fight for the creation of a separate state in the 1990s.[16]
| From | To | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1995 | MLA in the 10th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella (by-poll) | |
| 1995 | 2000 | MLA in the 11th Bihar Assembly from Seraikella | |
| 2005 | 2009 | MLA in the 2nd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella | |
| 2009 | 2014 | MLA in the 3rd Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella
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| 2014 | 2019 | MLA in the 4th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella | |
| 2019 [17] | Present | MLA in the 5th Jharkhand Assembly from Seraikella | |
| 2019 | 2024 | Cabinet Minister - Transport, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Caste & Backward class welfare | |
| 2024 | 2024 | 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand |