Gulab Chand Kataria

**Gulab Chand Jain Kataria** (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who has been the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the 31st Governor of Assam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Gulab Chand Jain Kataria
- **image**: File:Gulab Chand Kataria (cropped).jpg
- **office**: 37th List of governors of Punjab, India, Governor of Punjab
- **term start**: 31 July 2024
- **1blankname**: Chief Minister of Punjab (India), Chief Minister
- **1namedata**: Bhagwant Mann
- **predecessor**: Banwarilal Purohit
- **office1**: Administrator of Chandigarh
- **term start1**: 31 July 2024
- **predecessor1**: Banwarilal Purohit
- **office12**: 31st Governor of Assam
- **term start12**: 22 February 2023
- **term end12**: 29 July 2024
- **1blankname12**: Chief Minister of Assam, Chief Minister
- **1namedata12**: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- **predecessor12**: Jagdish Mukhi
- **successor12**: Lakshman Acharya
- **office13**: List of leaders of the opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- **term start13**: 17 January 2019
- **term end13**: 16 February 2023
- **1blankname13**: Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Chief Minister
- **1blankname2**: Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Chief Minister
- **term end3**: 4 December 2003
- **1blankname3**: Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Chief Minister
- **office4**: Cabinet Minister, Government of Rajasthan
- **term start4**: 20 December 2013
- **term end4**: 11 December 2018
- **2blankname4**: Minister of Home Affairs
- **2namedata4**: 28 October 2014  11 December 2018
- **3blankname4**: Minister of Rural Development
- **3namedata4**: 20 December 2013  28 October 2014
- **term end5**: 13 December 2008
- **2blankname5**: Minister of Home Affairs
- **2namedata5**: 31 May 2004  13 December 2008
- **3blankname5**: Minister of Public Works Department
- **3namedata5**: 8 December 2003  30 May 2004
- **term start6**: 13 December 1993
- **term end6**: 30 November 1998
- **2blankname6**: Minister of Primary & Secondary Education
- **2namedata6**: 13 December 1993  30 November 1998
- **office7**: Member of Legislative Assembly (India), Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- **termstart7**: 2003
- **term end7**: 16 February 2023
- **constituency7**: Udaipur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency), Udaipur
- **predecessor7**: Trilok Poorbiya
- **term start8**: 1993
- **term end8**: 2003
- **predecessor8**: Chhagan Lal
- **successor8**: Prakash Chaudhary
- **constituency8**: Bari Sadri (Rajasthan Assembly constituency), Bari Sadri
- **term start9**: 1977
- **term end9**: 1985
- **predecessor9**: Bhanu Kumar Shastri
- **successor9**: Girija Vyas
- **constituency9**: Udaipur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency), Udaipur
- **office10**: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
- **term start10**: 1989
- **term end10**: 1991
- **predecessor10**: Indubala Sukhadia
- **successor10**: Girija Vyas
- **constituency10**: Udaipur (Lok Sabha constituency), Udaipur, Rajasthan
- **office11**: President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
- **term start11**: 27 May 1999
- **term end11**: 19 June 2000
- **predecessor11**: Raghuveer Singh Koshal
- **successor11**: Bhanwar Lal Sharma (politician), Bhanwar Lal Sharma
- **birth place**: Rajsamand, Rajputana Agency, British India
(present-day Rajasthan, India)
- **party**: Bharatiya Janata Party
- **spouse**: Anita Kataria
- **children**: 5
- **residence**: Raj Bhavan, Punjab, Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
- **nationality**: Indian people, Indian
- **successor13**: Rajendra Singh Rathore