Gulab Chand Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 29th Governor of Assam since 15 February 2023. He was a minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of BJP in Rajasthan and is also a member of central working committee of the party. He hails from Udaipur and has represented it in 9th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by the C.B.I. in the Sheikh fake encounter killing.[1] He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003.[2] He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan state unit from 1999 to 2000.He was also the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Udaipur from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and from Bari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.

Kataria was born in Rajsamand.He is married to Anita Kataria and has 5 daughters.

Kataria served as the Home Minister of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2018.[5] Kataria served as education minister in Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government between 1993 and 1998. He was MLA of Barisadri from 1993 to 2003.

Some of the notable achievements credited to him are, he was the Home Minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 31st May 2004 to 8th December 2008 and again from 2015 to 2018. He was a senior leader of BJP from Rajasthan and was also a member of the central working committee of the party. He hails from Udaipur and has represented it in 9th Lok Sabha, from 1989-1991. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 24th August 2002 to December 2003, again from 21st February 2013 to 10th December 2013, and from 17th January 2019 to 2023 till his appointment as the Governor.

He served as the Education Minister of the State from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Public Works Department Minister from 8th December 2003 to 30th May 2004. He was the Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Disaster Management and Relief Department Minister from 2013 to 2015. Gulab Chand Kataria was born to Late Hukmi Chand Kataria and Late Lahari Bai on 13th October 1944. He did his Masters in Geography from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He studied Law also from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. He is married to Smt Anita Kataria and has 5 daughters. He also received the Excellent Teacher Award by Jiwanmal Nahata Memorial Trust, New Delhi on 5th September, 2006.