Anandiben Patel
Anandiben Patel (born 21 November 1941)[1] is an Indian politician. She was the former Chief Minister of Gujarat. She was the first female chief minister of the state.[2] She was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 1987. She was the Cabinet Minister for Education from 2002 to 2007.
Anandiben Patel | |
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| 28th Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2019 | |
| President | Ramnath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Preceded by | Ram Naik |
| 21st Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Preceded by | Lalji Tandon |
| In office 23 January 2018 – 28 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan Kamal Nath |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Succeeded by | Lalji Tandon |
| Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 28 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Prof. Raman Singh Bhupesh Baghel |
| Preceded by | Balram Das Tandon |
| Succeeded by | Anusuiya Uikey |
| 15th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
| In office 22 May 2014 – 7 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Narendra Modi |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Rupani |
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2002–2012 | |
| Constituency | Patan |
| Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Constituency | Mandal |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Gujarat | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1941 Vijapur, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mafatlal Patel (estranged) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Jethabhai Patel (father) Menaben Patel (mother) |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Lucknow |
In 19 January 2018, she became the Governor of Madhya Pradesh replacing Om Prakash Kohli who was holding additional charge since September 2016.[3]
In July 2020, she became Governor of Madhya Pradesh again.
References
- ↑ "Anandiben homepage". Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "Anandiben Patel Resigned". Indian Express. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel to be up's governor