Anandiben Patel
Anandiben Patel (born 21 November 1941)[1] is an Indian politician who has been the Governor of Uttar Pradesh since 2019. 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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.jpg) Patel c. 2022 | |
| 20th Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Dy. Chief Minister | Brajesh Pathak Keshav Prasad Maurya |
| Preceded by | Ram Naik |
| 17th Governor of Madhya Pradesh | |
Additional Charge | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 8 July 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Preceded by | Lalji Tandon |
| Succeeded by | Mangubhai C. Patel |
| In office 23 January 2018 – 28 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chouhan Kamal Nath |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Lalji Tandon |
| Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
Additional Charge | |
| 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 24 May 2012 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ghatlodiya |
| In office 26 May 2002 – 22 June 2012 | |
| Constituency | Patan |
| In office 21 June 1998 – 22 May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Mandal |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Constituency | Gujarat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1941
(aged 83) Kharod, Bombay Province, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mafatlal Patel
(m. 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
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