Anandiben Patel
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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 | Vijapur, Bombay Presidency, British India | 21 November 1941
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Mafatlal Patel (estranged) |
Children | 2 |
Parents | Jethabhai Patel (father) Menaben Patel (mother) |
Residence | Raj Bhavan, Lucknow |
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.
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "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