Vajubhai Vala

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
12th Governor of Karnataka
In office
1 September 2014 – 10 July 2021
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
H. D. Kumaraswamy
B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Succeeded byThawar Chand Gehlot
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
23 January 2012 – 31 August 2014
Preceded byGanpat Vasava
Succeeded byMangubhai C. Patel (acting)
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office
July 1985 – February 2002
Preceded byManibhai Ranpara
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
In office
December 2002 – 31 August 2014
Preceded byNarendra Modi
Succeeded byVijay Rupani
ConstituencyRajkot West
Personal details
Born (1937-01-23) 23 January 1937 (age 87)[1]
Rajkot, Rajkot State, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseManoramabahen
Children2 daughters, 2 sons
EducationBachelor of Science,
Bachelor of Laws
Signature
As of 31 August, 2014
Source: [1]

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (born 23 January 1937) is an Indian statesman who was the 12th Governor of Karnataka from 1 September 2014 to 6 July 2021.[2] He is also the longest-serving governor for Karnataka after Khurshed Alam Khan.[3]

Vajubhai served as the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014. He is still a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Gujarat, holding various portfolios, such as finance, labour and employment, from 1997 to 2012. He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Rajkot West constituency multiple times.

  1. ^ "Raj Bhavan Karnataka". Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala to take oath as Karnataka Guv on Sept 1". One India News. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Vajubhai vala becomes the 2nd longest serving governor", The Hindu, 7 July 2021