Vasundhara Raje | |
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| 13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 12 December 2013 – 17 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| In office 8 December 2003 – 11 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Gehlot |
| Minister of State for External Affairs,Government of India | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Minister | Jaswant Singh |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Lal |
| Constituency | Jhalrapatan |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Banwari Lal Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat |
| Constituency | Dholpur |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jhujhar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Dushyant Singh |
| Constituency | Jhalawar, Rajasthan |
| Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Assumed office 11 January 2019 | |
| President | J. P. Nadda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1953 Bombay, Bombay State, India (present day Mumbai, Maharashtra) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Dushyant Singh (son) |
| Parent(s) | Jivajirao Scindia (father) Vijaya Raje Scindia (mother) |
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| Residence(s) | Dholpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Website | vasundhararaje |
Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the chief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's first Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries, which now known as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. In 2003, she became the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister for the state of Rajasthan. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A member of the Scindia family, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.