Anandiben Patel (born 21 November 1941)[1] is an Indian politician serving as the current Governor

of Uttar Pradesh. She has served as 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.
She was the cabinet Minister of Road and Building, Revenue, Urban development and Urban
Housing, Disaster Management and Capital Projects in the Government of Gujarat from 2007 to
2014.[3][4]
In 19 January 2018, she became the Governor of Madhya Pradesh replacing Om Prakash Kohli who
was holding additional charge since September 2016.[5]

Contents

 1Early life
o 1.1Born
o 1.2Education
 1.2.1School
 1.2.2College
 1.2.3Post graduation
o 1.3Teacher
 2Political career
o 2.1Bravery
o 2.2Bird flu and service
o 2.3As a member of Parliament
o 2.41998 – First election in MANDAL (As an Education Minister)
o 2.5Second and third election from Patan (2002–2012)
o 2.62012 – fourth term from Ghatlodiya
 2.6.12014 – 2016 Chief Minister of Gujarat
o 2.7Governor (2018–)
 3Personal life
 4Recognition
 5Gallantry awards
 6See also
 7References
 8External links

Early life[edit]
Born[edit]
Anandiben Patel was born on 22 November 1941, in present-day Kharod village of Vijapur taluka
of Mehsana district, Gujarat, where her father, Jethabhai, was a teacher.

Education[edit]
School[edit]
She moved to N.M. High School for her high school studies which had only three girl students. As a
student she was an athlete and remained a district level champion for three consecutive years. She
joined college for studying BSc in 1960. She has excelled throughout as a student in her studies.
She was awarded "Veer Bala" award in Mehsana for her outstanding achievement in athletics.[6]
College[edit]
Patel joined M. G. Panchal Science College at Pilvai in 1960. She completed a bachelor's degree in
science in Visnagar. She married Mafatlal in 1962.
She joined Mahila Vikas Gruh for the upliftment of women as her first job, where she taught
vocational courses to more than 50 widows.[citation needed]