Anandiben Patel is an Indian politician, currently serving as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She is a former Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Anandiben Patel was born in 1941, in Kharod village of Vijapur taluka of Mehsana district, Gujarat, where her father, Jethabhai, was a teacher. She was born in family which stressed on the importance of 'Saraswati' (Goddess of Wisdom) more than 'Lakshmi' (Goddess of Wealth). Anandiben Patel culminated as a politician and the current Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and former Chief Minister of Gujarat, a western state of India. She was the first woman chief minister of the state. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 1987. She was the Cabinet Minister for Education from 2002 to 2007. In 2018, she became the Governor of Madhya Pradesh replacing Om Prakash Kohli who was holding additional charge since September 2016.
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