Vajubhai Vala facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
12th Governor of Karnataka
In office 1 September 2014 – 10 July 2021
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah H. D. Kumaraswamy B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	Konijeti Rosaiah
Succeeded by	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office 23 January 2012 – 31 August 2014
Preceded by	Ganpat Vasava
Succeeded by	Mangubhai C. Patel (acting)
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
In office July 1985 – February 2002
Preceded by	Manibhai Ranpara
Succeeded by	Narendra Modi
In office December 2002 – 31 August 2014
Preceded by	Narendra Modi
Succeeded by	Vijay Rupani
Constituency	Rajkot West
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-23) 23 January 1937 (age 87) Rajkot, Rajkot State, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Manoramabahen
Children	2 daughters, 2 sons
Education	Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws
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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. He is also the longest-serving governor for Karnataka after Khurshed Alam Khan.

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.

Career

Vala started his political career at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and subsequently joined Jan Sangh in 1971. He was jailed for eleven months during the emergency in 1975. He was the Mayor of Rajkot in the 1980s. Later he contested state assembly elections from Rajkot and served as the Cabinet Minister holding finance, revenue portfolios from 1998 to 2012. He was the finance minister for two terms. He holds the record of presenting budget in Gujarat Legislative Assembly; 18 times as the finance minister. He was elected as the Speaker of assembly in December 2012 and served till August 2014. He was appointed as the Governor of Karnataka in September 2014.

Vala has also been closely associated with Rajkot Nagarik Sahakari Bank, where he planned, organised and developed the banking service. He was also the Chairman of the bank for five years on-and-off during 1975-90 period.