Vajubhai Vala

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (born 13 January 1939) is an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Karnataka ^[1] from September 2014 to July 2021.^[2]

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
18th Governor of Karnataka
In office 1 September 2014 – 11 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	(1939-01-13) 13 January 1939 (age 86) Rajkot, Rajkot State, British India (present-day Gujarat, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Children	2 daughters, 2 sons
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Bangalore
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Before becoming Governor, Vala was a leader in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He worked in Gujarat politics for many years. He served as a Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly for several terms and held important positions in the state government.

He was the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014. He also worked as a Finance Minister in the Gujarat government when Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister.

Vala is known for being loyal to his party and for his long public service career. As Governor of Karnataka, ^{[3] [4]} he performed duties such as opening the state assembly, approving state laws, and overseeing government changes when needed.

He was born in Rajkot, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Before joining politics, he studied science and became a professional lawyer.