Kamla Beniwal | |
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![]() Beniwal in 2009 | |
10th Governor of Mizoram | |
In office 9 July 2014 – 6 August 2014[1] | |
Chief Minister | Lal Thanhawla |
Preceded by | Vakkom Purushothaman |
Succeeded by | Vinod Kumar Duggal |
18th Governor of Gujarat | |
In office 27 November 2009 – 6 July 2014 | |
Chief Minister | Narendra Modi Anandiben Patel |
Preceded by | S.C. Jamir (additional charge) |
Succeeded by | Margaret Alva (additional charge) |
11th Governor of Tripura | |
In office 15 October 2009 – 26 November 2009 | |
Chief Minister | Manik Sarkar |
Preceded by | Dinesh Nandan Sahay |
Succeeded by | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil |
Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
In office 25 January 2003 – 8 December 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Sachin Pilot |
Personal details | |
Born | Gorir, Rajputana Agency, British India | 12 January 1927
Died | 15 May 2024 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | (aged 97)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Ramchandra Beniwal |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Maharani College |
Kamla Beniwal (12 January 1927 – 15 May 2024) was an Indian independence activist and politician.[2] She was a senior member of Indian National Congress party.[3] She served as a minister in different posts and Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 2003.[4] Later she served as Governor of different Indian states between 2009 and 2014. She became the first woman minister in Rajasthan in 1954 at the age of 27. She was the first ever woman Governor of any northeastern state. She was a recipient of Tamra Patra Award from former prime minister Indira Gandhi in recognition of her contribution in the freedom struggle.[5]