Shankersinh Vaghela | |
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Leader of the Opposition of Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
In office 23 January 2013 – 21 July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Shaktisinh Gohil |
Succeeded by | Mohan Rathwa |
Union Textile Minister of India | |
Preceded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
Succeeded by | Dayanidhi Maran |
12th Chief Minister of Gujarat | |
In office 23 October 1996 – 28 October 1997 | |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Succeeded by | Dilip Parikh |
Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Constituency | Kapadvanj |
In office 1997–1998 | |
Constituency | Radhanpur |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Preceded by | Shantilal Patel |
Succeeded by | Shantilal Patel |
Constituency | Godhra |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | G. I. Patel |
Succeeded by | L. K. Advani |
Constituency | Gandhinagar |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Dharmsinh Desai |
Succeeded by | Natvarsinh Solanki |
Constituency | Kapadvanj |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Preceded by | Jaysinhji Chauhan |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Constituency | Kapadvanj |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 10 April 1984 – 9 April 1990 | |
Constituency | Gujarat |
Personal details | |
Born | Vasan, Bombay Province, British India | 21 July 1940
Political party | Independent (2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980's - 1996) Rashtriya Janata Party (1996 - 1998) Indian National Congress (1998-2017) Jan Vikalp Morcha/AIHCP (2017-2019) Nationalist Congress Party (2019-2020) Praja Shakti Democratic Party (since 2022) |
Spouse |
Gulab Ba (m. 1960) |
Children | 3 sons, including Mahendrasinh Vaghela |
Residence(s) | Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
Website | Shankersinh Vaghela |
As of 25 February, 2006 Source: [1] |
Shankersinh Vaghela (born 21 July 1940) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat from. He was also the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
Vagela started his political career with the Jana Sangh, which later merged into the Janata Party in 1977. After Janata Party split into various factions, Vaghela became a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In 1996, he broke away from the BJP and formed the Rashtriya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 1996 to 1997. Later, his party merged with Indian National Congress (Congress). On 21 July 2017, he left congress and resigned from the post of the leader of opposition. He formed new outfit Jan Vikalp Morcha which contested but did not win any of the seats in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He was a member of the Nationalist Congress Party in 2019-20.
He has also served as a Member of Parliament, having been elected to the 6th, 9th (1989-1991), 10th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabhas. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1984 to 1989. He served as the Union Cabinet Minister of Textiles from 2004 to 2009 in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet. He represented the Kapadvanj constituency in the Gujarat legislative assembly from 2012 to 2017.[1]