--- title: "Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?" description: "Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?" author: "Bhavin Singh" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39589/name-the-former-chief-minister-of-gujarat-who-has-been-appointed-as-the-governor-of-madhya-pradesh category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh? [Name the former](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38560/name-the-former-comptroller-and-auditor-general-of-india-c-ag-who-has-been-appointed-as-the-chairman-of-bank-board-bureau) Chief [Minister of Gujarat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33915/who-became-the-first-woman-chief-minister-of-gujarat-on-22-may-2014) who has been appointed [as the Governor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62232/jagdeep-dhankar-was-sworn-in-as-the-governor-of-which-state) of [Madhya Pradesh](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34145/the-gandhi-sagar-dam-is-built-on-which-river-in-madhya-pradesh)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/80d03973-1ecf-4ea8-9e98-7e2968285a80/images/de5da23d-0530-422b-936b-18bef000baef.jpg) **Former Chief Minister** of **Gujarat Anandiben Patel** has been appointed the **Governor** of **Madhya Pradesh**. Anandiben Patel assumed office as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh on **23rd January 2018** succeeding **Om Prakash Kohli** who was handling the additional charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh since **September 2016**. ![Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/80d03973-1ecf-4ea8-9e98-7e2968285a80/images/a048f654-74b6-4832-bd99-1adb6760f3e5.jpg) Anandiben Patel was born on **21st November 1941** at **Kharod, Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Gujarat India)**. Anandiben Patel belongs to the **Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)**. Anandiben Patel was the **15th [Chief Minister](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62145/who-has-sworn-in-as-the-chief-minister-of-andhra-pradesh) of Gujarat**. She succeeded **Narendra Modi** who is now the **Prime Minister** of **India**. Anandiben Patel served as the 15th Chief Minister of Gujarat from **22 May 2014** to **7th August 2016**. She represented **Ghatlodiya** constituency in the **Gujarat Legislative Assembly**. Anandiben Patel was the Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from **2002** to **2017** representing Ghatlodiya constituency. She also represented **Mandal** Constituency from **1998 t**o **2002** as a Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Anandiben Patel served as the **Member of Parliament** from **1994** to **1998**. She represented the state of Gujarat in the **Rajya Sabha (the Council of States or the upper house of the parliament)**. At present Anandiben Patel is handling the additional charge as **Governor** of **Chattisgarh** succeeding **Balram Das Tandon**. She assumed office as Governor of Chattisgarh on **15th August 2018**. ![Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/80d03973-1ecf-4ea8-9e98-7e2968285a80/images/f9322159-15b1-4eaa-92a8-145ec55beabb.jpg) Anandiben Patel was the **first woman** Chief Minister of Gujarat. She served as the **Cabinet Minister of Education** under **Chief Minister Narendra Modi** from **2002** to **2007**. She also handled the portfolios of **Women and Child Welfare, Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities** from **1998** to **2007**. She handled the **Ministry of Revenue, Disaster Management and Capital Project, Roads & Buildings, Women & Child Welfare, Urban Development and Urban Housing** in the Government of Gujarat under Chief Minister Narendra Modi from **2007** to **2014**. ![Name the former Chief Minister of Gujarat who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/80d03973-1ecf-4ea8-9e98-7e2968285a80/images/b6d65869-b99d-474c-86a4-5d19a64a8032.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39589/name-the-former-chief-minister-of-gujarat-who-has-been-appointed-as-the-governor-of-madhya-pradesh Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.