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Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jindal in 2013 | |
| 55th Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office January 14, 2008 – January 11, 2016 | |
| Lieutenant | Mitch Landrieu Scott Angelle Jay Dardenne |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Blanco |
| Succeeded by | John Bel Edwards |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | David Vitter |
| Succeeded by | Steve Scalise |
| Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation | |
| In office July 9, 2001 – February 21, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Margaret Hamburg |
| Succeeded by | Michael O'Grady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Piyush Jindal June 10, 1971 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Supriya Jolly (m. 1997) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Brown University (BS) New College, Oxford (MLitt) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | bobbyjindal |
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971[1]) is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008, and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.[2]
In 1995, Jindal was appointed secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. In 1999, he was appointed president of the University of Louisiana System. At 28, Jindal became the youngest person to hold the position. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Jindal as principal adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.[3]
Jindal first ran for governor of Louisiana in 2003, but lost in the runoff election to Democratic candidate Kathleen Blanco. In 2004, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the second Indian American in Congress, and he was reelected in 2006. To date, he is the only Indian American Republican to have ever served in Congress. Jindal ran for governor again in the 2007 election and won. Jindal was re-elected in 2011 in a landslide, winning more than 65 percent of the vote.[3][4] He was the first Indian American governor, and the only one until Nikki Haley became Governor of South Carolina in 2011.[5]
On June 24, 2015, Jindal announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2016 presidential election.[6] He suspended his campaign in November 2015,[7][8] subsequently announcing his support for Marco Rubio.[9] He finished his term as governor in January 2016.
- ^ JonathanTilove (May 6, 2011). "Gov. Bobby Jindal releases his birth certificate". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011.
- ^ Hamby, Peter (November 22, 2013). "How Chris Christie took over the Republican Governors Association". CNN. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ a b Taylor, Jessica (June 24, 2015). "5 Things You Should Know About Bobby Jindal". NPR. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Fernandez, Manny (June 24, 2015). "Bobby Jindal Enters Presidential Race, Saying 'It Is Time for a Doer'". The New York Times.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Bobby Jindal Endorses Marco Rubio for President". Time. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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