Keshubhai Patel

Keshubhai Patel (24 July 1928 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. He was a six-time member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was a member of RSS since 1940s, of Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1960s, Janata Party in 1970s, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 1980. He subsequently left the BJP in 2012 and formed the Gujarat Parivartan Party. He was elected from Visavadar in the 2012 state assembly election but later resigned in 2014 due to ill health and merged his party with BJP. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2021.

Keshubhai Patel
10th Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office
4 March 1998 – 6 October 2001
Preceded byDilip Parikh
Succeeded byNarendra Modi
In office
14 March 1995 – 21 October 1995
Preceded byChhabildas Mehta
Succeeded bySuresh Mehta
3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
In office
4 March 1990 – 25 October 1990
Chief MinisterChimanbhai Patel
Preceded byKantilal Ghia
Succeeded byNarhari Amin
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byGhanshyambhai Oza
Succeeded byRamjibhai Mavani
ConstituencyRajkot
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
ConstituencyGujarat
Irrigation Minister in Government of Gujarat
In office
1978–1980
ConstituencyRajkot
Personal details
Born(1928-07-24)24 July 1928
Visavadar, Junagadh State, British India
Died29 October 2020(2020-10-29) (aged 92)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Political partyBharatiya Jana Sangh (1951-1980)
Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2012, 2014-2020)
Gujarat Parivartan Party (2012 – 2014)
SpouseLeela Patel
ChildrenFive sons, one daughter
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2021) (posthumously)
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