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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| office = [[Union | | office = [[Ministry of Ecology| Union Minister of Ecology ]] & [[ Ministry of Environment| Environment]] | ||
| term_start | | term_start = 1982 | ||
| term_end = 1984 | | term_end = 1984 | ||
| office2 | | primeminister = [[ Indira Gandhi ]] | ||
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] | |||
| term_start2 = 1980 | | term_start2 = 1980 | ||
| term_end2 = 1989 | | term_end2 = 1989 | ||
| constituency2 = [[Surendranagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surendranagar]], [[Gujarat]] | | constituency2 = [[Surendranagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Surendranagar]], [[Gujarat]] | ||
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Gujarat State]] | | office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Gujarat State]] | ||
| term_start3 = 1962 | | term_start3 = 1962 | ||
| term_end3 = | | term_end3 = 1972 | ||
| constituency3 = [[Wankaner]] | | constituency3 = [[Wankaner]] | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|8|20|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|8|20|df=y}} | ||
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'''Digvijaysinh Pratapsinhji Jhala''' (20 August 1932 – 4 April 2021) was an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He served as India's first environment minister in the central government. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-union-minister-digvijaysinh-zala-passes-away-at-88/articleshow/81894905.cms | title=Former Union Minister Digvijaysinh Zala passes away at 88 | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=4 April 2021 | accessdate=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indias-first-environment-minister-digvijaysinh-jhala-dies-at-89-7258530/lite/ | title= | '''Digvijaysinh Pratapsinhji Jhala''' (20 August 1932 – 4 April 2021) was an Indian politician from [[Gujarat]]. He served as India's first environment minister in the central government. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-union-minister-digvijaysinh-zala-passes-away-at-88/articleshow/81894905.cms | title=Former Union Minister Digvijaysinh Zala passes away at 88 | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=4 April 2021 | accessdate=4 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indias-first-environment-minister-digvijaysinh-jhala-dies-at-89-7258530/lite/ | title=India's first environment minister Digvijaysinh Jhala dies at 89 | publisher=The Indian Express | date=4 April 2021 | accessdate=4 April 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Wankaner State== | ==Wankaner State== | ||
Jhala was heir apparent to the throne of the princely state of Wankaner at birth, holding the title [[Yuvraj|Yuvraj Sahib]] of Wankaner officially from 1932 to 1948, when the State merged with newly-independent India. He succeeded his father in 2007 as the titular | Jhala was heir apparent to the throne of the princely state of Wankaner at birth, holding the title [[Yuvraj|Yuvraj Sahib]] of Wankaner officially from 1932 to 1948, when the State merged with newly-independent India. He succeeded his father in 2007 as the titular King of Wankaner and head of its royal house.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal regrets selling Wankaner House to US govt|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Royal-regrets-selling-Wankaner-House-to-US-govt/articleshow/10686285.cms|accessdate=19 August 2016|publisher=Times of India|date=11 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||