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| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | ||
| 1namedata1 = [[Narendra Modi]]<br/>[[Anandiben Patel]] | | 1namedata1 = [[Narendra Modi]]<br/>[[Anandiben Patel]] | ||
| predecessor1 = [[S.C. Jamir]] {{small|( | | predecessor1 = [[S.C. Jamir]] {{small|''(additional charge)''}} | ||
| successor1 = [[Margaret Alva]] {{small|( | | successor1 = [[Margaret Alva]] {{small|''(additional charge)''}} | ||
| order2 = 11th | | order2 = 11th | ||
| office2 = Governor of Tripura | | office2 = Governor of Tripura | ||
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'''Kamla Beniwal''' (born 12 January 1927) is | '''Kamla Beniwal''' (born 12 January 1927) is a Rajasthani politician. She was a senior member of [[Indian National Congress]] party. She served as a minister on different posts and [[Deputy Chief Minister]] during different time in [[Rajasthan]]. Later she served as [[Governor]] of different Indian states between 2009 and 2014. She became the first woman minister in Rajasthan in 1954 at the age of 27. She served as Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan in 2003. She also served as governor of Tripura (2009), Gujarat (2009-2014) and Mizoram (2014). She has been the first ever woman Governor of any northeastern state. She was awarded ''Tamrapatra'' by former prime minister Indira Gandhi in recognition of her contribution in the freedom struggle. | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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===Appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta=== | ===Appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta=== | ||
The [[Lokayukta]] is a state-level body for monitoring the government, particularly for corruption. In August 2011, Beniwal appointed Justice [[R A Mehta]] as the Lokayukta. She did this under Section 3 of the Gujarat Lokayukta Act, | The [[Lokayukta]] is a state-level body for monitoring the government, particularly for corruption. In August 2011, Beniwal appointed Justice [[R A Mehta]] as the Lokayukta. She did this under Section 3 of the [[Gujarat Lokayukta]] Act, | ||
1986, which gives the governor the right to appoint Lokayukta without consulting the | 1986, which gives the governor the right to appoint Lokayukta without consulting the | ||
government,<ref name=toi> | government,<ref name=toi> | ||