Vasundhara Raje

Vasundhara Raje
13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office 12 December 2013 (2013-12-12) – 17 December 2018 (2018-12-17)
Preceded by	Ashok Gehlot
Succeeded by	Ashok Gehlot
In office 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08) – 11 December 2008 (2008-12-11)
Preceded by	Ashok Gehlot
Succeeded by	Ashok Gehlot
Minister of State for External Affairs,Government of India
In office 19 March 1998 (1998-03-19) – 12 October 1999 (1999-10-12)
Minister	Jaswant Singh
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2003 (2003-12-08)
Preceded by	Mohan Lal
Constituency	Jhalrapatan
In office 1985 (1985)–1990 (1990)
Preceded by	Banwari Lal Sharma
Succeeded by	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Constituency	Dholpur
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1989 (1989)–2003 (2003)
Preceded by	Jhujhar Singh
Succeeded by	Dushyant Singh
Constituency	Jhalawar, Rajasthan
Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2019
President	J. P. Nadda
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-08) 8 March 1953 (age 71) Bombay, Bombay State, India (present day Mumbai, Maharashtra)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Hemant Singh ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1973)​
Children	Dushyant Singh (son)
Parent(s)	Jivajirao Scindia (father) Vijaya Raje Scindia (mother)
Relatives	Madhavrao Scindia (brother) Yashodhara Raje Scindia (sister) Jyotiraditya Scindia (nephew)
Residence(s)	Dholpur, Rajasthan, India
Alma mater	University of Mumbai
Website	vasundhararaje.in

Vasundhara Raje Scindia (born 8 March 1953) is an Indian politician, who has held two terms as the chief minister of Rajasthan. She was previously a minister in the Union Cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was India's first Minister of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries, which now known as Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. In 2003, she became the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister for the state of Rajasthan. She is currently one of the national vice presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A member of the Scindia family, she is also the matriarch of the Bamraulia family of Dholpur.