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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal

55th Governor of Louisiana
Assumed office January 14, 2008

Lieutenant governor
Mitch Landrieu

Preceded by
Kathleen Blanco

Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Louisiana's 1st district
In office January 3, 2005 – January 14, 2008

Preceded by
David Vitter

Succeeded by
Steve Scalise

Born June 10, 1971 (1971-06-10) (age 37)Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Political party
Republican

Spouse
Supriya Jolly Jindal

Children
Selia Elizabeth
Shaan Robert
Slade Ryan

Residence
Kenner, Louisiana

Alma Mater
Brown University,
Oxford University

Profession
Consultant (business)

Religion
Roman Catholic


Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is the current Republican governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Prior to his election as governor, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district, to which he was elected in 2004 to succeed current U.S. Senator David Vitter. Jindal was re-elected to Congress in the 2006 election with 88 percent of the vote.
On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana, winning a four-way race with 54% of the vote. At age 36, Jindal became the youngest current governor in the United States. He also became the first non-white to serve as governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction, and the first elected Indian American governor in U.S. history.