Bobby Jindal : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

June 10, 1971(age 44)

Place of birth

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ethnicity

Punjabi

Political party

Republican Party

Spouse

Supriya Jolly

Children

Selia Elizabeth
Shaan Robert
Slade Ryan

Residence

Governor's Mansion

Alma mater

Brown University
New College, Oxford

Profession

Management consultant

Religion

Roman Catholic

55th Governor of Louisiana

Assumed office

January 14, 2008

Lieutenant

Mitch Landrieu (2008-10)
Scott Angelle (2010)
Jay Dardenne (since 2010)

Preceded by

Kathleen Blanco

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district

In office

January 3, 2005 - January 14, 2008

Succeeded by

Steve Scalise

Preceded by

David Vitter

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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.

On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana, winning a four-way race with 54.2% of the vote. At age 36, Jindal became the youngest serving governor in the United States. However, on January 12, 2011, he became the second-youngest current U.S. governor, after Nikki Haley of South Carolina. He is the first Indian-American governor in the country In 2008, Governor Jindal was ranked one of the nation's most popular governors with an approval rating of 77%.

Before Jindal was elected governor, he was a member of Congress for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, elected in 2004. Jindal was re-elected to the House in the 2006 election with 88% of the vote. He was the second Indian-American elected to Congress.