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Bobby Jindal

AKA Piyush Amrit Jindal

Born: 10-Jun-1971
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA

Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Louisiana

Won the Louisiana gubernatorial election in 2007, following the retirement of Kathleen Blanco. Served two terms, and ran unsuccessfully for U.S. President in 2015. Lost re-election as Governor in 2015, and was succeeded by John Bel Edwards in 2016.

Father: Amar Jindal (civil engineer, Exxon employee)
Mother: Raj Jindal (physicist, Louisiana Department of Labor)
Brother: Nikesh Jindal ("Nick")
Wife: Supriya Jolly (m. 1997)
Daughter: Selia Elizabeth Jindal
Son: Shaan Robert Jindal

    High School: Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, LA
    University: BS Biology, Brown University (1992)
    University: MA, Oxford University
    Administrator: President, University of Louisiana System (1999-2001)

    Governor of Louisiana (2008-16)
    US Congressman, Louisiana 1st (2005-08)
    US Health & Human Services Department Asst. Secy. for Planning and Evaluation (2001-03)
    Louisiana State Official Secretary, Department of Health & Hospitals (1996-98)
    McKinsey & Company Consultant
    College Republicans Brown University
    National Council for a New America Founding Member
    Rhodes Scholarship 1994
    Converted to Catholicism formerly Hindu
    Exorcism Brown University (1990)
    Indian Ancestry

Official Website:
http://www.gov.louisiana.gov/


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