Bobby Jindal, Republican

Current office: Governor

Birth place: Baton Rouge, LA (07/10/1971)
Home city: Baton Rouge, LA

Education: Masters, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University, 1994 Bachelors, Biology/Public Policy, Brown University, 1991.

Profession: Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2001 President, University of Louisiana System, 1999-2001 Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, 1996-1998 Consultant, McKinsey and Company, 1994-1995.

Political: Governor, State of Louisiana, 2008-present Assistant Majority Whip/Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2004-2008 Candidate, Governor of Louisiana, 2003.

Membership: Executive Director, Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, 1998-1999. Former Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives Former Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives Former Member, Committee on Resources, House of Representatives.

First elected: 10/20/2007
Last elected: 2007-10-20

Family: Wife: Supriya; 3 Children.


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