Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
Shekhawat in 2004
11th Vice President of India
In office 19 August 2002 – 21 July 2007
President	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Krishan Kant
Succeeded by	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
8th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office 4 December 1993 – 1 December 1998
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Ashok Gehlot
In office 4 March 1990 – 15 December 1992
Preceded by	Hari Dev Joshi
Succeeded by	President's rule
In office 22 June 1977 – 16 February 1980
Preceded by	Hari Dev Joshi
Succeeded by	Jagannath Pahadia
Personal details
Born	(1923-10-23)23 October 1923 Khachariyawas, Rajputana Agency, British India (now in Rajasthan, India)
Died	15 May 2010(2010-05-15) (aged 86) Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Suraj Kanwar
Children	Ratan Rajvi
Awards	Padma Bhushan (2003)
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Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was an Indian politician who served as the 11th vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on 21 July 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003.