Girija Vyas
Girija Vyas | |
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Vyas in 2017 | |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India | |
| In office 17 June 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ajay Maken |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Government of India | |
| In office 21 June 1991 – 17 March 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | S. Krishna Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Chairperson National Commission for Women | |
| In office 16 February 2005 – 8 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Poornima Advani |
| Succeeded by | Mamta Sharma |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Shrichand Kriplani |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Prakash Joshi |
| Constituency | Chittorgarh |
| In office 1999 – 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Shanti Lal Chaplot |
| Succeeded by | Kiran Maheshwari |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| In office 1991 – 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| Succeeded by | Shanti Lal Chaplot |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1946 Nathdwara, Rajputana Agency, British India |
| Died | 1 May 2025 (aged 78) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Girija Vyas (8 July 1946 – 1 May 2025) was an Indian politician, poet and author. She was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha, from the Chittorgarh constituency and previously served four terms as Udaipur's Lok Sabha representative. She was president of the fifth National Commission for Women of India and had published 8 books.