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'''Piyush "Bobby" Jindal''' (born June 10, 1971) is the immediate past [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]]. He was elected October 20, 2007 and sworn into office January 14, 2008. At the time, he was the youngest American governor in office.<ref>"Jindal ... made history in 2007 when, at 36, he was elected the nation's first Indian-American governor and became the youngest governor in office." [https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/sotn.jindal.speech/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (CNN)]</ref> On June 25, 2015, Jindal announced his candidacy for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/politics/bobby-jindal-announces-bid-for-president.html?_r=0</ref>

'''Piyush "Bobby" Jindal''' (born June 10, 1971) is the immediate past [[governor]] of [[Louisiana]]. He was elected October 20, 2007 and sworn into office January 14, 2008. At the time, he was the youngest American governor in office.<ref>"Jindal ... made history in 2007 when, at 36, he was elected the nation's first Indian-American governor and became the youngest governor in office." [https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/24/sotn.jindal.speech/index.html?iref=mpstoryview (CNN)]</ref> On June 25, 2015, Jindal announced his candidacy for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/politics/bobby-jindal-announces-bid-for-president.html?_r=0</ref>

==Biography==

==Background==

Jindal was born in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] to recently arrived Punjabi Indian immigrants, Amar and Raj Jindal, who were attending graduate school. His family is of Punjabi ancestry, his father left [[India]] in the 1970s and his ancestral family village of Khanpura. Jindal was raised a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] but converted to [[Catholicism]] in high school. Jindal adopted the name "Bobby" after watching ''The Brady Bunch'' television program at age four. He has been known by that name ever since, as a civil servant, politician, student, and writer. Legally though his name remains Piyush Jindal.

Jindal was born in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]] to recently arrived Punjabi Indian immigrants, Amar and Raj Jindal, who were attending graduate school. His family is of Punjabi ancestry, his father left [[India]] in the 1970s and his ancestral family village of Khanpura. Jindal was raised a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] but converted to [[Catholicism]] in high school. Jindal adopted the name "Bobby" after watching ''The Brady Bunch'' television program at age four. He has been known by that name ever since, as a civil servant, politician, student, and writer. Legally though his name remains Piyush Jindal.

At the conclusion of the Commission's work, Jindal was appointed President of the University of Louisiana System, the 16th largest higher education system in the country. While serving as President, Jindal worked to establish areas of excellence at each individual institution.

At the conclusion of the Commission's work, Jindal was appointed President of the University of Louisiana System, the 16th largest higher education system in the country. While serving as President, Jindal worked to establish areas of excellence at each individual institution.

===Political career===

==Political career==

President [[George W. Bush]] appointed Jindal to serve as Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001. In that position, he served as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He later resigned from the position in 2003 to return to Louisiana and run for Govenor. In that race, Jindal went from being a relatively unknown candidate for Governor, to receiving the most votes in the primary election. However, with 48 percent of the vote in the runoff, he lost the election.

President [[George W. Bush]] appointed Jindal to serve as Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001. In that position, he served as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. He later resigned from the position in 2003 to return to Louisiana and run for Govenor. In that race, Jindal went from being a relatively unknown candidate for Governor, to receiving the most votes in the primary election. However, with 48 percent of the vote in the runoff, he lost the election.

Jindal was re-elected to Congress in 2006 with 88 percent of the vote majority. On January 22, 2007, Jindal announced his candidacy for governor. Polling data showed him with an early lead in the race, and he remained the favorite throughout the campaign. He defeated eleven opponents in the jungle primary held on October 20, including two prominent [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. He went on to win the gubernatorial election with 54 percent of the vote in the jungle primary, winning in 60 of the 64 parishes.

Jindal was re-elected to Congress in 2006 with 88 percent of the vote majority. On January 22, 2007, Jindal announced his candidacy for governor. Polling data showed him with an early lead in the race, and he remained the favorite throughout the campaign. He defeated eleven opponents in the jungle primary held on October 20, including two prominent [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. He went on to win the gubernatorial election with 54 percent of the vote in the jungle primary, winning in 60 of the 64 parishes.

== As governor ==

==As governor==

Jindal has not escaped [[liberal]] criticism for his plans to reject portions of economic stimulus money to extend unemployment benefits to those who would not ordinarily qualify for the monies.<ref>"Jindal rejects unemployment money (for those who normally wouldn't get it) in the stimulus," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' date missing.</ref>  Jindal was criticized for a speech he gave in response to President [[Barack H. Obama]], when Jindal questioned the use of some stimulus money, including volcano monitoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500267,00.html|title="Geologist Erupts at Jindal's Volcano Question"|publisher=FOX News Channel|date=Undated}}</ref>

Jindal has not escaped [[liberal]] criticism for his plans to reject portions of economic stimulus money to extend unemployment benefits to those who would not ordinarily qualify for the monies.<ref>"Jindal rejects unemployment money (for those who normally wouldn't get it) in the stimulus," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' date missing.</ref>  Jindal was criticized for a speech he gave in response to President [[Barack H. Obama]], when Jindal questioned the use of some stimulus money, including volcano monitoring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500267,00.html|title="Geologist Erupts at Jindal's Volcano Question"|publisher=FOX News Channel|date=Undated}}</ref>