| Ganpat Vasava | |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Vadi near Umarpada, Surat district, Gujarat, India |
| Order1: | 15th Speaker |
| Office1: | Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 10 November 2014 |
| Term End1: | 22 August 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Vajubhai Vala |
| Successor1: | Ramanlal Vora |
| Term Start2: | 23 February 2011 |
| Term End2: | 26 December 2012 |
| Predecessor2: | Ashok Bhatt |
| Successor2: | Vajubhai Vala |
| Office3: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency3: | Mangrol |
| Term Start3: | 2002 (three terms) |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Nilam Vasava |
| Children: | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Date: | 20 January |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/Gujarat/mpa.htm Biodata |
Ganpatsinh Vestabhai Vasava is a politician and cabinet minister in Government of Gujarat. He was a speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly in India from 2014 to 2016. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1]
He was elected from Mangrol constituency in Surat district for three terms as a candidate of BJP; in 2002, 2007 and 2012 assembly elections. He was the first tribal leader to serve as speaker and the youngest speaker in the history of assembly. He was elected as an assembly speaker in February 2011 and served until December 2012.[2] He also served as cabinet minister of Forest and Environment, Tribal Welfare, Law and Parliamentary Affairs in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly from December 2012 to November 2014. He was again elected as a speaker of assembly in November 2014 and served till 7 August 2016.[1] [3] [4]