| Ghanshyam Oza | |
| Order: | 4th |
| Office: | Chief Minister of Gujarat |
| Term Start: | 17 March 1972 |
| Term End: | 17 July 1973 |
| Predecessor: | President's rule |
| Successor: | Chimanbhai Patel |
| Constituency1: | Rajkot |
| Office1: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term Start1: | 1971 |
| Term End1: | 1972 |
| Successor1: | Arvind Mohanlal Patel |
| Constituency2: | Surendranagar |
| Term Start2: | 1957 |
| Term End2: | 1967 |
| Successor2: | Meghrajji III |
| Office4: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Constituency4: | Gujarat |
| Term4: | 1978-1984 |
| Birth Date: | 1911 10, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Otherparty: | Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Ramalaxmi |
| Children: | Hansa, Rohit, Sharad, Pragna. |
| Relatives: | Divyang Dave, Dr . Devang Dave (Grandchildren), Bharat Damodardas Trivedi (Nephew) |
| Source: | https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1288.htm |
Ghanshyam Chhotalal Oza (25 October 1911 - 12 July 2002[3]) was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, India[4] from 17 March 1972[5] to 17 July 1973.[6] He had a B.A. and L.L.B. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saurashtra State from 1948 to 1956. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Bombay state in 1956. He was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1957 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1972. Later, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 10 April 1978 to 9 April 1984. He was a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 1972-74.He was a minister (1952–56) in U. N. Dhebar ministry when 'United State of Kathiawar' was formed. He became M.P. in 1957 when he won Lok Sabha seat from Surendra Nagar.In a very closely contested Loksabha election of Rajkot constituency in 1971, Ghanshyam Oza defeated Minoo Masani of the (Swatantra party) and became a minister in the cabinet of PM Indira Gandhi.[7]
Oza opposed the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi, and in the Lok Sabha election of 1977, he worked for the then Janta party under Morarji Desai. He was elected from Gujarat to Rajya Sabha (Janta Party) from 10-04-1978 to 09-04-1984.