Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (born 13 January 1939) is presently serving as the Governor of Karnataka since September 2014.Vajubhai served as the Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2014.
He is still a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.
He served as a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Gujarat, holding various portfolios, such as finance, labour and employment, from 1997 to 2012.
He was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Rajkot West constituency multiple times.