Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria (born 30 November 1954) is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament who served as Union Minister of State in various ministries under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government.

[1] Kathiria represented Rajkot constituency in the Lok Sabha for four consecutive terms (1996-2009).

He served as Union Minister of State handling portfolios in Heavy Industries, Human Resource Development, and Health and Family Welfare.

[4] As a cancer surgeon and politician, he has contributed to healthcare initiatives including organizing the Arogya Mela (2004).

[5] Kathiria has organized several large-scale public events including: Heavy Meets Small Industrial fair (1999) National Book Fair (Pustak Mela) (2002) Agro Vision (2002) Gau Tech (2023)[6] Kathiria is married to Smt.