S. M. Krishna

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S. M. Krishna
Krishna as external affairs minister at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., June 3, 2011 .
27th
Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
18 December 1989 – 20 January 1993
Preceded byB. G. Banakar, JP
Succeeded byV. S. Koujalagi, INC
Personal details
Born (1932-05-01) 1 May 1932 (age 91)
British India
(now in Karnataka, India)
Political partyRetired
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party

(March 2017 — 2023)
SpousePrema
Relatives
Mysore University
Southern Methodist University
George Washington University Law School
HonoursPadma Vibhushan (2023)
In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Somanahalli. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Krishna.
In this Indian name, the name Mallaiah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Krishna.

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is an Indian politician who served as

Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.[2]

Early life and education

S. M. Krishna is son of S.C. Mallaiah. He was born to a

Fulbright Scholar. Soon after his return to India, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1962.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Prema. They have two daughters.

Cafe Coffee Day.[5][6]

At the dawn of his political life, he released his biography "Smritivahini" in the presence of many dignitaries. He has penned many interesting incidents including

H. D. Devegowda had strong plans of joining Indian National Congress twice during the period of National emergency.[8][9]

Political career

Krishna (center) with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Krishna started his electoral political career in the year 1962 by winning

Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)
in 1968 when the sitting MP died, defeating the Congress nominee.

In 1968 he was influential in reconciliation between members of the Indian National Congress and Praja Socialist Party. He served three terms as an

Devaraj Urs
.

After he went back to Lok Sabha in 1980,[11] and he served as minister under Indira Gandhi between 1983–84. He lost from Mandya Lok Sabha seat in the 1984 elections, and it is unclear if he served as a minister between 1984 and 1985 under Rajiv Gandhi. whever he was relected to the Karnatke legislative Assmbely in 1985, and Between 1989 and 1993 he was Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1993 to 1994.

Later, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha in the years 1996 and 1999.

In 1999, as

Chief Minister of Karnataka, a post he held until being defeeted in 2004 Assmbely electios. He was also instrumental in creating power reforms with ESCOMS and digitization of land records (BHOOMI) and many other citizen friendly initiatives. He encouraged private public participation and was a fore bearer of the Bangalore Advance Task Force
.

Krishna was apointed

Governor of Maharashtra on December 2004. Krishna resigned as Governor of Maharashtra on 5 March 2008. It was reported that this was due to his intention to return to active politics in Karnataka.[12] President Pratibha Patil accepted his resignation on 6 March.[13]
Krishna entered the Rajya Sabha and subsequently took the oath of office as Union Cabinet Minister of External Affairs in the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 22 May 2009. In his tenure as the external affairs minister, he visited a number of countries including Tajikistan in 2012 to strengthen economic and energy ties.[14]

Krishna resigned as External Affairs Minister on 26 October 2012 indicating a return to Karnataka state politics.[1][15]

Krishna resigned as a member of INC on 29 January 2017 quoting that the party was in a "state of confusion" on whether it needed mass leaders or not. He also complained of having been sidelined by the party and that the party was "dependent on managers and not time-tested people like [himself]".[16] After speculations on his joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, he formally joined the party in March 2017.[17]

He announced his retirement from politics on 07-01-2023.

Positions held

Hinduja Hospital

References

  1. ^ a b "S M Krishna resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle; Soni, Wasnik too 'offer' to quit". The Times of India. New Delhi. PTI. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Padma awards: Sudha Murty, S M Krishna, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Zakir Hussain, others honoured". Deccan Herald. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "S.M. Krishna: US-educated, experienced politician". thaindian.com. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "How SM Krishna finally made it". Deccan Herald. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ MEGALKERI, BASU (19 April 2013). "NO, THANK YOU, MR SM KRISHNA". talkmag.in. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Divya Spandana lashes out!". The Times of India. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Rajkumar kidnap: The 'perfect script' that will remain a secret". The Hindu. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Bengaluru: JD(S) objects to reference to Deve Gowda in Krishna's book". Daiji World. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. ^ "HD Deve Gowda wished to join Congress twice, reveals SM Krishna's book". New Indian Express. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  10. ^ [1].
  11. ^ [2]
  12. ^ "S. M. Krishna quits as Governor", The Hindu, 6 March 2008.
  13. Sify.com
    , 6 March 2008.
  14. ^ "Krishna to pay a two-day visit to Tajikistan from tomorrow". The Times of India. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
  15. ^ "Krishna quits, rejig to focus on youth". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Veteran leader S.M. Krishna quits Congress". Livemint. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  17. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Maddur Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency".
  19. ^ "member profile".
  20. ^ "Detail profile – Archive Site of National Portal of India". Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

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Political offices
Preceded by
none
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka

1993–1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief Minister of Karnataka

1999–2004 		Succeeded by
Dharam Singh
Preceded by
Governor of Maharashtra

2004–2008 		Succeeded by
Sanayangba Chubatoshi Jamir
Preceded by Minister of External Affairs
2009–2012 		Succeeded by
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