S. M. Krishna
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Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, generally referred to as S M Krishna (born 1932) is the Governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra. He was also the chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka from October 1999 to May 2004.
S.M. Krishna is the son of S.C. Mallaiah. He completed his Bachelor's in Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained a Law degree from Government Law College, Bangalore. Krishna studied in the United States, graduating from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and George Washington University, Washington D.C, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He was married to Prema on April 29, 1964 and has two daughters. Krishna is an avid sportsperson and plays tennis regularly.
He is often credited towards making Bangalore investor friendly. He encouraged partnership between the government and private sector, particularly with the initiative of the Bangalore Action Task Force (BATF) while he was the chief minister of Karnataka. He introduced many initiatives to encourage investment in the Information Technology and BPO/ITES sectors. He is considered a very efficient administrator and a capable Chief Minister the state of Karnataka ever had. Infrastructure was given prime importance during his reign as Chief Minister. He has been counted among the best chief ministers the country has ever had
[edit] Positions Held
- Member of 3rd Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1962-67
- Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth
- Parliamentary Conference, New Zealand, 1965
- Member, 4th Lok Sabha 1968-1970
- Member, 5th Lok Sabha 1971-1972
- Member, Karnataka Legislative Council 1972-1977
- Minister for Commerce & Industries & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka 1972-77
- Member, Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1982
- Union Minister of State for Industry during 1983-1984
- Union Minister of State for Finance during 1984-1985
- Member, 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1989-1992
- Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1989-92
- Delegate to Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar at West Minister, UK in March 1990
- Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, 1992-1994
- Elected to Rajya Sabha in April 1996
- Chief Minister of Karnataka October 1999 - 2004
- Re-elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly: 2004
- Governor, Maharastra State: Since 2004
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