SM Krishna

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SM Krishna (2009)

SM Krishna ( Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna ; Kannada : ಎಸ್.ಎಂ.ಕೃಷ್ಣ ; * May 1, 1932 in Somanahalli , Mandya district ) is an Indian politician ( Congress Party ). From May 2009 to October 2012 he was the Foreign Minister of India. Previously, he was Chief Minister (Head of Government) of the State of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and Governor of the State of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008 .

biography

Early years

SM Krishna was born on May 1, 1932 in the village of Somanahalli in the Mandya district in the south of what is now the state of Karnataka. He is Hindu and belongs to the Vokkaliga , a caste that is particularly well represented in the south of Karnataka , and which, in addition to the numerically strong Lingayat, plays an important role in the politics of Karnataka, which is characterized by caste loyalty.

After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Maharaja's College in Mysore , SM Krishna studied law at University Law College in Bangalore , which he completed with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He later completed postgraduate studies in 1959 at Southern Methodist University in University Park, Dallas and on a Fulbright Scholar at the Law School of George Washington University in Washington, DC A marriage in 1964 had two daughters emerged.

Start of political career

Shortly after his return to India , SM Krishna began his political career in the Praja Socialist Party . In 1962 he was elected a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the parliament of the state of Karnataka, and was a member of this until 1967. During this time he was a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Nations . In 1968 he was elected to the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the all-India parliament, in a by-election in the Mandya constituency. After joining the Congress Party , Krisha was re-elected in 1971, but resigned in 1972. Between 1972 and 1977 he was a member of the upper house of the Parliament of Karnataka (Karnataka Legislative Council) and Minister for Industry, Trade and Parliamentary Affairs of the government of the state.

In 1980 he was re-elected to represent the constituency of Mandya as a member of the Lok Sabha and was a member of this until the end of the 7th legislative period in 1984. During this time he was a member of the delegation to the United Nations in 1982 . In 1983 Krishna was appointed Secretary of State for Industry in the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . After her death he was State Secretary for Finance in the cabinet of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi between 1984 and 1985 .

Subsequently, he was again predominantly politically active in his home state of Karnataka and initially from 1989 to 1992 a member and spokesman for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He then became Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka in 1992 and held this post until the end of Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily's term in 1994. In 1996 he was elected as a representative of Karnataka as a member of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the all-India parliament, and was a member of this for ten years until 2006.

Chief Minister, Governor and Foreign Minister

SM Krishna (center) with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on a visit to the USA (2009)

SM Krishna was in 1999 as chairman of the Congress Party in Karnataka the top candidate in the parliamentary elections in the state and was after the electoral success of his party Chief Minister (head of government) Karnatakas. It was precisely during this time that he acquired the reputation of the father of modern Bangalore through the establishment of information technology companies . He was also instrumental in implementing reforms in the electricity supply, expanding public-private partnerships and establishing the Bangalore Advance Task Force. In 2004 he was also re-elected as a Member of Parliament. After the Congress Party had no majority of its own as a result of the election and its coalition partner, Janata Dal (Secular) , made the replacement of Krishna a condition for participation in the government, Krishna had to hand over the office of Chief Minister to his party colleague N. Dharam Singh .

In 2004 Krishna became governor of Maharashtra state , but announced his intention to resign on March 5, 2008. A day later, President Pratibha Patil accepted his resignation. In October 2008 Krishna was re-elected to represent Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha.

On May 22, 2009, Krishna was finally appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in his Second Cabinet by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and thus Pranab Mukherjee's successor . In September 2009, he hit the headlines along with Deputy Foreign Minister and former UN Deputy Secretary General for Press and Information Shashi Tharoor . The allegations of overnight stays in luxury hotels at the expense of taxpayers turned out to be inaccurate, and both stated that these stays were paid for privately by them. Nevertheless, after a statement by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, both refrained from further such stays. In February 2011, the 78-year-old read in front of the UN for around three minutes from a script that actually belonged to Portugal's Foreign Minister Luís Amado.

On October 26, 2012, Krishna resigned from office to leave his post in advance of a major cabinet reshuffle. He was succeeded by Salman Khurshid .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The name of the place of birth, Somanahalli and the patronymic Mallaiah are, as is customary in South India, abbreviated in front of the name, Krishna is the nickname.
  2. ↑ The Times of India, March 4, 2004: "The importance of being Vokkaliga".
  3. ^ SM Krishna '59 Appointed as Indian Minister for External Affairs
  4. ^ Parvathi Menon: "A coalition of rivals", in Frontline December 21, 2004 (June 5, 2004).
  5. ^ The Hindu, August 19, 2008: "Rangarajan, SM Krishna sworn in RS members".
  6. ↑ 'SM Krishna, Tharoor to give up 5-star comforts' ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / finance.indiainfo.com
  7. ↑ Spiegel Online of February 13, 2011: India's foreign minister gives the wrong speech at the UN
  8. ^ The Hindu, October 26, 2012: "Krishna quits as External Affairs Minister".

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SURNAME Krishna, SM
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krishna, Somanahalli Mallaiah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Somanahalli , Mandya District