Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | |
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| 1st Chief Minister of Bombay State | |
| In office 15 August 1947 – 21 April 1952 | |
| Governor | Raja Maharaj Singh |
| Preceded by | Office Established (Himself as Prime Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Morarji Desai |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Bombay State | |
| In office 30 March 1946 – 15 August 1947 | |
| Governor | John Colville |
| Preceded by | Governor's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished (Himself as Chief Minister) |
| In office 19 July 1937 – 2 November 1939 | |
| Governor | Robert Duncan Bell |
| Preceded by | Dhanjishah Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Governor's Rule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1888 Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 8 March 1957 (aged 68) Pune, Bombay State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Alma mater | Wilson College |
| Profession | Lawyer, Politician, Social worker, Solicitor |
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (24 August 1888 – 8 March 1957[1][2]) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Bombay (1937–1939, 1946–1947) and the first chief minister (then called Premier[3]) of Bombay State (1947–1952). He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1954. A lawyer, solicitor and social worker by choice and politician by necessity, Kher was often described as "Sajjan", good and gentle. Kher was a scholar, an accomplished orator, and a man with no pretensions.
- ^ "This Day That Age". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 9 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Indian autographers – Bal Gangadhar Kher". Indianautographs.com. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ Bipan Chandra (1989). India's Struggle for Independence. Penguin Global. p. 332. ISBN 978-0140107814.