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Marri Chenna Reddy | |
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.jpg) Official portrait of Chenna Reddy | |
| 12th Governor of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 31 May 1993 – 2 December 1996 | |
| Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | Bhishma Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Krishan Kant (Additional Charge) |
| 10th Governor of Rajasthan | |
| In office 5 February 1992 – 31 May 1993 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhairon Shekhawat |
| Preceded by | Sarup Singh (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Dhanik Lal Mandal (additional charge) |
| 12th Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 21 April 1982 – 7 February 1983 | |
| Chief Minister | Darbara Singh |
| Preceded by | Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Surjit Singh Sandhawalia |
| 6th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 3 December 1989 – 17 December 1990 | |
| Governor | Kumudben Joshi Krishan Kant |
| Preceded by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy |
| In office 6 March 1978 – 11 October 1980 | |
| Governor | Sharda Mukherjee K. C. Abraham |
| Preceded by | Jalagam Vengala Rao |
| Succeeded by | Tanguturi Anjaiah |
| 16th Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 25 October 1974 – 1 October 1977 | |
| Chief Minister | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna N. D. Tiwari Ram Naresh Yadav |
| Preceded by | Akbar Ali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase |
| 5th Union Minister of Steel | |
| In office 3 March 1967 – 24 April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Tribhuvan Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
| 7th Union Minister of Mines | |
| In office 3 March 1967 – 17 April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Tribhuvan Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 1968 – 2 April 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Kasu Vengala Reddy |
| Succeeded by | R. Narasimha Reddy |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1978–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Sumitra Devi |
| Succeeded by | Singireddy Uma Venkataramana Reddy |
| Constituency | Medchal |
| In office 1962–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | M. Manik Rao |
| Constituency | Tandur |
| In office 1957–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Created |
| Succeeded by | A. Ramaswamy |
| Constituency | Vikarabad |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Hyderabad State | |
| In office 1952-1956 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Andhra Pradesh Assembly Created |
| Constituency | Vikarabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1919 Peddamangalaram Village, Moinabad, Rangareddy district, Atraf-i-Balda, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana, India) |
| Died | 2 December 1996 (aged 77) Hyderabad |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Marri Savithri Devi |
| Children | 4 including Marri Shashidhar Reddy |
Marri Chenna Reddy (13 January 1919 – 2 December 1996) was an Indian politician active in several states.[1] He was the 6th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990.[2] He also served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh (1974–1977), governor of Punjab (1982–1983), governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party.
Reddy was among the stalwarts who headed the Telangana movement of Andhra Pradesh in the late 1960s. He also has the credit of being one of the youngest ministers; He became a minister of Andhra Pradesh at the age of 30.[citation needed]
- ^ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (2 December 2014). "Leaders pay respect to Chenna Reddy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "Marri Shashidhar Reddy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.