Konijeti Rosaiah

Konijeti Rosaiah
13th Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office
31 August 2011 – 30 August 2016
Chief Minister
Preceded bySurjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded byC. Vidyasagar Rao (Additional charge)
Governor of Karnataka
(Additional Charge)
In office
28 June 2014 – 31 August 2014
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Preceded byH. R. Bhardwaj
Succeeded byVajubhai Vala
15th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
3 September 2009 – 24 November 2010
Governor
Preceded byY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Succeeded byNallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Minister of Finance, Planning, Small Savings, Lotteries and Legislative Affairs
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
14 May 2004 – 2 September 2009
Governor
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Succeeded byHimself
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byKota Saidiah
Succeeded byNedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
ConstituencyNarasaraopet
Minister of Finance, Transportation
Electricity and Home Affairs

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1989–1994
Governor
Chief Minister
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byPaleti Rama Rao
Succeeded byAmanchi Krishna Mohan
Constituency Chirala
In office
1989–1994
Preceded bySajja Chandramouli
Succeeded byPaleti Rama Rao
Constituency Chirala
Minister of Roads & Buildings
Housing and Transportation

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1978–1983
GovernorK. C. Abraham
Chief Minister
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
29 March 2009 – 30 August 2011
ChairmanA. Chakrapani
Deputy
Leader of the House
ConstituencyElected by MLAs
In office
1968–1985
Chairman
  • Pidathala Ranga Reddy
  • Thota Rama Swamy
  • N. Venkata Subbaiah
  • Syed Mukasheer Shah
Deputy
  • Mamidipudi Anandam
  • Erram Sathynarayana
  • Sayyad Mukhasir Shah
  • Kancherla Keshava Rao
  • Thota Panchajanyam
  • Appanaboyina Chakrapani
Leader of the House
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1933-07-04)4 July 1933
Vemuru, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 88)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (until 2011)
Spouse
Konijeti Sivalakshmi
(m. 1950)
Children4

Konijeti Rosaiah (4 July 1933 – 4 December 2021) was an Indian politician who served as the 15th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2009 to 2010.[1][2][3] He also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2016 and the Governor of Karnataka (additional charge) for two months. He was previously an MLC, MLA and MP from the Indian National Congress numerous times and handled many ministerial posts over his political career spanning over half a century.

While serving as Governor of Tamil Nadu, he was also given additional responsibility as Governor of Karnataka when Governor H. R. Bhardwaj's term ended on 28 June 2014,[4][5] until Vajubhai Vala took over on 1 September 2014. After completing his five-year term as Governor of Tamil Nadu, he retired from active politics.

  1. ^ "Rosaiah takes oath as caretaker Andhra CM". The Times of India. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Konijeti Rosaiah appointed the new Tamil Nadu Governor". Indiavision news. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Rosaiah - A low profile leader".
  4. ^ Mariappan, Julie (27 June 2014). "Tamil Nadu Governor Rosaiah given additional charge of Karnataka".
  5. ^ "Rosaiah named new Tamil Nadu governor, Farook shifted to Kerala". The Times of India. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2011.