S. M. Krishna

S. M. Krishna
Krishna in 2012.
27th Minister of External Affairs
In office
23 May 2009 – 28 October 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byPranab Mukherjee
Succeeded bySalman Khurshid
18th Governor of Maharashtra
In office
12 December 2004 – 5 March 2008
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded byMohammed Fazal
Succeeded byS. C. Jamir
10th Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004
Preceded byJ. H. Patel
Succeeded byN. Dharam Singh
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
21 January 1993 – 11 December 1994
Chief MinisterM. Veerappa Moily
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byJ. H. Patel
ConstituencyMaddur
13th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
18 December 1989 – 20 January 1993
Preceded byB. G. Banakar, JP
Succeeded byV. S. Koujalagi, INC
Personal details
Born (1932-05-01) 1 May 1932 (age 92)
Somanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
(now in Karnataka, India)
Political partyRetired
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party
(March 2017 – 2023)
SpousePrema
RelativesV. G. Siddhartha
(son in-law)
Alma materMysore University
Southern Methodist University
George Washington University Law School
HonoursPadma Vibhushan (2023)

Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012.[1] He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.[2]

  1. ^ "S M Krishna resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle; Soni, Wasnik too 'offer' to quit". The Times of India. New Delhi. PTI. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Padma awards: Sudha Murty, S M Krishna, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Zakir Hussain, others honoured". Deccan Herald. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.