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Shiv Charan Mathur | |
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.jpg) Mathur in October 2008 | |
| 14th Chief Minister of Rajasthan | |
| In office 14 July 1981 – 23 February 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Succeeded by | Hira Lal Devpura |
| In office 20 January 1988 – 4 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Dev Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Hari Dev Joshi |
| Governor of Assam | |
| In office 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ajai Singh |
| Succeeded by | K Sankaranarayanan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1927 |
| Died | 25 June 2009 (aged 82) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1927 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009.
Mathur was born in a Kayastha family. He became Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 14 July 1981 and held that post until 23 February 1985. The killing of Raja Man Singh, the then titular head of the erstwhile princely state of Bharatpur caused a political storm, leading to his resignation. Subsequently, he became Chief Minister again from 20 January 1988 to 4 December 1989. In 2003 he was elected as a MLA from Mandalgarh (Bhilwara).
Appointed Governor of Assam in 2008, he remained in that post until his death from cardiac arrest on 25 June 2009.[1]