Accountability Action Awareness

Shri H.D. Devegowda

Posted February 25, 2007 - 12:26am
Father's Name: 
Late Shri Dodde Gowda
Mother's Name : 
Smt. Devamma
Gender: 
Male
Birth Place: 
Vill. Haradanahalli, Taluk Holenarsipura, Distt. Hassan (Karnataka)
Marital Status: 
Married
E-Mail ID: 
nlil
Profession: 

agriculturist

Present Address: 
  • 5, Safdarjung Lane,
  • New Delhi - 110 011
  • Tels. (011) 23794499, 23794619, 23794431 Fax (011) 23010288
    • Permanent Address: 
  • H. No. 281, 80 Feet Road, Padmanava Nagar,
  • Banashankari, 2nd stage, Bangalore - 560 071 (Karnataka)
  • Tel. & Fax.(669) 2155
    • Profile: 
    • 1962-89
    • Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (seven terms)
    • 1972-76
    • Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (one term)
    • 1983-89
    • Minister, Public Works and Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
    • 1985-89 1985-89
    • Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Karnataka Legislative Aseembly
    • 1991
    • Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
    • 1991-94
    • Member, Committee on Commerce
    • Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Fertilizers
    • Member, Conslitative Committee, Ministry of Agricliture
    • 1993-94
    • President, Janata Dal, Karnataka
    • Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
    • 1994-96
    • Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka
    • June 1996 - April 1997
    • Prime Minister of India and also incharge of Ministries/Departments of Petroleum and Chemicals, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy, Home Affairs, Agricliture, Food Processing Industries, Urban Affairs and Employment and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
    • 1996-98
    • Member, Rajya Sabha
    • Nov. 1996-April 1997
    • Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
    • 1998
    • Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
    • 2002
    • Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (elected in bye-election)
    • 2004
    • Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
    • 5 Aug. 2007 onwards
    • Member, Committee on Railways