Rameshwar Thakur
Rameshwar Thakur | |
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| 15thGovernor of Madhya Pradesh | |
| In office 30 June 2009 – 7 September 2011 | |
| Chief Minister | Shivraj Singh Chauhan |
| Preceded by | Balram Jakhar |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| 10thGovernor of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 August 2007 – 24 June 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy B. S. Yediyurappa |
| Preceded by | T. N. Chaturvedi |
| Succeeded by | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 29 January 2006 – 22 August 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
| 22ndGovernor of Odisha | |
| In office 18 November 2004 – 21 August 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Preceded by | M. M. Rajendran |
| Succeeded by | Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare |
| Union Minister of India | |
| President ofthe Bharat Scouts and Guides | |
| In office 1998–2001 | |
| President of the ICAI | |
| In office 1966–1967 | |
| Preceded by | CA. M.P. Chitale |
| Succeeded by | CA. V.B. Haribhakti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1925 Thakurgangti,Bihar-Orissa,British India (now inJharkhand,India) |
| Died | 15 January 2015(aged 89) Delhi,India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Narmada Thakur |
| Children | 4 |
Rameshwar Thakur(28 July 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a politician and former union minister of India, he also served as theGovernor of Madhya Pradeshfrom 2009 to 2011,Governor of Odishafrom 2004 to 2006,Governor of Andhra Pradeshfrom 2006 to 2007 andGovernor of Karnatakafrom 2007 to 2009. He was aChartered Accountant.He was also President of theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Indiafrom 1966 to 1967.
Biography
[edit]Thakur was born in the village of Thakur Gangti,Godda District,Jharkhand.He had participated inQuit India movement.He served as President ofthe Bharat Scouts and Guidesfrom November 1998 to November 2001, and again after November 2004. Thakur was sworn in as the 15thGovernor of Karnatakaon August 21, 2007.[1]
He was married to Narmada Thakur and they had two sons and two daughters: Mridula, Sangeeta, Sushil and Anil Thakur.
He was transferred to Governor Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his gubernatorial term on June 24, 2009. Thakur took over from Balram Jakhar on the end of the latter's term on June 30. He left office on September 7, 2011.[2]
He was thegovernor of Odishaduring the year 2004 to 2007. He was promoter of Information Technology (IT). He was supportive of one of the earliest conferences on IT called OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT), which was formerly known as ICIT or CIT.[3]OCIT 2023 was held at NIT Raipur during December 2023.
Rameswar died on 15 January 2015 atDelhi.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Vicky Nanjappa,"Karnataka: Rameshwar Thakur takes charge as governor",Rediff, August 22, 2007.
- ^"New Madhya Pradesh governor sworn-in".IANS.iNewsOne.8 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 5 November 2011.Retrieved8 September2011.
- ^OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT), oits-icit.org
- ^"Former Odisha Governor Rameshwar Thakur passes away".OdishaSamay. Archived fromthe originalon 5 February 2015.Retrieved16 January2015.
External links
[edit]- Choosing the Next Secretary-General of the United Nations - Article by Ramesh Thakur on MUNPlanet
- Profile on Odisha Govt website
- Profile on Andhra Pradesh Govt website
- news article covering appointment as Governor of Odisha[usurped]
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