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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Manmohan Singh
- Preceded by
- Pranab Mukherjee
- Succeeded by
- Salman Khurshid
- Chief minister
- Vilasrao Deshmukh
- Constituency
- Maddur
- Born
- ( 1932-05-01 ) 1 May 1932, Somanahalli , Kingdom of Mysore , British India
- Died
- 10 December 2024 (2024-12-10) (aged 92), Bengaluru , Karnataka, India
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party , (March 2017–2023)
- Other political affiliations
- Indian National Congress , (1971 – January 2017) Praja Socialist Party , (1962–1971)
- Spouse
- Prema ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
- Relatives
- V. G. Siddhartha , (son-in-law)
- Alma mater
- Mysore University Southern Methodist University George Washington University
- Honours
- Padma Vibhushan (2023)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of death
- Bengaluru
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- Kannada
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Official website
- meaindia.nic.in
- Image
- S M Krishna.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- S. M. Krishna
- date of birth
- 1932-05-01
- name in native language
- ಸೋಮನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮಲ್ಲಯ್ಯ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
- P10632
- S. M. Krishna
- date of death
- 2024-12-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (1 May 1932 – 10 December 2024) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. S. M. Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member from 1971 to 2014. He is widely credited with putting Bengaluru on the world map by building the foundation for it to become the IT Hub that it is today during his tenure as Chief Minister. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.
Early life and education
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