Rameshwar Thakur
Rameshwar Thakur | |
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| 19th Governor 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 |
| Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 2007–2009 | |
| Preceded by | T. N. Chaturvedi |
| Succeeded by | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2006–2007 | |
| Preceded by | Sushil Kumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
| Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Preceded by | M. M. Rajendran |
| Succeeded by | Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare |
| Union Minister of India | |
| President of the 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 in Jharkhand, India) |
| Died | 15 January 2015 (aged 89) Delhi, India |
Rameshwar Thakur (28 July 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a senior Indian National Congress politician and former union minister of India, he was the Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2011 and Governor of Odisha from 2004 to 2006, Andhra Pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and Karnataka from 2007 to 2009. He was a Chartered Accountant. He was also President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1966 to 1967. As the chartered accountant of the Rajiv Gandhi foundation for over two decades (which itself is disallowed under Indian law; the CA must be replaced every 3 years) has been implicated in the diversion and misappropriation of funds from PMNRF to the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, which is headed by Sonia Gandhi.
Biography
Thakur was born in the village of Thakur Gangti, Godda District, Jharkhand. He had participated in Quit India movement. He served as President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1998 to November 2001, and again after November 2004. Thakur was sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.[1]
He was transferred to Governor Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his governatorial 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] Rameswar died on 15 January 2015 at Delhi.[3]
He was married to Narmada Thakur and they had two sons and two daughters: Mridula, Sangeeta, Sushil and Anil Thakur.
See also
References
- ^ Vicky Nanjappa, "Karnataka: Rameshwar Thakur takes charge as governor", Rediff.com, August 22, 2007.
- ^ "New Madhya Pradesh governor sworn-in". IANS. iNewsOne. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Former Odisha Governor Rameshwar Thakur passes away". OdishaSamay. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
External links
- 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
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