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| birth_place = [[Mandya district|Somanahalli]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Mandya district|Somanahalli]], [[Mysore district]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]] (now [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]) | ||
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==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
S. M. Krishna is son of S.C. Mallaiah. He was born to a [[Vokkaliga]] family in a village named Somanahalli in the Maddur Taluk of [[Mandya district]], Karnataka. He completed his Bachelor | S. M. Krishna is son of S.C. Mallaiah. He was born to a [[Vokkaliga]] family in a village named Somanahalli in the Maddur Taluk of [[Mandya district]], Karnataka. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from [[Maharaja's College, Mysore]] and obtained a law degree from [[University Law College]], which was then known as Government Law College in [[Bangalore]]. Krishna studied in the United States, graduating from the [[Southern Methodist University]] in [[Dallas]], Texas and [[The George Washington University Law School]] in Washington D.C, where he was a [[Fulbright Scholar]]. Soon after his return to India, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/sm-krishna-us-educated-experienced-politician_100195817.html|title=S.M. Krishna: US-educated, experienced politician|website=thaindian.com|date=22 May 2009|access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
[[File:S M Krishna with Obamas.jpg|thumb|right|Krishna(center) with US President [[Barack Obama]] and First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.]] | [[File:S M Krishna with Obamas.jpg|thumb|right|Krishna(center) with US President [[Barack Obama]] and First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.]] | ||
Krishna started his electoral political career in the year 1962 by winning [[Maddur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Maddur]] | Krishna started his electoral political career in the year 1962 by winning [[Maddur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Maddur]] Vidhana Sabha seat as an independent, defeating the prominent politician from [[Indian National Congress]] K V Shankar Gowda for whom [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] had campaigned. [http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/300117/i-look-to-the-congress-president-not-others-sm-krishna.html]. Then he joined Praja Socialist Party, but lost from [[Maddur (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Maddur]] in 1967 to Congress' M M Gowda. He won the bye-poll for [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1968 when the sitting MP died, defeating the Congress nominee. | ||
In 1968 he was influential in reconciliation between members of the Indian National Congress and Praja Socialist Party. He served three terms as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] from the [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] constituency of Karnataka starting from 1968 bye-poll as a socialist. His next two terms were as a Congressman, winning elections in 1971 and 1980. Mandya has remained a Congress stronghold, represented in Lok Sabha later by his political proteges like Ambareesh and [[Divya Spandana]] (also known as Ramya). S M Krishna resigned from Lok Sabha in 1972, and became MLC in Karnataka and was appointed a minister by Devaraj Urs. | In 1968 he was influential in reconciliation between members of the Indian National Congress and Praja Socialist Party. He served three terms as an [[Member of Parliament|MP]] from the [[Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandya]] constituency of Karnataka starting from 1968 bye-poll as a socialist. His next two terms were as a Congressman, winning elections in 1971 and 1980. Mandya has remained a Congress stronghold, represented in Lok Sabha later by his political proteges like Ambareesh and [[Divya Spandana]] (also known as Ramya). S M Krishna resigned from Lok Sabha in 1972, and became MLC in Karnataka and was appointed a minister by Devaraj Urs. | ||
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Krishna resigned as Governor of Maharashtra on 5 March 2008. It was reported that this was due to his intention to return to active politics in Karnataka.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307103228/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/06/stories/2008030657110100.htm "S. M. Krishna quits as Governor"], ''The Hindu'', 6 March 2008.</ref> President [[Pratibha Patil]] accepted his resignation on 6 March.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235054/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14618039 "Krishna resignation accepted, Jamir in charge of State"], [[Sify.com]], 6 March 2008.</ref> | Krishna resigned as Governor of Maharashtra on 5 March 2008. It was reported that this was due to his intention to return to active politics in Karnataka.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307103228/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/06/stories/2008030657110100.htm "S. M. Krishna quits as Governor"], ''The Hindu'', 6 March 2008.</ref> President [[Pratibha Patil]] accepted his resignation on 6 March.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235054/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14618039 "Krishna resignation accepted, Jamir in charge of State"], [[Sify.com]], 6 March 2008.</ref> | ||
Krishna entered the [[Rajya Sabha]] and subsequently took the oath of office as Union Cabinet Minister of External Affairs in the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on 22 May 2009. | Krishna entered the [[Rajya Sabha]] and subsequently took the oath of office as Union Cabinet Minister of External Affairs in the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] on 22 May 2009. In his tennure as the external affairs minister, he visted a number of countries including [[Tajikistan]] in 2012 to strengthen economic and energy ties.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/europe/32495588_1_india-and-tajikistan-dushanbe-ayni | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126085329/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/europe/32495588_1_india-and-tajikistan-dushanbe-ayni | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Krishna to pay a two-day visit to Tajikistan from tomorrow| date=1 July 2012}}</ref> | ||
Krishna resigned as External Affairs Minister on 26 October 2012 indicating a return to Karnataka state politics.<ref name="toi_resign"/><ref>{{cite news | Krishna resigned as External Affairs Minister on 26 October 2012 indicating a return to Karnataka state politics.<ref name="toi_resign"/><ref>{{cite news | ||
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* Member, 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1989–1994 | * Member, 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly 1989–1994 | ||
* Speaker, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] 1989–93 | * Speaker, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] 1989–93 | ||
* Delegate to Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar at | * Delegate to Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar at Westminster, UK in March 1990 | ||
* Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, 1993–1994 | * Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, 1993–1994 | ||
* Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in April 1996 | * Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] in April 1996 | ||
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* [[External Affairs Minister]], Government of India: 22 May 2009 to 26 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1190 |title= Detail profile – Archive Site of National Portal of India |publisher=Govt. of India}}</ref> | * [[External Affairs Minister]], Government of India: 22 May 2009 to 26 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1190 |title= Detail profile – Archive Site of National Portal of India |publisher=Govt. of India}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||