H. D. Deve Gowda Contact Details, Contact Address, Phone Number, Email ID, Website, Office Details

Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He is the National President of the Janata Dal (Secular) party.

Born in a farming family, he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953, and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during the Emergency. He became President of the state unit of Janata Dal in 1994, and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in Karnataka. He served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.

Name : Shri Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda

Member of Parliament : Rajya Sabha

State : Karnataka

Party : Janata Dal (Secular)

Father's Name : Late Shri Dodde Gowda

Mother's Name : Shrimati Devamma

Date of Birth : 18 May 1933

Place of Birth : Holenarsipura, Distt. Hassan (Karnataka)

Marital Status : Married on 25 May 1954

Spouse's Name : Shrimati Chennamma

Children : Four sons and two daughters

Educational Qualification : Diploma in Civil Engineering Educated at Smt. L.V. Polytechnic, Hassan, Karnataka

Profession : Agriculturist, Engineer, Farmer and Social Worker

Permanent Address : No.43, Paduvalahippe Village, Paduvalahippe Post, Kasaba Hobli, Holenarasipura Taluk, Hassan District. 573211

Present Address : 5, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi. 

Tel.- 3794619,23011011 

Mobile: 9013181848

E-mail : devgowda@sansad.nic.in

Positions Held :
1962-89 : Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (seven terms)
1972-76 : Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
1983-89 : Minister, Public Works and Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
1985-1989 : Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
1991-94 : Member, Tenth Lok Sabha
1991-94 : Member, Committee on Commerce
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Fertilizers
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture
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 the Ministries/Departments of Petroleum and Chemicals, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy, Home Affairs, Agriculture, Food Processing Industries, Urban Affairs and Employment and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
Sept. 1996 : Elected to Rajya Sabha
Nov. 1996-April 1997 : Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
1998 - 99 : Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (second term)
National President, Janata Dal (S)
2002 - 2004 : Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (elected in bye-election, third term)
2004 - 2009 : Member Fourteenth Lok Sabha(fourth term)
Aug. 2006 - 2008 : Member, Committee on Railways
2009 - 2014 : Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (fifth term)
Leader, Janata Dal (Secular) Parliamentary Party in  Lok Sabha
Aug. 2009 : Member, Committee on Defence
May 2014 - 2019 : Member, Sixteenth Lok Sabha (sixth term)
Sept. 2014 - May 2019 : Member, Committee on Defence
Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
June 2020 : Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
July 2020 onwards : Member, Committee on Railways