BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

KRISHNA, SHRI S.M.

B.A., B.L., M.C.L. (USA); I.N.C.(Karnataka); s. of late Shri S.C. Mallaiah and Shrimati Thayamma; b. at Somanahally, Mandya District, May 1, 1932; ed. at (i) Maharaja's College, Mysore, (ii) Government Law College, Bangalore, (iii) Southern Methodist University Dallas-Texas (USA) and (iv) Fullbright Scholar Graduate Student, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. (USA); m. Shrimati Prema, April 29, 1964; 2 d.

Attorney-At-Law; connected with the World University Services; Professor, International Law, Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya Law College, Bangalore, 1962-68; President, (i) Chitra Kala Parishad, (ii) Mysore Hindi Prachar Samithi and (iii) Harijan Seva Sangh, Karnataka; Chairman, Karnataka Pradesh Congress (I) Campaign Committee; was Member, (i) Praja Socialist Party, (ii) Karnataka Legislative Assembly, 1962-67, (iii) Fourth Lok Sabha, 1968-70, (iv) Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-72 (resigned in June 1972), (v) Karnataka Legislative Council, 1972-77, (vi) Seventh Lok Sabha, 1980-84, (vii) Ninth Karnataka Legislative Assembly, (viii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, New Zealand, 1965, (ix) Indian Delegation to the United Nations, 1982 and (x) Consultative Committee for the Ministries of Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources, 1996-97; Member (i) Committee on Energy and (ii) Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme, Rajya Sabha ; Minister, Industries, Commerce and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka, 1972-77; Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka, January 20, 1993 to December 9, 1994; Union Minister of State, (a) Ministry of Industry, January 29, 1983 to February 7, 1984 and (b) Ministry of Finance, February 1984 to December 1984; elected unanimously as Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, December, 1989 to January 19, 1993; Delegate, (i) Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar at Westminster, U.K., March 1990, (ii) International Conference on Tourism , Bali and (iii) Ninety Ninth Session of the Inter Parliamentary Union, Windhoek, Namibia; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1996.

Clubs: Bangalore Club, Bangalore, (ii) Golf Club, Bangalore and (iii) Gymkhana Club, New Delhi.

Travels abroad: All countries in Europe, U.S.A., Japan, Africa and New Zealand.

Favourite pastime and recreation: Designing Men's clothes and tennis.

Permanent address: (i) Village Asali, Somanahalli, Kasabahobli, Taluk Maddur, District Mandya, Karnataka and (ii) 28, 3rd Cross, 9th Main, R.M.V. Extension, Bangalore-560080.