S. R. Bommai

Somappa Rayappa Bommai (6 June 1924 – 10 October 2007) was an Indian Politician who was the 4th Chief Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Human Resource Development Minister in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998. He is widely remembered as the champion for the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India.

S. R. Bommai
Union Minister of Human Resource Development
In office
5 June 1996  19 March 1998
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byMurli Manohar Joshi
ConstituencyOrissa (Rajya Sabha)
4th Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
13 August 1988  21 April 1989
Preceded byRamakrishna Hegde
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2 July 1992  2 April 1998
ConstituencyOdisha
In office
3 April 1998  2 April 2004
ConstituencyKarnataka
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
for Hubli Rural
In office
1978–1989
Preceded byG. Rangaswamy Sandra
Succeeded byG. Rangaswamy Sandra
Personal details
Born(1924-06-06)6 June 1924
Karadagi, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 83)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political partyAll India Progressive Janata Dal(2002-2007)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseGangamma
Children4; including Basavaraj Bommai

His son Basavaraj Bommai became the Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2021 making them only the second father and son duo after H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy to become the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.

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