Marri Chenna Reddy

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Marri Chenna Reddy
Official portrait of Chenna Reddy
12th Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office 31 May 1993 – 2 December 1996
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	Bhishma Narain Singh
Succeeded by	Krishan Kant (Additional Charge)
10th Governor of Rajasthan
In office 5 February 1992 – 31 May 1993
Chief Minister	Bhairon Shekhawat
Preceded by	Sarup Singh (acting)
Succeeded by	Dhanik Lal Mandal (additional charge)
12th Governor of Punjab
In office 21 April 1982 – 7 February 1983
Chief Minister	Darbara Singh
Preceded by	Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan
Succeeded by	Surjit Singh Sandhawalia
6th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 3 December 1989 – 17 December 1990
Governor	Kumudben Joshi Krishan Kant
Preceded by	N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by	Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
In office 6 March 1978 – 11 October 1980
Governor	Sharda Mukherjee K. C. Abraham
Preceded by	Jalagam Vengala Rao
Succeeded by	Tanguturi Anjaiah
16th Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 25 October 1974 – 1 October 1977
Chief Minister	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna N. D. Tiwari Ram Naresh Yadav
Preceded by	Akbar Ali Khan
Succeeded by	Ganpatrao Devji Tapase
5th Union Minister of Steel
In office 3 March 1967 – 24 April 1968
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Tribhuvan Narain Singh
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Sethi
7th Union Minister of Mines
In office 3 March 1967 – 17 April 1968
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Tribhuvan Narain Singh
Succeeded by	Prakash Chandra Sethi
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 3 April 1968 – 2 April 1974
Preceded by	Kasu Vengala Reddy
Succeeded by	R. Narasimha Reddy
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1978–1982
Preceded by	Sumitra Devi
Succeeded by	Singireddy Uma Venkataramana Reddy
Constituency	Medchal
In office 1962–1968
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	M. Manik Rao
Constituency	Tandur
In office 1957–1962
Preceded by	Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Created
Succeeded by	A. Ramaswamy
Constituency	Vikarabad
Member of Legislative Assembly Hyderabad State
In office 1952-1956
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Andhra Pradesh Assembly Created
Constituency	Vikarabad
Personal details
Born	13 January 1919 Peddamangalaram Village, Moinabad, Rangareddy district, Atraf-i-Balda, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana, India)
Died	2 December 1996(1996-12-02) (aged 77) Hyderabad
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Marri Savithri Devi
Children	4 including Marri Shashidhar Reddy

Marri Chenna Reddy (13 January 1919 – 2 December 1996) was an Indian politician active in several states.^[1] He was the 6th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990.^[2] He also served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh (1974–1977), governor of Punjab (1982–1983), governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party.

Reddy was among the stalwarts who headed the Telangana movement of Andhra Pradesh in the late 1960s. He also has the credit of being one of the youngest ministers; He became a minister of Andhra Pradesh at the age of 30.^{[citation needed]}