Ramakrishna Hegde

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Ramakrishna Hegde
Minister of Commerce
In office 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
Succeeded by	Murasoli Maran
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
In office 5 December 1989 – 6 July 1990
Prime Minister	Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Preceded by	Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded by	Madhu Dandavate
3rd Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office 10 January 1983 – 10 August 1988
Preceded by	R. Gundu Rao
Succeeded by	S. R. Bommai
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
Constituency	Karnataka
In office 10 April 1978 – 23 May 1983
Succeeded by	Sarojini Mahishi
Constituency	Karnataka
Personal details
Born	(1926-08-29)29 August 1926 Siddapura, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	12 January 2004(2004-01-12) (aged 77) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party	JD(U)
Other political affiliations	INC   JP   JD   Lok Shakti
Spouse	Shakuntala Hegde

Ramakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde (29 August 1926 – 12 January 2004) was an Indian politician who served as the third Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms between 1983 and 1988. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1983, 1985 and 1989, and to the Rajya Sabha for two terms, 1978–83 and 1996–2002. He also served as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government (1998–1999).^[1]