B. G. Kher

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
1st Chief Minister of Bombay State
In office 15 August 1947 – 21 April 1952
Governor	Raja Maharaj Singh
Preceded by	Office Established (Himself as Prime Minister)
Succeeded by	Morarji Desai
2nd Prime Minister of Bombay State
In office 30 March 1946 – 15 August 1947
Governor	John Colville
Preceded by	Governor's Rule
Succeeded by	Office Abolished (Himself as Chief Minister)
In office 19 July 1937 – 2 November 1939
Governor	Robert Duncan Bell
Preceded by	Dhanjishah Cooper
Succeeded by	Governor's Rule
Personal details
Born	24 August 1888 Ratnagiri, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	8 March 1957(1957-03-08) (aged 68) Pune, Bombay State, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Alma mater	Wilson College
Profession	Lawyer, Politician, Social worker, Solicitor

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (24 August 1888 – 8 March 1957^[1][2]) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Bombay (1937–1939, 1946–1947) and the first chief minister (then called Premier^[3]) of Bombay State (1947–1952). He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1954. A lawyer, solicitor and social worker by choice and politician by necessity, Kher was often described as "Sajjan", good and gentle. Kher

was a scholar, an accomplished orator, and a man with no pretensions.