Kamalapati Tripathi

Kamalapati Tripathi
15th Minister of Railways
In office 14 January 1980 – 12 November 1980
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	T. A. Pai
Succeeded by	Kedar Pandey
In office 11 February 1975 – 23 March 1977
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Lalit Narayan Mishra
Succeeded by	Madhu Dandavate
7th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 4 April 1971 – 13 June 1973
Preceded by	Tribhuvan Narain Singh
Succeeded by	President's rule
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 26 February 1969 – 17 February 1970
Chief Minister	Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Preceded by	Ram Prakash Gupta
Succeeded by	Keshav Prasad Maurya Dinesh Sharma
Executive President of Indian National Congress
In office 1983 – 12 November 1986
President	Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Vacant
Personal details
Born	3 September 1905 Benares, Benares State, British India
Died	8 October 1990 (aged 85) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress

Kamalapati Tripathi (3 September 1905^[1] – 8 October 1990) was an Indian politician, writer, journalist, and freedom fighter. He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Varanasi constituency. He served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1969–1970) as well as Union Minister for Railways. He was the only executive president of Indian National Congress, serving from 1983 to 1986.