Konijeti Rosaiah

Konijeti Rosaiah
13th Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office 31 August 2011 – 30 August 2016
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam
Preceded by	Surjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded by	C. Vidyasagar Rao (Additional charge)
Governor of Karnataka
(Additional Charge)
In office 28 June 2014 – 31 August 2014
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Preceded by	H. R. Bhardwaj
Succeeded by	Vajubhai Vala
15th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 3 September 2009 – 24 November 2010
Preceded by	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Succeeded by	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Minister of Finance, Planning, Small Savings, Lotteries and Legislative Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 14 May 2004 – 2 September 2009
Governor	Surjit Singh Barnala Sushilkumar Shinde Rameshwar Thakur N. D. Tiwari
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by	Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Succeeded by	Himself
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Kota Saidiah
Succeeded by	Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Constituency	Narasaraopet
Minister of Finance, Transportation Electricity and Home Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1989–1994
Governor	Kumudben Joshi Krishan Kant
Chief Minister	Marri Chenna Reddy Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Paleti Rama Rao
Succeeded by	Amanchi Krishna Mohan
Constituency	Chirala
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by	Sajja Chandramouli
Succeeded by	Paleti Rama Rao
Constituency	Chirala
Minister of Roads & Buildings Housing and Transportation Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1978–1983
Governor	K. C. Abraham
Chief Minister	Marri Chenna Reddy T. Anjaiah Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2010
Chairman	A. Chakrapani
Deputy	Mommed Jani
Leader of the House	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Himself
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
In office 1968–1985
Chairman	Pidathala Ranga Reddy Thota Rama Swamy N. Venkata Subbaiah Syed Mukasheer Shah
Deputy	Mamidipudi Anandam Erram Sathynarayana Sayyad Mukhasir Shah Kancherla Keshava Rao Thota Panchajanyam Appanaboyina Chakrapani
Leader of the House	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy P. V. Narasimha Rao Jalagam Vengal Rao Marri Chenna Reddy T. Anjaiah Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy N. T. Rama Rao Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
Constituency	Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1933-07-04)4 July 1933 Vemuru, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	4 December 2021(2021-12-04) (aged 88) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (until 2011)
Spouse	Konijeti Sivalakshmi ​ ​ (m. 1950)​
Children	4

Konijeti Rosaiah (4 July 1933 – 4 December 2021) was an Indian politician who served as the 15th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2009 to 2010.^[1][2][3] He also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2016 and the Governor of Karnataka (additional charge) for two months. He was previously an MLC, MLA and MP from the Indian National Congress numerous times and handled many ministerial posts over his political career spanning over half a century.

While serving as Governor of Tamil Nadu, he was also given additional responsibility as Governor of Karnataka when Governor H. R. Bhardwaj's term ended on 28 June 2014,^[4][5] until Vajubhai Vala took over on 1 September 2014. After completing his five-year term as Governor of Tamil Nadu, he retired from active politics.