P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
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Rao in 1992 | |
9th Prime Minister of India | |
In office 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Chandra Shekhar |
Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Union Minister of Defence | |
In office 6 March 1993 – 16 May 1996 | |
Prime Minister | himself |
Preceded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
Succeeded by | Pramod Mahajan |
In office 31 December 1984 – 25 September 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
Succeeded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
11th Union Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 31 March 1992 – 18 January 1994 | |
Prime Minister | himself |
Preceded by | Madhavsinh Solanki |
Succeeded by | Dinesh Singh |
In office 25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
Succeeded by | V. P. Singh |
In office 14 January 1980 – 19 July 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra |
Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
18th Union Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 12 March 1986 – 12 May 1986 | |
Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
Preceded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
Succeeded by | Sardar Buta Singh |
In office 19 July 1984 – 31 December 1984 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Sethi |
Succeeded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
4th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 30 September 1971 – 10 January 1973 | |
Preceded by | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 15 May 1996 – 4 December 1997 | |
Preceded by | Gopinath Gajapati |
Succeeded by | Jayanti Patnaik |
Constituency | Brahmapur, Odisha |
In office 20 June 1991 – 10 May 1996 | |
Preceded by | Gangula Prathapa Reddy |
Succeeded by | Bhuma Nagi Reddy |
Constituency | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh |
In office 31 December 1984 – 13 March 1991 | |
Preceded by | Barve Jatiram Chitaram |
Succeeded by | Tejsinghrao Bhosle |
Constituency | Ramtek, Maharashtra |
In office 23 March 1977 – 31 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Chendupatla Janga Reddy |
Constituency | Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh |
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1957–1977 | |
Preceded by | Gulukota Sriramulu |
Succeeded by | Chandrupatla Narayana Reddy |
Constituency | Manthani |
Personal details | |
Born | Laknepalli, Hyderabad State, British India (present-day Telangana, India) | 28 June 1921
Died | 23 December 2004 New Delhi, India | (aged 83)
Monuments | Gyan Bhumi |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse |
Satyamma
(m. 1931; died 1970) |
Children | 8, including P. V. Rajeshwar and Surabhi Vani Devi |
Alma mater | |
Occupation |
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Awards | Bharat Ratna (2024) |
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004), popularly known as P. V. Narasimha Rao, was an Indian lawyer, statesman and politician from the Indian National Congress Party who served as the prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the first person from South India and second person from a non-Hindi speaking background to be the prime minister. He is especially known for introducing various liberal reforms to India's economy by recruiting Manmohan Singh as the finance minister to rescue the country from going towards bankruptcy during the economic crisis of 1991.[1][2][3] Future prime ministers continued the economic reform policies pioneered by Rao's government.[4][5] Rao was also referred to as Chanakya for his ability to steer economic and political legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government.[6][7][8]
Prior to his premiership, he served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and later also held high order portfolios of the union government, such as Defence, Home Affairs and External Affairs. In 1991 Indian general election, the Indian National Congress led by him won 244 seats and thereafter he along with external support from other parties formed a minority government with him being the prime minister.
He remains a controversial figure in his party due to his role during and after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 and also for having a bitter relation with the Nehru–Gandhi family.[9][10][11] Although he was criticised during his tenure and even sidelined later by his own party,[12] retrospective evaluations have been kinder, positioning him as one of the best prime ministers of India in various polls and analyses.[13][14][15][16][17][18] In 2024, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award by the Indian government.[19]
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