G. M. Siddeshwara Explained

Primeminister1:Narendra Modi
Term Start1:9 November 2014
Term End1:12 July 2016
Predecessor1:Pon Radhakrishnan
Successor1:Babul Supriyo
Office2:Minister of State for Civil Aviation
Term Start2:26 May 2014
Term End2:9 November 2014
Predecessor2:K. C. Venugopal
Successor2:Mahesh Sharma
Office3:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency3:Davangere
Term Start3:13 May 2004
Term End3:2024
Predecessor3:Gowdara Mallikarjunappa
Successor3:Prabha Mallikarjun
Birth Date:5 July 1952
Birth Place:Chitradurga, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:G. S. Gayithri
Children:2
Website:Official Website
Date:14 February
Year:2009
Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20080417172226/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3977 Member of 14th Lok Sabha

Gowdara Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara (born 5 July 1952) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament, representing Davangere of Karnataka since 2004. Siddeshwara served as the Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises and prior to that, as Minister of State for Civil Aviation,[1] till he resigned from the Ministry after a few days of cabinet reshuffle in July 2016.

Personal life

Siddeshwara was born on 5 July 1952. His father G. Mallikarjunappa (died 2003)[2] was also a Member of Parliament for two terms: 1996–1998 and 1999–2002. Mallikarjunappa was affiliated to the RSS before joining the BJP electoral politics.

Political career

Being an active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he served as the Vice-President of the Karnataka State (2009-2010) and the National Parliamentary Party Treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2004-2014.[3] [4] Hitherto, he served as the Secretary of Karnataka state BJP; Member of Parliamentary Consultative Committee for Ministry of Human Resource Development and Member of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance (2004 to 2009), Member of Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources (2009-2010); Member of Parliamentary Committee on Finance; and Member of Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (March 2010 - May 2014).[3] [4] He was re-elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Davangere for the third time successively with a margin of 17, 607 votes defeating his Congress rival.

He served as Minister of State for Civil Aviation from 26 May 2014 to 9 November 2015 and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises from 9 November 2014 to 12 July 2016.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/people/minister-of-state-civil-aviation-gm-siddeshwara-531198 Profile - NDTV
  2. News: Davangere MP dead . 27 September 2020 . Deccan Herald . 1 December 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050218175218/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec01/i3.asp . 18 February 2005 . bot: unknown .
  3. Web site: Fifteenth Lok Sabha — Members Bioprofile — Siddeshwara,Shri Gowdar Mallikarjunappa. Father's Name: Late Shri G. Mallikarjunappa, M.P. . Lok Sabha Secretariat. . 12 April 2012 .
  4. Web site: Detailed Profile: Shri Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara . Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member; Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) . india.gov.in . 12 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504175241/http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=3977 . 4 May 2012 . dmy .