| Ramachandra Gowda | |
| Term Start1: | 30 May 2008 |
| Term End1: | 12 September 2010 |
| 2Blankname1: | Minister of Medical Education |
| 2Namedata1: | 30 May 2008 - 12 September 2010 |
| Term Start2: | 18 February 2006 |
| Term End2: | 8 October 2007 |
| 2Blankname2: | Minister of Sericulture |
| 2Namedata2: | 21 June 2006 - 25 January 2007 |
| 3Blankname2: | Minister of Planning & Statistics Department |
| 3Namedata2: | 18 February 2006 - 8 October 2007 |
| 4Blankname2: | Minister of Small Savings & Lottery |
| 4Namedata2: | 18 February 2006 - 8 October 2007 |
| 5Blankname2: | Minister of Science & Technology |
| 5Namedata2: | 18 February 2006 - 8 October 2007 |
| Office3: | Deputy Chairman State Planning Board Government of Karnataka |
| Predecessor3: | D. H. Shankaramurthy |
| Term Start3: | 23 September 2010 |
| Term End3: | 17 May 2012 |
| Office4: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Constituency4: | Bangalore Graduates |
| Term Start4: | 22 June 1988 |
| Term End4: | 21 June 2018 |
| Successor4: | A. Devegowda |
| Birth Date: | 1938 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Thippur, Kunigal Tumkur district |
| Spouse: | Smt. Yashoda[1] |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Profession: | Engineer, Agriculturist |
Ramachandra Gowda (Kannada:ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ಗೌಡ) is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, India., Gowda took to social-political activities during his school days having been inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.He participated in the Goa Liberation Movement when in high school. Later, he became an active member of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh. He entered the Bangalore City Corporation as a Jana Sangh member in 1970. He was elected to the City Improvement Trust Board in the same year.[2]
He was also the BJP State unit general secretary for a long period. He was first elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council from the Bangalore Graduates Constituency in 1988 and has been re-elected 3 more times in 1994, 2000 and 2006.[3] He held the portfolios of Small Savings, Mining & Geology and Science & Technology in the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) coalition headed by H.D.Kumaraswamy.[4] It was during his tenure as minister that the state imposed a ban on lottery. In the BJP Government headed by B.S. Yeddyurappa, he held the portfolio of Medical Education. He resigned in September 2010 after his name figured in a Medical Colleges recruitment scam. for which high court gave a clean chit clearing all allegations.[5] Subsequently, he has been appointed as the Deputy chairman of the State Planning Board.[6] [7]
Born on 13 December 1938 at Tippoor in Kunigal taluk of Tumkur district, he holds an engineering degree. He has one son and one daughter.