Back D. V. Sadananda Gowda German D. V. Sadananda Gowda Finnish डी॰ वी॰ सदानन्द गौड़ा Hindi D. V. Sadananda Gowda ID ಡಿ. ವಿ. ಸದಾನಂದ ಗೌಡ Kannada ഡി.വി. സദാനന്ദ ഗൗഡ Malayalam सदानंद गौडा Marathi डी वी सदानन्द गौड Sanskrit டி. வி. சதானந்த கௌடா Tamil ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಸದಾನಂದ ಗೌಡ TCY
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Sadananda Gowda | |
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| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 14 November 2018 – 7 July 2021 [1] | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ananth Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | V. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rao Inderjit Singh |
| Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 5 June 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | D. B. Chandre Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Shobha Karandlaje |
| Constituency | Bangalore North |
| Majority | 147,518 (9.4%) |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 4 August 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | K. Jayaprakash Hegde |
| Constituency | Udupi-Chikmagalur |
| Majority | 27,018 (3.2%) |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | V. Dhananjay Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Mangalore |
| Majority | 33,415 (4.2%) |
| Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council | |
| In office 23 May 2013 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Patil, INC |
| Succeeded by | K. S. Eshwarappa, BJP |
| 20th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 4 August 2011 – 11 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | B. S. Yeddyurappa |
| Succeeded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Jagadish Shettar |
| Succeeded by | K. S. Eshwarappa |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vinay Kumar Sorake |
| Succeeded by | Shakunthala T. Shetty |
| Constituency | Puttur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda 18 March 1953 Mandekolu, Madras State, (present-day Karnataka) India[2] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Datty (m. 1981) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | St. Philomena's College, Puttur Vaikunta Baliga College of Law |
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda (born 18 March 1953) is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is represented the Bangalore North constituency in the parliament from 2014 to 2024. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
He previously served as the Minister of Law and Justice, having been shifted from the Ministry of Railways in the cabinet reshuffle of 5 July 2016.[3] At the end of the previous Lok Sabha, he was the Minister of Statistics and Program Implementation. He then stepped down from his post of Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.
- ^ PTI (14 November 2018). "Sadananda Gowda takes charge of chemicals and fertilisers ministry". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Department of Fertilizers". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Suresh Prabhu Railways, Sadananda Gowda shifted to Law and Justice". News 18. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2014.