The S. M. Krishna ministry was the Council of Ministers in Karnataka, a state in South India headed by S. M. Krishna that was formed after the 1999 Karnataka elections.
In the government headed by Krishna, the Chief Minister was from Indian National Congress. Apart from the Chief Minister, there were other ministers in the government.
Tenure of the Government In 1999, as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, S. M. Krishna led the Indian National Congress (INC) to victory in the assembly polls and took over as Chief Minister of Karnataka on 11 October 1999, a post he held until 2004.
On 17 October 1999, Krishna ministry expanded 41 ministers took oath.
On 17 December 2001, mini reshuffle occurred.
On 27 June 2002, major reshuffle occurred.
He was also instrumental in creating power reforms with ESCOMS and digitization of land records (Bhoomi) and many other citizen-friendly initiatives. He encouraged private-public participation and was a forebearer of the Bangalore Advance Task Force.
Council of Ministers Sr. No. NameMLA/MLC Constituency Designation Portfolio(s) Party Term of Office Took Office Left Office Chief Minister1.S. M. KrishnaMLAMaddurChief MinisterFinance Cabinet Affairs DPAR BMRDA Other departments not allocated to a Minister.INC11 October 199928 May 2004 Cabinet Minister2.Mallikarjun KhargeMLAGurmitkalCabinet Minister Home17 October 199928 May 2004 Minor Irrigation 27 June 200228 May 20043.Dharam SinghMLAJevargiCabinet Minister Public Works DepartmentINC17 October 199928 May 20044.M. Y. GhorpadeMLASandurCabinet Minister Rural Development Panchayati Raj INC17 October 199928 May 20045.D. B. ChandregowdaMLAShringeriCabinet Minister Law Parliamentary Affairs INC17 October 199928 May 20046.T. B. JayachandraMLAKallambellaCabinet Minister Agriculture 17 October 199927 June 2002Food & Civil Supplies12 December 200328 May 20047.Kagodu ThimappaMLASagarCabinet MinisterSocial Welfare 17 October 199927 June 2002Health and Family Welfare 27 June 200228 May 20048.H. C. SrikantaiahMLAShravanabelagolaCabinet Minister RevenueINC17 October 199928 May 20049.H. K. PatilMLCWest Graduates Constituency Cabinet Minister Major and Medium Irrigation 17 October 199911 December 2003Agriculture 12 December 200328 May 200410.R. V. DeshpandeMLAHaliyalCabinet Minister Large and Medium Industries IndustriesINC17 October 199928 May 200411.K. H. RanganathMLAHiriyurCabinet Minister ForestsINC17 October 199928 May 200412.C. R. Sageer AhamedMLAChikmagalurCabinet Minister Sugar 17 October 199927 June 2002Housing 27 June 200228 May 200413.D. K. ShivakumarMLASathanurCabinet Minister Co-operation 17 October 199927 June 2002Urban Development 27 June 200228 May 200414.Adagur H. VishwanathMLAKrishnarajanagaraCabinet Minister Primary Education 17 October 199927 June 2002Cooperation 27 June 200228 May 200415.R. Roshan BaigMLAJayamahalCabinet Minister Tourism Haj17 October 199927 June 2002Small Scale Industries Haj27 June 200228 May 200416.M. MahadevMLANanjangudCabinet MinisterSericulture Textiles 17 October 199927 June 2002 Animal Husbandary Sugar27 June 200228 May 200417.MotammaMLAMudigereCabinet Minister Women and Child Welfare INC17 October 199928 May 200418.Ramanath RaiMLABantwalCabinet Minister Fisheries Ports17 October 199927 June 2002Transport 27 June 200228 May 200419.V. MuniyappaMLASidlaghattaCabinet Minister Mines Geology INC17 October 199928 May 200420.A. B. MalakareddyMLAYadgirCabinet Minister Health and Family Welfare 17 October 199927 June 2002Medical Education 27 June 200228 May 200421.Qamar ul IslamMLAGulbargaCabinet Minister Housing 17 October 199927 June 2002Labour 27 June 200228 May 200422.A. KrishnappaMLAVarthurCabinet Minister Secondary Education 17 October 199927 June 2002Social Welfare 27 June 200228 May 200423.B. S. Patil SasnurMLAHuvina HippargiCabinet Minister Agricultural Marketing INC17 October 200128 May 200424.R. B. TimmapurMLAMudholMinister of State (I/C) Agricultural Marketing 17 October 199917 December 2001Cabinet Minister Planning 17 December 200128 May 200425.Kote M. ShivannaMLAHeggadadevankoteMinister of State (I/C) Kannada and Culture17 October 199917 December 2001Cabinet Minister Information 17 December 200127 June 2002Horticulture 27 June 200212 December 2003Cauvery Basin Irrigation 12 December 200328 May 200426.V. S. KoujalagiMLAArabhaviCabinet Minister Agriculture 27 June 200212 December 2003Horticulture 12 December 200328 May 200427.H. M. RevannaMLAMagadiCabinet Minister Sericulture Textiles27 June 200228 May 2004Infrastructure and Civil Aviation 12 December 200328 May 200428.Ramalinga ReddyMLAJayanagarCabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies 27 June 200212 December 2003Bangalore Development 12 December 200328 May 200429.G. ParameshwaraMLAMadhugiriMinister of State (I/C) Higher Education 17 October 199927 June 2002 Science and Technology 17 October 199918 August 2001Medical Education 18 August 200127 June 2002Cabinet Minister Higher Education27 June 200228 May 2004Information 12 December 200328 May 200430.D. B. Inamdar>MLAKitturMinister of State (I/C) Food and Civil Supplies17 October 199927 June 2002Information Technology Tourism 27 June 200212 December 2003Cabinet Minister Information Technology and Biotechnology 12 December 200328 May 200431J. AlexanderMLABharathinagarCabinet Minister Tourism 12 December 200328 May 200432.Raja Amareshwara NaikMLAKalmalaMinister of StateHorticulture 17 December 200127 June 2002Home Guards, Civil Defence and Legal Metrology27 June 200212 December 2003Cabinet Minister Home Guards, Civil Defence and Legal Metrology 12 December 200328 May 200433.Kumar BangarappaMLANanjangudMinister of State (I/C) Minor Irrigation17 October 199927 June 2002Municipal Administration 27 June 200228 May 200434.B. K. ChandrashekharMLCMLAsMinister of State (I/C) Information Publicity 17 October 199927 June 2002Primary and Secondary Education 27 June 200228 May 200435.Baburao ChinchansurMLAChittapurMinister of State (I/C) Small Savings 17 October 199928 May 2004 Muzrai17 October 199927 June 2002Lotteries, Insurance & Agro-processing12 December 200328 May 200436.Suma VasanthMLAVirajpetMinister of State (I/C) Planning 17 October 199927 June 2002Muzrai27 June 200228 May 200437.S. S. MallikarjunMLADavanagereMinister of State (I/C) Youth affairs SportsINC17 October 199928 May 200438.Allum VeerabhadrappaMLAKurugoduMinister of StateHorticulture Agriculture 17 October 199915 March 2001Krishna Basin Irrigation 12 December 200328 May 200439.M. Diwakar BabuMLABellaryMinister of StateRural development panchayati raj17 October 199927 June 2002Cooperation 27 June 200228 May 200440.Nafees FazalMLCMLAsMinister of State Medical education17 October 199918 August 2001Science and Technology 18 August 200128 May 200441.M. Malikarjun NagappaMLAKanakagiriMinister of StateUrban Development17 October 199927 June 2002Revenue 27 June 200228 May 200442.Mundanda M. NanaiahMLAMadikeriMinister of StateExciseINC17 October 199928 May 200443.Rani SatishMLCMLAsMinister of State Parliamentary affairs17 October 199927 June 2002Minister of State (I/C) Kannada and Culture27 June 200228 May 200444.Baburao ChavanMLAShahabadMinister of State (I/C)Adult Education, Libraries, printing and StationeryINC27 June 200228 May 200445.Basavaraj H. PatilMLCBidar Local Authorities Minister of State (I/C)Energy INC27 June 200228 May 200446.M. UstadMLABijapur Minister of State (I/C)Minorities Welfare WaqfINC27 June 200228 May 200447.Vasanth V. SalianMLAKapuMinister of State (I/C)Fisheries PortsINC27 June 200228 May 200448.K. B. KoliwadMLARanibennurMinister of State (I/C)Rural Water SupplyINC27 June 200228 May 200449.K N GaddiMLANavalgundMinister of StateForestsINC27 June 200228 May 2004
If the office of a Minister is vacant for any length of time, it automatically comes under the charge of the Chief Minister.
Former Ministers Sr. No. NameMLA/MLC Constituency Designation Portfolio(s) Party Term of Office Reason Took Office Left Office1.S. R. KashappanavarMLAHungundCabinet Minister Small Scale Industries INC17 October 199927 June 2002Dropped2.B. B. ChimmanakattiMLABadamiCabinet Minister Urban Development INC17 October 199927 June 2002Dropped 3.Abdulhakim HindasgariMLCDharwad Local AuthoritiesCabinet Minister Labour WaqfINC17 October 199927 June 2002Dropped 4.Veerakumar Appaso PatilMLCMLAsMinister of State EnergyINC17 October 199927 June 2002Dropped 5.T. JohnMLCKodagu Local AuthoritiesMinister of State Infrastructure development and civil aviation Large and Medium Industries17 October 199931 January 2001ResignedBangalore Development Authority 17 December 200127 June 2002Infrastructure Development and Civil Aviation 27 June 200212 December 20036.G. Raju GoudaMLAHanurMinister of State (I/C)Agro ProcessingINC27 June 200212 December 2003Resigned
See also
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
References
External links
Council of Ministers