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Konijeti Rosaiah
File:Konijeti Rosaiah.jpg
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
3 September 2009 - present
Preceded byY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
ConstituencyNone[1](MLC)
Personal details
Born (1933-07-04) 4 July 1933 (age 91)
Vemuru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSivalaxmi
ChildrenK S Subba Rao, P Rama Devi, K S N Murthy
Residence(s)Ameerpet, Hyderabad

Konijeti Rosaiah (born 4 July 1933) is the present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] He belongs to the Indian National Congress and held various ministerial posts over the years. He is known, especially, for his administration of the state finances as Finance Minister. He is a senior-most Congress leader in Andhra Pradesh along with Cabinet Minister and State in Charge Veerappa Moily.[4]

Early life

Rosaiah (aged 76) was born in a middle class agricultural family in Vemuru in Guntur District.[5] He graduated from Guntur Hindu College, Andhra University in Commerce. While he was studying in Guntur, he was elected as the student leader and thus entered into politics.He is everstanding legend in aryavysya community.[6]

Political career

K. Rosaiah was a political disciple of Swatantra Party leader and freedom fighter, Prof. N.G. Ranga.[7] He regularly attended the political classes conducted in Ramaneedu Raitanga Vidyalayam[clarification needed] in village Nidubrolu, Guntur district. He was elected as MLC in 1968, 1974 and 1980.

As P.C.C president

Rosaiah was also the P.C.C president from 1995 to 1997. In 1998, he was elected as MP from Narasaraopet.

As Finance Minister

Rosaiah introduced the state budget 16 times, including seven in a row, a record in the country..[7] He served as a finance minister under Marri Chenna Reddy, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy and Y. S. Rajashekhara Reddy. In his tenure as Finance Minister in Chenna Reddy's cabinet, he ensured that teachers received retirement benefits.

As Chief Minister

Rosaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 3 September 2009 by the Governor N.D. Tiwari. He had teething problems after he was sworn in as the chief minister with the cabinet, which was chosen by his predecessor Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy.

As the successor of Dr.Y.S. Rajasekara Reddy, Rosaiah faced many challenges like continuing the policies and benefits that Y.S.R. Reddy had started to poor people in his tenure as Cheif Minister. He promised the people of Andhra that his government will continue all the Benefit programs started by YSR. UPA Chairwomen Sonia Gandhi gave full support to Rosaiah, even though he didn't get the Support of his cabinet members. From day one as CM of Andhra Pradesh he is facing many agitations from his own Cabinet of Ministers and Supporters of Y.S. JaganMohan Reddy (Son of Late YSR Reddy). He is still facing the issues like Lease of Obalapuram mines, Separate Telangana by Telangana region and now for Samaikya Andhra slogans from the Costa, Rayalaseema people. Like his predecessor YSR, Rosaiah supports a united Andhra Pradesh and opposes efforts to divide the state. [8][9]

Minister posts held

The list of ministries held by K. Rosaiah over the years are:

  • Cabinet Minister for Transportation and Roads and Buildings for the first time in 1979 under Marri Chenna Reddy
  • Cabinet Minister for Transportation and Housing under T.Anjaiah in 1980.
  • Cabinet Minister for Home Under K. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy in 1982
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance, Transportation and Electricity under M.Chenna Reddy in 1989
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance, Health and Education and Electricity under Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance, Health and Education and Electricity under Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
  • Cabinet Minister for Finance under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy from 2004 to 2 September 2009
  • Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh September 2009

Personal life

K. Rosaiah is married to Sivalaxmi and has two sons, K S Subba Rao and K S N Murthy and a daughter P Rama Devi.

Honours

Andhra University conferred K.Rosaiah with an honorary doctorate in 2007.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/24/stories/2008082450480100.htm
  2. ^ "Rosaiah takes oath as caretaker Andhra CM". The Times of India. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  3. ^ "Rosaiah - A low profile leader".
  4. ^ "Rosaiah likely to be made acting Andhra CM".
  5. ^ http://203.199.178.89/cmsite/cmprofile.asp
  6. ^ a b "Rosaiah sworn in as Andhra CM". The Hindu. 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  7. ^ a b http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article16615.ece
  8. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/hyderabad/Mukhya-mantri-without-mantris/articleshow/4977365.cms
  9. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/23/stories/2009092358140100.htm
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