R. V. Deshpande
Indian politician
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Raghunath Vishwanath Deshpande (born 16 March 1947) is an Indian politician who is chairperson of the Administrative Reforms Commission with Cabinet Minister Rank and also was the revenue minister of Karnataka 8 June 2018 to 23 July 2019. Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Haliyal constituency and he was the Minister for Medium & Heavy Industries in the cabinets headed by Siddaramaiah as well as S. M. Krishna.[1][2]
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Raghunath Vishwanath Deshpande | |
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| Minister of Revenue Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 8 June 2018 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Preceded by | Kagodu Thimmappa |
| Succeeded by | R. Ashoka |
| chairperson of the Administrative Reforms Commission
Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 29 Dec 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | Haliyal |
| Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1947 |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
Political career
Raghunath holds B.A. and L.L.B. degrees.[3] He began his political career as the President of the Karnataka State Co-operative Agriculture & Rural Development Bank.
A nine-term MLA,[4] Deshpande started his political career in the Janata Parivar before joining the Indian National Congress in 1999.[5] He served as Industries minister for 13 years between 1994 and 2004 and 2015 to 2018.[6][7] He is also elected as pro tem Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.