H. K. Kumaraswamy

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = H. K. Kumaraswamy

| image = H. K. Kumaraswamy.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1955|5|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kuppagadde

| education = B.Sc., B.Ed., LLB

| spouse = C. T. Chanchala Kumari

| children = 3

| residence = Bengaluru

| profession = Politician, coffee planter

| office = Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

| constituency = Sakleshpur

| term_start = 2008

| term_end = 2018

| predecessor = H. M. Vishwanath

| party = Janata Dal (Secular) (since 1984)

| successor = Cement Manju

}}

H. K. Kumaraswamy (born 31 May 1955) is an Indian politician and a six-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. As of 2018, he has been the MLA for the Sakaleshpur{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/6933-karnataka-2018/ |title=Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018 |website=Election Commission of India |accessdate= 4 February 2021}} constituency for the third consecutive term and serves as the JD(S) parliamentary board chairman.

He has served as JD(S) state president{{Cite web|title=H.K. Kumaraswamy named Karnataka JD(S) chief|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hk-kumaraswamy-named-karnataka-jds-chief/article28281454.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}}{{Cite web|title=In revamp, JD(S) names H.K. Kumaraswamy as Karnataka unit chief|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/jd-s-begins-rebuilding-party-names-new-state-president-for-karnataka-1562243798301.html |publisher=LiveMint}} and as the Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the Karnataka government.{{Cite web|title=Karnataka Cabinet Expansion: Full List Of HD Kumaraswamy Ministers|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/karnataka-cabinet-expansion-full-list-of-hd-kumaraswamy-ministers-3094784/ |website=www.india.com}}