Rameshwar Thakur

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| image = File:The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| order = 15th

| office = Governor of Madhya Pradesh

| term_start = 30 June 2009

| term_end = 7 September 2011

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Shivraj Singh Chauhan

| predecessor = Balram Jakhar

| successor = Ram Naresh Yadav

| order1 = 10th

| office1 = Governor of Karnataka

| term_start1 = 21 August 2007

| term_end1 = 24 June 2009

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = H. D. Kumaraswamy
B. S. Yediyurappa

| predecessor1 = T. N. Chaturvedi

| successor1 = Hansraj Bhardwaj

| office2 = Governor of Andhra Pradesh

| status2 = (Additional Charge)

| term_start2 = 29 January 2006

| term_end2 = 22 August 2007

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

| predecessor2 = Sushil Kumar Shinde

| successor2 = Narayan Dutt Tiwari

| order3 = 22nd

| office3 = Governor of Odisha

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Naveen Patnaik

| term_start3 = 18 November 2004

| term_end3 = 21 August 2007

| predecessor3 = M. M. Rajendran

| successor3 = Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare

| office4 = Union Minister of India

| term_start4 =

| term_end4 =

| predecessor4 =

| successor4 =

| office5 = President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides

| term_start5 = 1998

| term_end5 = 2001

| office6 = President of the ICAI

| term_start6 = 1966

| term_end6 = 1967

| predecessor6 = CA. M.P. Chitale

| successor6 = CA. V.B. Haribhakti

| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|07|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thakurgangti, Bihar-Orissa, British India
(now in Jharkhand, India)

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|01|15|1925|07|28|df=y}}

| death_place = Delhi, India

| nationality = Indian

| party = Indian National Congress

| spouse = Narmada Thakur

| children = 4

| alma_mater =

}}

Rameshwar Thakur (28 July 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a politician and former union minister of India, he also served as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2011, Governor of Odisha from 2004 to 2006, Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and Governor of Karnataka from 2007 to 2009. He was a Chartered Accountant. He was also President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1966 to 1967.

Biography

Thakur was born in the village of Thakur Gangti, Godda District, Jharkhand. He had participated in Quit India movement. He served as President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1998 to November 2001, and again after November 2004. Thakur was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.Vicky Nanjappa, [http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/aug/22guv.htm "Karnataka: Rameshwar Thakur takes charge as governor"], Rediff.com, August 22, 2007.

He was married to Narmada Thakur and they had two sons and two daughters: Mridula, Sangeeta, Sushil and Anil Thakur.

He was transferred to Governor Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his gubernatorial term on June 24, 2009. Thakur took over from Balram Jakhar on the end of the latter's term on June 30. He left office on September 7, 2011.{{cite news|title=New Madhya Pradesh governor sworn-in|url=http://www.inewsone.com/2011/09/08/new-madhya-pradesh-governor-sworn-in/74560|work=IANS|publisher=iNewsOne|date=2011-09-08|access-date=2011-09-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105180427/http://www.inewsone.com/2011/09/08/new-madhya-pradesh-governor-sworn-in/74560|archive-date=5 November 2011|df=dmy-all}}

File:Saraju Mohanty Inaugurating ICIT-2006 alongwith Odisha Governor.JPG as the Program Chair.]]

He was the governor of Odisha during the year 2004 to 2007. He was promoter of Information Technology (IT). He was supportive of one of the earliest conferences on IT called OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT), which was formerly known as ICIT or CIT.OITS International Conference on Information Technology (OCIT), www.oits-icit.org OCIT 2023 was held at NIT Raipur during December 2023.

Rameswar died on 15 January 2015 at Delhi.{{cite web|title=Former Odisha Governor Rameshwar Thakur passes away |url=http://odishasamaya.com/news/former-odisha-governor-rameshwar-thakur-passes-away |publisher=OdishaSamay |access-date=16 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205232801/http://odishasamaya.com/news/former-odisha-governor-rameshwar-thakur-passes-away |archive-date=5 February 2015 }}

References

External links

{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160814123917/https://www.munplanet.com/articles/united-nations/choosing-the-next-secretary-general?wikipedia Choosing the Next Secretary-General of the United Nations - Article by Ramesh Thakur on MUNPlanet]}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070512184020/http://ws.ori.nic.in/ola/gov_biodata.html Profile on Odisha Govt website]
[http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/Andhra%20pradesh/govr.htm Profile on Andhra Pradesh Govt website]
{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130125112123/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2004/11/17/stories/2004111706841100.htm news article covering appointment as Governor of Odisha]}}
[http://www.bsgindia.org/]

{{succession box

| title = Presidents of the Bharat Scouts and Guides

| before = Shankarrao Chavan

| after = Sharad Pawar

| years = 1998–2001

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{{succession box

| title = Presidents of the Bharat Scouts and Guides

| before = Sharad Pawar

| after = Ashok Gehlot

| years = 2004–2013

}}