G. Parameshwara
Indian politician and Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
Gangadharaiah Parameshwara (born 6 August 1951) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the seventh Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, as well as the Revenue and Sports Minister of Karnataka. He is the longest-serving President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, having served for two consecutive terms.
Early life and education
Parameshwara was born on 6 August 1951, at Gollahalli (now known as Siddartha Nagar) in Tumkur. He was born to Gangamalamma Chikkanna and former MLC H. M. Gangadharaiah. Gangadharaiah hailed from Hebbalalu village in Kothagere hobli of Kunigal taluk, now in Magadi taluk of Ramanagara district, before shifting to Gangamalamma's village Gollahalli in Tumakuru rural, Parameshwara is the third sibling after older brother Dr. G. Shivaprasad.
He studied primary education at Government School in Gollahalli (Siddartha Nagara) and Heggere, Tumkur. He went to Sri Siddhartha High School at Siddartha Nagar, which was established by his father in 1959. He joined Government Pre-University College in Tumkur and after Pre-University College went on to study for a B.Sc. in agriculture in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, followed by an M.Sc.
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