D. B. Chandregowda
D. B. Chandregowda | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 January 1996 – 27 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | H. K. Patil |
| 5th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 24 January 1983 – 17 March 1985 | |
| Preceded by | K. H. Ranganath, INC |
| Succeeded by | B. G. Banakar, JP |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | H. T. Sangliana |
| Succeeded by | D. V. Sadananda Gowda |
| Constituency | Bangalore North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda 26 August 1936 Daradahalli, Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Mysore, India |
| Died | 7 November 2023 (aged 87) Daradahalli, Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India |
| Spouse | Poornachandre Gowda |
Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda (26 August 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician who was Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, three-term MLA, one-term MLC, and Member of Parliament—three-terms from Lok Sabha and one-term from Rajya Sabha.
Chandregowda worked as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Karnataka representing several political parties in his long political career – Praja Socialist Party, Janata Dal, Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party.