Dinesh Gundu Rao
Dinesh Gundu Rao | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2023 | |
| Governor | Thawarchand Gehlot |
| Cabinet | Second Siddaramaiah ministry |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Ministry and Departments | Health & Family Welfare |
| Preceded by | K.Sudhakar |
| In office 20 May 2015 – 21 June 2016 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Vala |
| Cabinet | First Siddaramaiah ministry |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
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| Preceded by | D. N. Jeevaraj |
| Succeeded by | U. T. Khader |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | B. Muniyappa |
| Constituency | Gandhi Nagar |
| Incharge of AICC for Puducherry and Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 11 September 2020 – 24 December 2023 | |
| President | Mallikarjun Kharge |
| Succeeded by | Ajoy Kumar |
| President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 4 July 2018 – 11 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | G. Parameshwara |
| Succeeded by | D. K. Shivakumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1969 Kushalanagar, Mysore State, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Tabassum Rao |
| Children | 2 |
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| Alma mater | B.M.S. College of Engineering |
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Dinesh Gundu Rao (born 9 October 1969) is an Indian politician serving as the minister of health and family welfare since May 2023 in the government of Karnataka. He has previously held food and civil supplies, and consumer affairs portfolios, between 2015 and 2016. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as president of its Karnataka unit, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, between 2018 and 2020. Rao has represented Gandhi Nagar in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 1999. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Karnataka R. Gundu Rao.