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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Krishna Byre Gowda
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| office = Minister for [[Rural Development]], [[Law]] and [[Parliamentary Affairs]]
| term_start = 8 June 2018
| term_end = 23 July 2019
| predecessor = [[H. K. Patil]]
| successor = [[K. S. Eshwarappa]]
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Garudapalya
| residence = Bangalore
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office1 = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 20 June 2008
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[Byatarayanapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byatarayanapura]], Bangalore
| predecessor1 = ''Seat established''
| successor1 =
| term2 =2003-2008
| constituency2 = [[Vemgal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Vemgal]]
| predecessor2 = [[C. Byre Gowda]]
| successor2 = ''Seat disestablished''
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] ( 2004 - present)
| otherparty = [[All India Progressive Janata Dal]] (Till 2004)<ref>https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeSep2003/byesep2003_ac_Vemagal.htm BYE - ELECTION - September 2003 Legislative Assembly of Karnataka - Assembly Constituency - 74- Vemagal</ref>
| spouse = Meenakshi
| children =
| website = [http://krishnabyregowda.in Official site]
| footnotes =
| date = 1 April|
| year = 2009|
| source = [http://krishnabyregowda.in]
}}

'''Krishna Byre Gowda''' (born 4 April 1973) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of [[Rural Development]], [[Law]] and [[Parliamentary Affairs]] in the cabinet of [[H D Kumaraswamy]], and Member of Legislative Assembly of the [[Byatarayanapura]] Constituency, in office since June 2008. Born in Bangalore, Krishna is a graduate from the American University in Washington and Christ College in Bangalore. He was a project associate at the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington before earning his M.A. degree. He then worked as an agriculturalist at his family-owned farm in Kolar district between 2000 and 2002. In 2003, he again worked as a project associate at Development Alternatives, Inc. He has served three times as an M.L.A. of Karnataka state, twice from [[Vemgal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Vemgal]] in Kolar district from 2003 to 2007, and from 2008 to 2013 from the [[Byatarayanapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Byatarayanapura]] Constituency in Bengaluru.

Krishna has served as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress between 2007 and 2011, and is currently holds the office of General Secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, since 2012.

==Early life==
Krishna Byre Gowda was born in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], to C. Byre Gowda and Savithramma. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in [[Business Management]] from Christ College, now known as [[Christ University]], in Bangalore in 1994. He then graduated with a master's degree (M.A) from the [[School of International Service]], at [[American University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in 1999.

==Career==
Krishna Byre Gowda worked as a project associate at [[Development Alternatives Incorporated|Development Alternatives Inc]]., in [[Washington, D.C.]].

DAI's mission is to make a difference in the world by helping societies and economies become more prosperous, fairer and more just, safer, more stable, more efficient, and better governed .

As a project associate at DAI, Krishna worked on several projects to do with development issues and ways to solve them.

==Political career==

He began his political career in 2003, when his father and [[All India Progressive Janata Dal]] leader C. Byre Gowda died. Mr. C. Byre Gowda was a senior legislator and cabinet minister of Karnataka state, having served as an M.L.A. for five consequent terms. He was agriculture minister from 1996 to 1999 in the cabinet of chief minister J.H. Patel. In October 2003, Krishna contested and won the by-election to fill his late father's legislative assembly seat from [[Vemgal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Vemgal]], [[Kolar District]], to become one of the youngest members of the [[Karnataka legislature]].<ref>Bypoll Winners Rode High on Sympathy Wave: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003100307160400.htm&date=2003/10/03/&prd=th&</ref>

In April 2004, Krishna Byre Gowda left the [[All India Progressive Janata Dal]] political party to join the Indian National Congress and won the [[Vemgal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Vemgal]], Karnataka legislative assembly seat.<ref>{{cite news | title=Congress in Consolidation Mode in Kolar | url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/17/stories/2004041701540400.htm | date=17 April 2004 | first1=S. | last1=Rajendran | first2=T.S. | last2=Ranganna | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | accessdate=18 October 2018 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Krishna Byre Gowda became president of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee in November 2007.<ref>Krishna Byre Gowda is Youth Congress President: http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/16/stories/2007111664600400.htm</ref>

In 2008 Krishna Byre Gowda chose to compete for the urban Byatarayanapura constituency in Bangalore and won the election with 43 percent of the votes, defeating A. Ravi of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] with a margin of 9,352 votes.<ref>Karnataka Elections: http://www.karnatakaelections.in/#</ref>

Since then Krishna has focused on addressing problems unique to urban residents like bad roads, traffic congestion, drainage problems and uncleared garbage.<ref>Overwhelming response for Janaspandana: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Dec72008/city20081207105227.asp</ref>

Krishna lost the general election in 2009 for the [[Bangalore South (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in the [[2009 Indian general election]] to [[Ananth Kumar]] of BJP.

Krishna Byre Gowda was elected as a minister in Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]]'s Cabinet on 18 May 2013, at a very young age of 40. He is again made minister in [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] cabinet.

==Personal life==
Krishna Byre Gowda is married to Meenakshi.

==Positions held==
* Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayat Raj , Government of Karnataka, May 2018 - 2019
* Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, May 2013 - 2018
* President, Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress, 2007-March 2011
* Member of the Legislative Assembly Byatarayanapura, Bangalore, 2008-Current
* Member of the Legislative Assembly, [[Vemgal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Vemgal]], Kolar District, Karnataka, 2003–2004,2004–2007
* Project Associate, Development Alternatives Inc. Washington, D.C., 2003
* Operated self-owned agricultural farm in Bangalore, 2000–02
* Project Associate, Ethiopian Embassy, Washington,D.C., 1998–99

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Indian National Congress|state=Karnataka}}
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Politicians from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Kannada people]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:American University School of International Service alumni]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Christ University alumni]]

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