S. R. Bommai
Somappa Rayappa Bommai | |
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| Union Minister of Human Resource Development | |
| In office 5 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Constituency | Orissa (Rajya Sabha) |
| 4th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 13 August 1988 – 21 April 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Succeeded by | Veerendra Patil |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2 July 1992 – 2 April 1998 | |
| Constituency | Odisha |
| In office 3 April 1998 – 2 April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Hubli Rural | |
| In office 1978–1989 | |
| Preceded by | G. Rangaswamy Sandra |
| Succeeded by | G. Rangaswamy Sandra |
| President of Janata Dal | |
| In office 1990-96 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1924 |
| Died | 10 October 2007 (aged 83) |
| Party | All India Progressive Janata Dal (2002-2007) |
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| Spouse | Gangamma |
| Children | 4; including Basavaraj Bommai |
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Somappa Rayappa Bommai (6 June 1924 – 10 October 2007) was an Indian Politician who was the 4thChief Minister of Karnataka. He was also the Human Resource Development Minister in the United Front government from 1996 to 1998. He is widely remembered as the champion for the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India.
His son Basavaraj Bommai became the Chief Minister of Karnataka in 2021 making them only the second father and son duo after H. D. Devegowda and H. D. Kumaraswamy to become the Chief Ministers of Karnataka.