Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah
	Siddaramaiah in 2014
20th Chief Minister of Karnataka
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2023
Governor	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Deputy	D. K. Shivakumar
Preceded by	Basavaraj Bommai
	In office; 13 May 2013 – 17 May 2018
Governor	H. R. Bhardwaj; Konijeti Rosaiah; Vajubhai Vala;
Preceded by	Jagadish Shettar
Succeeded by	B. S. Yediyurappa
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 May 2023
Preceded by	Yathindra Siddaramaiah
Constituency	Varuna
	In office; 17 May 2018 – 13 May 2023
Preceded by	B B Chimmanakatti
Succeeded by	Bhimsen Chimmanakatti
Constituency	Badami
	In office; 2008–2018
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Yathindra Siddaramaiah
Constituency	Varuna
	In office; 2004–2008
Preceded by	A. S. Guruswamy
Succeeded by	M. Satyanarayana
Constituency	Chamundeshwari
	In office; 1994–1999
Preceded by	M. Rajasekara Murthy
Succeeded by	A. S. Guruswamy
Constituency	Chamundeshwari
	In office; 1983–1989
Preceded by	D. Jayadevaraja Urs
Succeeded by	M. Rajasekara Murthy
Constituency	Chamundeshwari
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
	In office; 28 May 2004 – 5 August 2005
Chief Minister	Dharam Singh
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	M. P. Prakash
	In office; 16 May 1996 – 22 July 1999
Chief Minister	J. H. Patel
Preceded by	J. H. Patel
Succeeded by	Himself
Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
	In office; 9 October 2019 – 20 May 2023
Preceded by	B. S. Yediyurappa
Succeeded by	R. Ashoka
	In office; 8 June 2009 – 12 May 2013
Preceded by	Mallikarjun Kharge
Succeeded by	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Personal details
Born	3 August 1947; Siddaramana Hundi, Kingdom of Mysore (present–day Karnataka, India)
Party	Indian National Congress (2006–present)
Other political; affiliations	All India Progressive Janata Dal (2005-2006); Janata Dal (Secular) (1999–2005); Janata Dal (1988–1999); Janata Party (1984–1988); Lok Dal (1983–1984);
Spouse	Parvathi Siddaramaiah
Children	2; including Yathindra
Alma mater	Yuvaraja's College, Mysore (BSc); Sarada Vilas College (LL.B.);

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Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu or Siddu Mama, is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served as the chief minister of Karnataka since May 2023. He had previously held that position from 2013 to 2018 for the first term being only the second person to complete a full five year term. In January 2026 he became the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, surpassing D. Devaraj Urs's record.

He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is presently the leader of the Congress Legislative Party. He represented the Varuna Assembly constituency from 2023, previously from 2008 to 2018, Badami Assembly constituency from 2018 to 2023, and Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency from 2004 to 2007, 1994 to 1999, and from 1983 to 1989 in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He served as the deputy chief minister of Karnataka from 1996 to 1999 and from 2004 to 2005 while he was a member of the Janata Dal and Janata Dal (Secular).

He also served as the leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on two occasions, from 2019 to 2023 and from 2009 to 2013. Siddaramaiah was a member of various Janata Parivar factions for several years.