{{Short description|Indian politician (1932–2024)}} {{Family name hatnote|Somanahalli|Krishna|Indian name|lang=Toponymic}} {{Indian patronymic|Krishna|Mallaiah}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | office = 27th Minister of External Affairs | image = SMKrishna.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Krishna in 2011 | predecessor = Pranab Mukherjee | prime_minister = Manmohan Singh | successor = Salman Khurshid | office2 = 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka | predecessor2 = J. H. Patel | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />(March 2017–2023) | other_party = {{plainlist| * Indian National Congress<br />(1971 – January 2017) * Praja Socialist Party<br />(1962–1971)}} | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Vilasrao Deshmukh | office1 = 18th Governor of Maharashtra | predecessor1 = Mohammed Fazal | successor1 = S. C. Jamir | successor2 = N. Dharam Singh | birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1932|05|01}} | birth_place = Somanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2024|12|10|1932|05|01}} | death_place = Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | spouse = {{marriage|Prema|1966}} | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * Mysore University * Southern Methodist University * George Washington University }} | term_start = 23 May 2009 | term_end = 28 October 2012 | term_start1 = 12 December 2004 | term_end1 = 5 March 2008 | term_start2 = 11 October 1999 | term_end2 = 28 May 2004 | constituency3 = Maddur | office3 = 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka | term_start3 = 21 January 1993 | term_end3 = 11 December 1994 | predecessor3 = ''Office Established'' | successor3 = J. H. Patel | 3blankname3 = Chief Minister | 3namedata3 = M. Veerappa Moily | office4 = 7th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | term_start4 = 18 December 1989 | term_end4 = 20 January 1993 | predecessor4 = B. G. Banakar, JP | successor4 = V. S. Koujalagi, INC | relatives = V. G. Siddhartha<br />(son-in-law) | module = {{Infobox person |embed = yes | honours = Padma Vibhushan (2023) }} }}
'''Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna''' (1 May 1932 – 10 December 2024) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012.<ref name="toi_resign">{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/S-M-Krishna-resigns-ahead-of-Cabinet-reshuffle-Soni-Wasnik-too-offer-to-quit/articleshow/16970822.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403040128/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-26/india/34749479_1_ministers-cabinet-reshuffle-milind-deora |url-status=live |archive-date=3 April 2013 |title=S M Krishna resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle; Soni, Wasnik too 'offer' to quit |work=The Times of India |agency=PTI |date=26 October 2012 |location=New Delhi |access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref> He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. S. M. Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member from 1971 to 2014. He is widely credited with putting Bengaluru on the world map by building the foundation for it to become the IT Hub that it is today during his tenure as Chief Minister.<ref name="e645">{{cite web | last=Dev | first=Arun | title=SM Krishna: Man who played key role in transforming Bengaluru into global IT hub | website=Hindustan Times | date=10 December 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sm-krishna-man-who-played-key-role-in-transforming-bengaluru-into-global-it-hub-101733810930231.html | access-date=14 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211053914/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sm-krishna-man-who-played-key-role-in-transforming-bengaluru-into-global-it-hub-101733810930231.html |archive-date=11 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Padma awards: Sudha Murty, S M Krishna, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Zakir Hussain, others honoured |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/padma-awards-sudha-murty-s-m-krishna-mulayam-singh-yadav-zakir-hussain-others-honoured-1202571.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== S. M. Krishna was the son of S. C. Mallaiah, born on 1 May 1932<ref name="g192">{{cite web | title=SM Krishna passes away: The veteran's political career, legacy, and 'Brand Bengaluru' | website=Hindustan Times | date=10 December 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sm-krishna-passes-away-karnataka-cm-external-affairs-minister-bengaluru-101733794452982.html | access-date=12 December 2024}}</ref> to a Vokkaliga family in a village named Somanahalli in the Maddur Taluk of Mandya district, Karnataka. He finished his High School in Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala to celebrate 80th anniversary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/sri-ramakrishna-vidyashala-to-celebrate-80th-anniversary/articleshow/11175365.cms |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=20 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210083344/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/sri-ramakrishna-vidyashala-to-celebrate-80th-anniversary/articleshow/11175365.cms |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Arts from Maharaja's College, Mysore. He obtained a law degree from University Law College, which was then known as Government Law College in Bangalore. Krishna studied in the United States, graduating with Master of Laws degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas<ref>{{cite news |title=Houston : S M Krishna gets Global Alumni Award |url=https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=72871 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Daiji World |date=24 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210072730/https://m.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=72871 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> and The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nayar |first1=K.P |title='Full bright' and passion for tennis – Krishna set to be a hit in US |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/full-bright-and-passion-for-tennis-krishna-set-to-be-a-hit-in-us/cid/626184 |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=The Telegraph (India) |agency=The Telegraph Online |date=25 May 2009}}</ref>
==Political career== [[File:S M Krishna with Obamas.jpg|thumb|left|Krishna (centre) with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York]]
Krishna was politically active as a student in the US. During the 1960 United States presidential election, he campaigned for John F. Kennedy in areas dominated by Indian Americans. After being elected President, Kennedy wrote to Krishna, in 1961, conveying his "warm appreciation of your efforts during the campaign."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramdev |first1=Darshana |title=S.M. Krishna: The architect of Brand Bengaluru, who paved the way for India's global IT success |url=https://www.globalindian.com/story/global-indian-exclusive/s-m-krishna-the-architect-of-brand-bengaluru-who-paved-the-way-for-indias-global-it-success |website=The Global Indian |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=11 December 2024}}</ref> Upon returning to India, Krishna worked as a professor of international law at Renukacharya Law College, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news |title=SM Krishna, creator of 'brand Bengaluru', dies: Looking back at his early life, political legacy |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/sm-krishna-creator-of-brand-bengaluru-dies-a-look-back-at-his-political-legacy-12886344.html |access-date=18 May 2025 |work=Moneycontrol |date=10 December 2024}}</ref>
Krishna began his electoral political career in 1962 when he was elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly from Maddur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/sm-krishna-us-educated-experienced-politician_100195817.html|title=S.M. Krishna: US-educated, experienced politician|website=thaindian.com|date=22 May 2009|access-date=8 August 2016|archive-date=7 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407005001/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/sm-krishna-us-educated-experienced-politician_100195817.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Krishna ran as an independent, defeating K. V. Shankar Gowda, the prominent politician from the Indian National Congress (INC) for whom Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had campaigned.<ref name="DH pres">{{cite news |title=I look to the Congress President, not others: S M Krishna |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/300117/i-look-to-the-congress-president-not-others-sm-krishna.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=30 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421140001/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/300117/i-look-to-the-congress-president-not-others-sm-krishna.html |archive-date=21 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Krishna then joined the Praja Socialist Party (PSP) but lost to M. Manchegowda of the INC in the 1967 election. However, he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1968 at the by-polls from Mandya, following the death of the sitting parliamentarian.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murthy |first1=Sachidananda |title=Mandya's strange tryst with bypolls continues... |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/national-scrutiny/2018/10/09/mandya-bypoll-twist.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=onmanorama.com |date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130195448/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/national-scrutiny/2018/10/09/mandya-bypoll-twist.html |archive-date=30 November 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1968, Krishna was influential in reconciling members of the Indian National Congress and the PSP. He served three terms as an member of parliament from Mandya, starting from the 1968 by-poll as a PSP candidate.<ref>{{cite news |last=Satish |first=DP |title=SM Krishna: ಕೃಷ್ಣ... ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜಕೀಯದ ಧೀಮಂತ; ಕರುನಾಡಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ಅನಂತ! |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/explained/sm-krishna-life-and-achievements-ach-1942105.html |editor1-last=Achari |editor1-first=Annappa |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=News 18 Kannada |date=10 December 2024 |location=Bengaluru |language=Kannada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215171427/https://kannada.news18.com/news/explained/sm-krishna-life-and-achievements-ach-1942105.html |archive-date=15 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> His following terms were as a Congressman, winning elections in 1971 and 1980. Mandya remained a Congress stronghold, represented in Lok Sabha later by his political proteges such as Ambareesh and Divya Spandana (also known as Ramya). Krishna resigned from the Lok Sabha in 1972, and became a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council and was appointed a minister by Devaraj Urs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Krishna: Suave, Articulate |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/slide-show/2009/may/22/slide-show-4-upa-cabinet.htm |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Reddif News}}</ref>
After he went back to Lok Sabha in 1980,<ref name="DH pres" /> Krishna served as a minister under Indira Gandhi between 1983–84. He lost his run for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat in the 1984 elections. He was reelected to the Karnataka legislative assembly in 1985. He served as Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly between 18 December 1989 and 20 January 1993.<ref name="Speaker">{{cite web |title=Speakers of Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 1949 |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/previousspeakers.htm |website=Karnataka Legislature |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517094425/https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/review/previousspeakers.htm |archive-date=17 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1993 to 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna dedicates his Padma Vibhushan to the people |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/pti/former-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dedicates-his-padma-vibhushan-to-the-people/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=South First |date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322201100/https://thesouthfirst.com/pti/former-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dedicates-his-padma-vibhushan-to-the-people/ |archive-date=22 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha between April 1996 and 1999.<ref name="RS 96-99">{{cite web |title=S.M. Krishna – Brown-India Initiative Inauguration |url=https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/events/2012/sm-krishna-brown-india-initiative-inauguration |website=watson.brown.edu |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810100642/https://watson.brown.edu/southasia/events/2012/sm-krishna-brown-india-initiative-inauguration |archive-date=10 August 2024 |date=28 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1999, as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, he led his party to victory in the 1999 assembly polls and took over as Chief Minister of Karnataka, a post he held until being defeated in 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. He was also instrumental in creating power reforms with the ESCOMS and digitization of land records (BHOOMI) and many other citizen-friendly initiatives. He encouraged private-public participation and was a sponsor of the Bangalore Advance Task Force.<ref>{{cite web |last1=M |first1=Akshatha |title=Task forces and vision groups of Bengaluru – how many do you remember? |url=https://citizenmatters.in/background-on-bangalore-vision-groups-bbpag/ |website=citizenmatters.in |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625000447/https://citizenmatters.in/background-on-bangalore-vision-groups-bbpag/ |archive-date=25 June 2024 |date=11 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Krishna was appointed Governor of Maharashtra on 6 December 2004. Krishna resigned as Governor of Maharashtra on 5 March 2008.<ref name="Raj Bhavan Mh">{{cite web |title=Shri S. M. Krishna (06.12.2004 – 08.03.2008) |url=https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/en/previous-governors/shri-s-m-krishna/ |website=Raj Bhavan Maharashtra |access-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603172356/https://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/en/previous-governors/shri-s-m-krishna/ |archive-date=3 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported that this was due to his intention to return to active politics in Karnataka.<ref>{{cite news |title=S.M. Krishna quits as Governor |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/06/stories/2008030657110100.htm |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=6 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307103228/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/06/stories/2008030657110100.htm |archive-date=7 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> President Pratibha Patil accepted his resignation on 6 March.<ref>{{cite web |title=Krishna resignation accepted, Jamir in charge of State |url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14618039 |website=Sify |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235054/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14618039 |archive-date=17 April 2008 |date=6 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Krishna entered the Rajya Sabha and subsequently took the oath of office as Union Cabinet Minister of External Affairs in the Council of Ministers under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 22 May 2009.<ref name="EAM">{{cite news |title=List of External Affairs Ministers since 1946 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-external-affairs-ministers-since-1946/article27378471.ece |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=31 May 2019 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003321/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-external-affairs-ministers-since-1946/article27378471.ece |archive-date=8 November 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his tenure as the external affairs minister, he visited a number of countries including Tajikistan in 2012 to strengthen economic and energy ties.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/europe/32495588_1_india-and-tajikistan-dushanbe-ayni | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126085329/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-01/europe/32495588_1_india-and-tajikistan-dushanbe-ayni | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | work=The Times of India | title=Krishna to pay a two-day visit to Tajikistan from tomorrow| date=1 July 2012}}</ref> Krishna resigned as External Affairs Minister on 26 October 2012 indicating a return to Karnataka state politics.<ref name="toi_resign"/><ref>{{cite news| title=Krishna quits, rejig to focus on youth |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Foreign-Minister-SM-Krishna-quits-before-Cabinet-rejig/Article1-950451.aspx | work=Hindustan Times | date=26 October 2012 | location = New Delhi |access-date = 17 January 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121213034536/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Foreign-Minister-SM-Krishna-quits-before-Cabinet-rejig/Article1-950451.aspx |archive-date = 13 December 2012 |df= dmy-all}}</ref>
Krishna resigned as a member of INC on 29 January 2017, stating that the party was in a "state of confusion" on whether it needed mass leaders or not. He also complained of having been sidelined by the party and that the party was "dependent on managers and not time-tested people like himself".<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran leader S.M. Krishna quits Congress |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/Yy7NL6lTz8im2WzkXBOe1L/Veteran-leader-SM-Krishna-quits-Congress.html |last1=Poovanna |first1=Sharan |work=Livemint |access-date=10 December 2024 |date=30 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108144913/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/Yy7NL6lTz8im2WzkXBOe1L/Veteran-leader-SM-Krishna-quits-Congress.html |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> After speculation concerning his joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, he formally joined the party in March 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hebbar |first=Nistula |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sm-krishna-joins-bjp/article61803023.ece |title=S.M. Krishna joins BJP |date=22 March 2017 |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 December 2024 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108150241/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sm-krishna-joins-bjp/article61803023.ece |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> He announced his retirement from politics in January 2023, citing age-related issues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gradually stepping aside from public life due to age, will be retiring from active politics: S M Krishna |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/gradually-stepping-aside-from-public-life-due-to-age-will-be-retiring-from-active-politics-s-m-krishna-8364003/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128032250/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/gradually-stepping-aside-from-public-life-due-to-age-will-be-retiring-from-active-politics-s-m-krishna-8364003/ |archive-date=28 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==Positions held== [[File:Asian Conference of Neurological Surgeons.jpg|thumb|Krishna (''second from left'') at the 6th Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons, organised by the Hinduja Hospital, 2006]]
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Duration ! Position held ! {{Tooltip|Refs.|References}} |- | 1962–67 | Elected to 3rd Mysore Legislative Assembly from Maddur. |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive">{{cite web |url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1190 |title=Detailed Profile: Shri S.M. Krishna |publisher= Govt. of India |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927002109/https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1190 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | 1968–1970 | Elected to 4th Lok Sabha as Socialist MP from Mandya after a by-poll when sitting MP died in 1967 |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 1971–1972 | Elected to 5th Lok Sabha, Congress candidate from Mandya |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 1972–1977 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 1972–77 | Minister for Commerce & Industries & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 1980–1984 | Elected to 7th Lok Sabha from Mandya |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 29 January 1983 – 7 February 1984 | Union Minister of State for Industry |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Council of ministers">{{cite book |title=Council of Ministers, 1947–2015: Names and Portfolios of the Members of the Union Council of Ministers, from 15 August 1947 to 28 August 2015 |year=2016 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |location=New Delhi |page=62 |edition=8 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf |access-date=15 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225155906/https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 7 February 1984 – 7 September 1984 | Union Minister of State for Finance |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Council of ministers" /> |- | 7 September 1984 – 31 October 1984 and 4 November 1984 – 31 December 1984 | Union Minister of State for Commerce |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Council of ministers" /> |- | 1989–1994 | Member, 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | 18 December 1989 – 20 January 1993 | Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Speaker" /> |- | 1992 – 9 December 1994 | Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Detailed Profile Archive" /> |- | April 1996 – 1999 | Member of Rajya Sabha |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="RS 96-99" /> |- | 1999–2000 | President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Former Presidents <nowiki>|</nowiki> Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee |url=http://www.karnatakapcc.com/former-presidents/ |website=karnatakapcc.com |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227161025/http://www.karnatakapcc.com/former-presidents/ |archive-date=27 February 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | October 1999 – 2004 | Chief Minister of Karnataka (MLA from Maddur) |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/maddur-karnataka-assembly-constituency |title=Maddur Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204003952/https://resultuniversity.com/election/maddur-karnataka-assembly-constituency |archive-date=4 December 2024}}</ref> |- | 2004 | Re-elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chamrajpet constituency |style="text-align:center;"| |- | 2004–2008 | Governor of Maharashtra |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Raj Bhavan Mh" /> |- | 2008–2014 | Member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news |title=S M Krishna elected to Rajya Sabha from Karnataka |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/06/19/s-m-krishna-justice-rama-jois-two-others-elected-to-rs-1213873425.html |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Oneindia |date=19 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cong picks IIM's Rajeev Gowda over S M Krishna for Rajya Sabha nomination from Karnataka |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/cong-picks-iims-rajeev-gowda-over-s-m-krishna-for-rajya-sabha-nomination-from-karnataka/ |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927162354/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/cong-picks-iims-rajeev-gowda-over-s-m-krishna-for-rajya-sabha-nomination-from-karnataka/ |archive-date=27 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 22 May 2009 – 26 October 2012 | External Affairs Minister, Government of India |style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="EAM" /> |- |}
==Personal life== Krishna was married to Prema. They had two daughters.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/4029/how-sm-krishna-finally-made.html |title=How SM Krishna finally made it |newspaper=Deccan Herald |date=23 May 2009 |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108145424/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/4029/how-sm-krishna-finally-made.html |archive-date=8 November 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> His daughter Malavika Krishna was married to the Late V. G. Siddhartha, a businessman and the founder of Cafe Coffee Day.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Megalkeri |first1=Basu |title=NO, THANK YOU, MR SM KRISHNA |url=http://talkmag.in/cms/news/politics/item/1126-no%2C-thank-you%2C-mr-sm-krishna/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=talkmag.in |date=19 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731032358/http://talkmag.in/cms/news/politics/item/1126-no,-thank-you,-mr-sm-krishna/ |archive-date=31 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He had a younger brother, Shankar (died 2019), who was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former K'taka Legislative Council member SM Shankar no more |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/former-ktaka-legislative-council-member-sm-shankar-no-more |access-date=30 April 2024 |work=Udayavani |date=22 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130145448/https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/former-ktaka-legislative-council-member-sm-shankar-no-more |archive-date=30 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
At the dusk of his political life, he released his biography, ''Smritivahini'', in the presence of many dignitaries. He penned many interesting incidents, including Veerappan Kidnapping of Rajkumar during his tenure as the chief minister.<ref>{{cite news |first=Muralidhara |last=Khajane |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rajkumar-case-verdict-the-perfect-script-that-will-remain-a-secret/article61529785.ece/ |title=Rajkumar kidnap: The 'perfect script' that will remain a secret |newspaper=The Hindu |date=26 September 2018 |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508075051/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rajkumar-case-verdict-the-perfect-script-that-will-remain-a-secret/article25042510.ece/amp/ |archive-date=8 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also quoted that the former prime minister of India and national president of Janata Dal (Secular) H. D. Devegowda had strong plans of joining Indian National Congress twice during the period of National emergency.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=657075 |title=Bengaluru: JD(S) objects to reference to Deve Gowda in Krishna's book |work=Daiji World |date=26 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112124423/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx%3FnewsID%3D657075 |archive-date=12 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/Dec/26/gowda-wished-to--join-congress-twice-reveals-former-cm-krishnas-book-2081063.html |title=HD Deve Gowda wished to join Congress twice, reveals SM Krishna's book |newspaper=The New Indian Express |date=29 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210054304/https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2024/Dec/09/six-killed-43-others-injured-as-best-bus-hits-pedestrians-vehicles-in-mumbai-after-brake-failure |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Krishna died from a long illness at his residence in Bengaluru, on 10 December 2024, at the age of 92.<ref>{{cite news |title=S.M. Krishna, former External Affairs Minister and Karnataka CM, dies |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sm-krishna-dead-former-karnataka-chief-minister-no-more/article68967705.ece |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210053725/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sm-krishna-dead-former-karnataka-chief-minister-no-more/article68967705.ece |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Maitra |first1=Jyotismita |title=SM Krishna, Visionary Leader and Former Karnataka CM, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/politics/sm-krishna-visionary-leader-and-former-karnataka-cm-dies-at-92 |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=Bru Times |date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210053403/https://www.brutimes.com/news/politics/sm-krishna-visionary-leader-and-former-karnataka-cm-dies-at-92 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=M |first1=Shrinivasa |title=Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna passes away at 92 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-karnataka-cm-sm-krishna-passed-away-at-92/articleshow/116154055.cms |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=The Times of India |date=10 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210054018/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/former-karnataka-cm-sm-krishna-passed-away-at-92/articleshow/116154055.cms |archive-date=10 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was cremated with state honours complete with gun salute at his ancestral village of Somanahalli in Maddur taluk of Mandya district on 11 December.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=R. Krishna |title=S.M. Krishna cremated with state honours |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sm-krishna-cremated-with-state-honours/article68973968.ece |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213081614/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/sm-krishna-cremated-with-state-honours/article68973968.ece |archive-date=13 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Karnataka Government announced a three day mourning period.<ref name="Deccan Herald">{{Cite web |title=Ex-Karnataka CM S M Krishna no more; PM, leaders pay rich tributes to ex-CM |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/ex-karnataka-cm-s-m-krishna-no-more-pm-leaders-pay-rich-tributes-to-ex-cm-3311184 |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
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