| Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu Honourable Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
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N. Chandrababu Naidu
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| 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2014 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Preceded by | N. Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| In office 1 September 1995 – 13 May 2004 | |
| Governor | Krishan Kant G. Ramanujam C. Rangarajan Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Preceded by | N. T. Rama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Kuppam | |
| Assumed office 1989 | |
| Preceded by | N. Rangaswamy Naidu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1951 Naravari Palle, Chandragiri, Madras State, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nara Bhuvaneshwari |
| Children | Nara Lokesh (one son) |
| Relatives | N.T. Rama Rao (father-in-law) Nandamuri Balakrishna(brother-in-law) Nandamuri Harikrishna(brother-in-law) Daggubati Purandeswari(sister-in-law) Jr. NTR (nephew) Nandamuri Kalyan Ram(nephew) Taraka Ratna (nephew) Nara Rohith (nephew) |
| Residence | Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Alma mater | Sri Venkateswara University |
Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 20 April 1951) is an Indian politician who has been Chief Minister of Andhra Pradeshsince 2014. He is the first chief minister of the state since it was divided. Previously he served as Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh from 1994 to 2004, before the state was divided, and as the Leader of the opposition in the united Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is currently the National President of Telugu Desam Party.[1][2][3][4]
Naidu has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from India Today, Business Person of the Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year from Time Asia and membership in the World Economic Forum's Dream Cabinet.[5][6][7][8] Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the NDA government and was described as one of the "hidden seven", working wonders around the world, by Profit (Oracle Corporation's monthly magazine).
Early political career
Naidu was drawn to politics at an early age, and joined Youth Congress as a student leader in Chandragiri, near Tirupati. After emergency was imposed on the country in 1975, he became close supporter of Youth Congress president, Sanjay Gandhi.
Legislative career, 1978–1983
Naidu became a Congress (I) member of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly (MLA) for Chandragiri constituency in 1978. The party's 20% quota for youth to run for the office was beneficial for Naidu on that occasion. Not long afterwards, he was appointed as technical education and cinematography minister in T .Anjaiah's government at the age of 28.[18] He was the youngest minister in the Congress(I) cabinet.
As the cinematography minister, Naidu came in contact with N. T. Rama Rao, popularly known as NTR, a popular film star in Telugu cinema. In 1980, he married Bhuvaneswari, NTR's third daughter.
Telugu Desam PartY
In 1982, NTR formed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and swept the assembly polls held in 1983. Naidu, who was then still in the INC, was defeated by a TDP candidate in Chandragiri. He joined the TDP soon after.
Rise in the party
Naidu got the chance to show his political skills in August 1984, when Nadendla Bhaskara Rao staged a coup against NTR. He rallied the TDP MLAs together, and paraded them before the President of India. NTR was reinstated as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh 31 days later. Impressed with his son-in-law's manoeuvres, NTR appointed Naidu general secretary of the party and he began playing an important role in the TDP after Rao's coup attempt.
Legislative career, 1989–1994[edit]
In the 1989 assembly election, Chandrababu Naidu contested from Kuppam and won by 5,000 votes.[21] INC however had regained power in the election so Naidu had to sit in the Opposition.[22] He served as coordinator of the Telugu Desam Party, in which capacity he effectively handled the party's role of main opposition in the assembly which won him wide appreciation from both the party and the public. His role during this phase both inside the Legislative Assembly and outside was a critical factor for the subsequent success of the party at the hustings
As Chief Minister (1995–2004)[edit]
As chief minister, Naidu advocated short-term sacrifice to turn Andhra Pradesh into an Asian tiger over the next 20 years.[23]He slashed food subsidies (among other things), and raised power tariffs.[24] Both Bill Clinton (President of the United States at the time) and Tony Blair (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time) visited Hyderabad and met with Naidu whilst he was chief minister.[6]
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