G. Parameshwara
| G. Parameshwara | |
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| ಜಿ. ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರ | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs(Government of Karnataka) | |
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Assumed office 30 October 2015 |
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| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | K. J. George |
| Leader of the House in Karnataka Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 01 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | S. R. Patil |
| President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2010 |
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| Preceded by | R. V. Deshapande |
| Minister of Higher Education; Medical Education, Information & Publicity; and Science & Technology | |
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In office 1999–2004 |
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| Chief Minister | S. M. Krishna |
| Preceded by | Bajpe Abdul Khader Mohideen (Higher Education), Dr A B Maalaka Reddy (Medical Education), Nafisa Fazal (Science & Technology) |
| Succeeded by | D Manjunath (Higher Education), Iqbal Ansari (Medical Education), B. Shivaram (Information & Publicity), & Basavaraj Horatti (Science & Technology) |
| Minister of Sericulture | |
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In office 1993–1994 |
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| Chief Minister | M. Veerappa Moily |
| Preceded by | Y. K. Ramaiah |
| Succeeded by | D. Nagarajaiah |
| Personal details | |
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G. Parameshwara August 6, 1951 Gollahalli, Tumkur, Mysore State. (now Siddhartha Nagara, Tumkur, Karnataka) |
| Nationality |
 India
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| Political party |
 Indian National Congress (since 1989)
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| Spouse(s) | Kannika Parameshwari Parameshwar (m.1982) |
| Children | Sean Parmeshwar (b.1988) |
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| Profession | Politician, Agricultural scientist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Official Website |
| G. Parameshwara | |
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| Political Career | |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1989–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Rajavardhan |
| Succeeded by | Gangahanumaiah |
| Constituency | Madhugiri |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1998–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Gangahanumaiah |
| Succeeded by | Anitha Kumaraswamy |
| Constituency | Madhugiri |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 2008–2013 |
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| Preceded by | C. Channigappa |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakara Lal P. R. |
| Constituency | Koratagere |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Council | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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| Constituency | Elected unopposed |
Dr. G. Parameshwara (born 6 August 1951) is an Indian Politician, Current Home Minister of Karnataka and who is also President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee since 27 October 2010.
G. Parameshwara's father was a member of Karnataka Legislative Council, H. M. Gangadharaiah and mother was Gangamalamma. He grew up in Gollahalli which is now known as Siddharthanagar.
His primary education was at Gollahalii and Heggere, Tumkur. He went to Sri Siddhartha High School at Golahalli (now renamed as Siddhartha Nagara), which was established by his father. He joined Government Pre University College in Tumkur. After completing his pre-university education he went to study B.Sc. Agriculture in University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Bangalore then M.Sc. Agriculture in the same college. He joined the National Cadet Corps (India) at an early age. He was an athlete and would participate in inter college events representing Gandhi Krushi Vignana Kendra. later he obtained PhD from Waite Agricultural Research Centre, University of Adelaide on Plant Physiology
In 2017, following complaints of being sexually assaulted from numerous women taking part in a new year celebration in Bangalore, G Parmeshwar blamed the victims for the incidents, making sexist remarks about their clothes and suggesting that their clothes could be the cause of their behaviour, causing a controversy.
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