Shri Rameshwar Thakur (born 28 July 1927 in Village Thakur Gangti, Godda District, Jharkhand), a senior Indian National Congress politician and former union minister of India, is the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and a former Governor of Orissa from 2004 to 2006 , Andhra Pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and Karnataka from 2007 to 2009. He is a chartered accountant. He was also President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India from 1966 to 1967.
Thakur was sworn-in as the 15th Governor of Karnataka on August 21, 2007.[1]
He served as President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1998 to November 2001, and again after November 2004.
He was transferred to Madhya Pradesh for the remainder of his gubernatorial term on June 24, 2009. Thakur takes over from Dr. Balram Jakhar on the expiry of the latter's term on June 30.
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Mr. Rameshwar Thakur also delayed IC134 on November 8 2009 (Delhi to Bhopal) that was scheduled to depart at 630pm. The flight finally left at 730 PM. I know because I traveled on that flight. I hope people in public office realize that they are not VIPs but servants of the public.
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