Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh was a prominent political and academic personality from

Amravati Amravati (/Marathi phonology, əmᵊɾɑʋᵊt̪iː/) is a city in Maharashtra located in the Vidarbha region. It is the ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India & second largest city in the Vidarbha region in terms of population. It is the ...

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. He was one of the very few

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprud ...

s from the region at that time.http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf

Political life

He has been a member of and has presided over many important political establishments during and after the

British Rule The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or dire ...

. Some of the important establishments that he has been associated with and his position in those establishments are stated below: *

Central Provinces and Berar The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India and later the Dominion of India which existed from 1903 to 1950. It was formed by the merger of the Central Provinces with the province of Berar, which was territory leased by the ...

Legislative Council, Member. Time Frame: 1920–25, 1927–30 and 1937–41 * Government Of

, Minister. Time Frame: 1927–28, 1929–30 and 1937–38. *

Gwalior State The Gwalior State was a List of Maratha dynasties and states, state within the Maratha Confederacy located in Central India. It was ruled by the Scindia, House of Scindia (anglicized from Sendrak), a Hindu Maratha Confederacy, Maratha dynasty. ...

, Minister. Time Frame: 1941–44 * High Commissioner for India in the

Union of South Africa The Union of South Africa (; , ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day South Africa, Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the British Cape Colony, Cape, Colony of Natal, Natal, Tra ...

. Time Frame: 1945–47 * Rewa State,

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

. Time Frame: 1947–48 *

Central Legislative Assembly The Central Legislative Assembly was the lower house of the Indian Legislature, the legislature of British India. It was created by the Government of India Act 1919, implementing the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. It was also sometimes calle ...

, Member. Time Frame: 1926–27 *

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

, Member. Time Frame: 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1958 and 3-4-1958 to 2-4-1964 * Padmabhushan – 1971.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deshmukh, Ramrao 1981 deaths 1892 births Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra People from Amravati Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in trade and industry History of Gwalior Marathi politicians