Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1927 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician. A leader of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

, he was

Chief Minister of Rajasthan The chief minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief ministe ...

from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was

Governor of Assam This is a list of governors of Assam, and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War. The Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the President ...

from 2008 to 2009. Mathur became Chief Minister of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

on 14 July 1981 and held that post until 23 February 1985. The killing of Raja Man Singh, the then titular head of the erstwhile princely state of Bharatpur caused a political storm, leading to his resignation. Subsequently, he became Chief Minister again from 20 January 1988 to 4 December 1989. In 2003 he was elected as a MLA from Mandalgarh (

Bhilwara Bhilwara () is a city, administrative headquarters in Bhilwara district of the Mewar region of Rajasthan, India. It has been termed as 'Textile city'. History Stone Age tools dating from 5,012 to 200,000 years were found in Bundi and Bhil ...

). Appointed Governor of

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

in 2008, he remained in that post until his death from

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on 25 June 2009.Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur passes away
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Positions held

General Secretary, Rajasthan Students Congress (1945–1947) Chairman, Municipal Board, Bhilwara (1956–57) Member of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (1967) Member of All India Congress Committee (1972-till date) Pramukh, Zila Parishad, Bhilwara (1960–64) Member Third Lok Sabha (1964–1967) Member, Rajasthan State Legislative Assembly (1967–72, 1972–77, 1980–85, 1985–90, 1990–91, 1998–2003, 2003-) Chairman Public Undertakings Committee of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1980–81) Convenor, Rules Committee of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1985–87) Chairman, Subordinate Legislation Committee of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1987–88) Minister for Education, Power, PWD, Public Relations in the Rajasthan Cabinet (1967–72) Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Planning in the Rajasthan Cabinet (1973–77) Chief Minister of Rajasthan (1981–85 and 1988–89) Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (1991–96) Chairman, Committee on Privileges, Lok Sabha, (1991–96) Convenor of Sub-Committee on Energy, Lok Sabha (1994–96) Member, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (1994–96) Life Chairman, Social Policy Research Institute, Jaipur (1985) Chairman, Estimates Committee, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1998–2003) Chairman, Administrative Reforms Commission Rajasthan (1999–2003) Member, Rules Committee of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (2004)

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Mr S C Mathur sworn as Assam Governor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathur, Shiv Charan 1927 births 2009 deaths Chief Ministers of Rajasthan Rajasthani people Governors of Assam India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan People from Bhilwara Chief ministers from Indian National Congress India MPs 1962–1967 Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 1967–1972 Rajasthan MLAs 1972–1977 Rajasthan MLAs 1980–1985 Rajasthan MLAs 1990–1992 Rajasthan MLAs 1998–2003 Rajasthan MLAs 2003–2008