Gopala Reddy Bezawada

Member A.I.C.C., since 1931 ;

M.L.A., Madras, 1937-46 ;

was Minister Local Administration, Government of Madras, 1937-39 ;

He was Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (28 March 1955–1 November 1956);

Finance Minister, Madras, 1947 ;

Home Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1956 ;

Finance Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1957 ;

M.P. Rajya Sabha, 1958-60,

Lok Sabha, 1962 ;

Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure Government of India, 1958-61 ;

Minister for Information and Broadcasting 1962-63 ;

resigned under the Kamraj Plan ;

Chairman, Childern’s Film Society;

President: Daskshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (A.P.) ;

Telugu Bhasha Samiti, since 1947 ; A.P. Sahitya Academy, since 1957 ;

All-India Chess Federation, since 1959 ;

Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1 May 1967–1 July 1972).

Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 1989 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.