D. K. Shivakumar

D. K. Shivakumar
Shivakumar in 2020
9th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2023
Governor	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Chief Minister	Siddaramaiah
Preceded by	Laxman Savadi C. N. Ashwath Narayan Govind Karjol
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 May 2008
Preceded by	P. G. R. Sindhia
Constituency	Kanakapura
In office 30 November 1989 – 10 May 2008
Preceded by	K. L. Shivalinge Gowda
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
Constituency	Sathanur
President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2020
National President	Mallikarjun Kharge
Preceded by	Dinesh Gundu Rao
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
In office 11 July 2014 – 23 July 2019
Governor	H. R. Bhardwaj Konijeti Rosaiah Vajubhai Vala
Chief Minister	H. D. Kumaraswamy Siddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments	Water Resources Medical Education Energy
Preceded by	M. B. Patil (Water Resources) Sharan Prakash Patil (Medical Education) K. S. Eshwarappa (Energy)
Succeeded by	Ramesh Jarkiholi E. Tukaram
Working President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 2008–2010
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Eshwara Khandre assumed office on 2018
Personal details
Born	(1962-05-15) 15 May 1962 (age 62) Kanakapura, Mysore State, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Usha Shivakumar
Children	3
Relatives	D. K. Suresh (brother)
Occupation	Politician

Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962), also known by his initials as D. K. Shivakumar, is an Indian politician who is the 9th and Current Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and also Water resources and Bengaluru Development and Town Planning & Bengaluru Urban District Incharge Minister since 20 May 2023 as a member of the Indian National Congress. He is also the President of the Karnataka PCC since 2020 and was the Working President from 2008 to 2010. He was the cabinet minister in the Government of Karnataka from 2014 to 2019. He represented the Kanakapura constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly since 2008 and from Sathanur Assembly constituency from 1989 to 2004.