Shiv Charan Mathur

Shiv Charan Mathur (14 February 1926 – 25 June 2009) was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009.

Mathur became Chief Minister of Rajasthan on 14 July 1981 and held that post until 23 February 1985. Subsequently he was Chief Minister again from 20 January 1988 to 4 December 1989. In 2003 he was elected as a MLA from Mandalgarh (Bhilwara).

Despite not having achieved mass appeal Mathur gained high office via his unique aptitude and with key support from the Congress partie's inner sanctum .

Appointed as Governor of Assam in 2008, he remained in that post until his death from cardiac arrest on 25 June 2009.

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)

External links

• Shiv charan Mathur Dead
• Photographs of Former Chief Ministers of Rajasthan
• Mr S C Mathur sworn as Assam Governor

Preceded by Jagannath Pahadia	Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1981–1985	Succeeded by Hira Lal Devpura
Preceded by Hari Dev Joshi	Chief Minister of Rajasthan 1988–1989	Succeeded by Hari Dev Joshi
Government offices
Preceded by Ajai Singh	Governor of Assam 2008–2009	Succeeded by K Sankaranarayanan