Ramrao Deshmukh

• Shri. Madhavrao Shankerrao Deshmukh (father)

Ramrao Alias Annasaheb Madhavrao Deshmukh
Deshmukh, during his tenure as the High Commissioner for British India in the Union of South Africa.
Member of Parliament
In office 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1964
Education	M.A., L.L.B (Cantab)
Alma mater	King Edward's College Amraoti, University of Cambridge
Awards	Padma Bhushan

Ramrao Madhavrao Deshmukh was a prominent political and academic personality from Amravati, Maharashtra. He was one of the very few barristers from the region at that time. ^[1]

Political life

He has been a member of and has presided over many important political establishments during and after the British Rule. ^[1] Some of the important establishments that he has been associated with and his position in those establishments are stated below:

• Central Provinces and Berar Legislative Council, Member. Time Frame: 1920–25, 1927–30 and 1937–41 ^[1]
• Government Of Central Provinces and Berar, Minister. Time Frame: 1927–28, 1929–30 and 1937–38. ^[1]
• Gwalior State, Minister. Time Frame: 1941–44 ^[1]
• High Commissioner for India in the Union of South Africa. Time Frame: 1945–47 ^{[1] [2]}
• Rewa State, Prime Minister. Time Frame: 1947–48 ^[1]
• Central Legislative Assembly, Member. Time Frame: 1926–27 ^[1]
• Rajya Sabha, Member. Time Frame: 3-4-1952 to 2-4-1958 and 3-4-1958 to 2-4-1964 ^[1]
• Padmabhushan – 1971. ^[3]

References

1. http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
2. "General South African History timeline". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
3. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.