The former Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007, Kumaraswamy is one of the four sons of former Prime Minister of India Shri H. D. Deve Gowda. Popularly known as "KumarAnna" (Kumar, short name for Kumaraswamy and ‘Anna’ in Kannada means elder brother) among his friends and followers, he was a noted film producer, distributor and exhibitor in the Kannada film industry. He finished his high school studies in Bangalore's MES Educational Institution in Jayanagar. He completed his PUC from Vijaya College and earned his B.Sc. from Basavanagudi National College. He married Anitha on March 13, 1986 at Palace Grounds, Bangalore. He has a son, Nikhil.

Kumaraswamy won the Kanakapura (Bangalore Rural District) Lok Sabha seat in 1996. In 2004, he was elected to represent the Ramanagaram assembly segment.

On January 28, 2006, Karnataka Governor T. N. Chaturvedi invited him to form the government in the state after the resignation of the Congress Government led by Dharam Singh.

As Chief Minister, he won the support of the people with his Grama Vasthavya (i.e., rural stay), his Janata Darshan (wherein he personally met the people to solve their problems) and his proactiveness.

Kumaraswamy’s popularity was reflected when he won from Ramanagaram comprehensively in the 2008 assembly election, defeating the nearest rival candidate by more than 40,000 votes.

After the untimely demise of Karnataka state JD (S) President Merajuddin Patel, he was elected unopposed as President of the state unit.

http://www.hdkumaraswamy.co.in