Minister for Industries, Commerce and Information Technology Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 19 June 2019 – 21 February 2022
Governor
E. S. L. Narasimhan
Biswabhusan Harichandan
Chief Minister
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by
Nara Lokesh[1]
Succeeded by
Gudivada Amarnath
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 16 May 2014 – 21 February 2022
Preceded by
Anam Ramanarayana Reddy
Succeeded by
Mekapati Vikram Reddy
Constituency
Atmakur
Personal details
Born
(1971-11-02)2 November 1971 Brahmanapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died
21 February 2022(2022-02-21) (aged 50) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party
YSR Congress Party
Spouse
Srikeerthi
Children
2
Parent
Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy (father)
Education
M.Sc
Alma mater
University of Manchester
Occupation
Businessman, politician
Mekapati Goutham Reddy (2 November 1971 – 21 February 2022) was an Indian businessman[2] and politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Minister for Industries, Commerce, and Information Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected twice and served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Atmakur Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party from 2014 until his death in 2022.
As a minister, he made efforts in framing new policies in industrial and IT sectors. He viewed information technology (IT) to be the factor that would transform Andhra Pradesh to be a trillion-dollar economy. He led a delegation team to Dubai Expo 2020 in February 2022 in order to attract investments to the state.
Goutham Reddy died in 2022 due to a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 50. After his just-returned from the Dubai Expo 2020, he suffered the fatal event, marking a significant loss to Andhra Pradesh political landscape and its industrial sector.[3][4]
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^"YS Jagan Mohan Reddy gives tickets to co-accused, bizmen". The Economic Times. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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