rameshwar thakur (28 july 1925 – 15 january 2015) was a senior indian national congress politician and former union minister of india, he was the governor of madhya pradesh from 2009 to 2011 and governor of odisha from 2004 to 2006, andhra pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and karnataka from 2007 to 2009. he was a chartered accountant. he was also president of the institute of chartered accountants of india from 1966 to 1967.