Ashok Chavan
| Ashok Shankarrao Chavan | |
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| अशोक शंकरराव चव्हाण | |
Chavan in 2010
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| 16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 8 December 2008 – 9 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Constituency | Bhokar |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Nanded |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Minister of Industries, Mines, Protocol, and Cultural Affairs | |
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In office 1 November 2004 – 20 February 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Narayan Rane |
| Constituency | Bhokar |
| Minister of Revenue | |
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In office 19 October 1999 – 20 October 2004 |
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| Succeeded by | Patangrao Kadam |
| Constituency | Sangli |
| Personal details | |
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28 October 1958 Mumbai |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Amita Sharma-Chavan |
| Children | Sujaya & Sreejaya |
| Parents | Kusum & Shankarrao Chavan |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Education | Bachelor's in Science Master's in Business Administration |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman |
| Religion | Hindu |
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958 ) served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. He earlier served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government. Chavan is son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shankarrao Chavan and they are the first father–son duo in the state's history to become chief ministers. On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations.
He graduated in Science and has obtained his Master's in Business Management. He started his political career as General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. In 1987–88, he was elected as Member of Parliament from Nanded Lok Sabha constituency. In 1992, he was elected as M.L.C to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and later joined as Minister of State for Public works, Urban Development and Home in March 1993. In 2003, Vilasrao Deshmukh appointed Chavan as Minister for Transport, Ports, Cultural Affairs and Protocol. In November 2004, he was given the portfolio of Industries, Mining, Cultural Affairs & Protocol in Maharashtra cabinet. He was the General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee from 1995 to 1999. After winning assembly elections in 2009, Congress President Sonia Gandhi nominated Chavan as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar, the leader of rival coalition partner NCP party, had been lukewarm towards Chavan, after his first choice of union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was ignored well before the race began. Congress had clearly plumped for a Maratha to lead the party in the state, and had ignored the NCP view that a non-Maratha should be selected for the position to set right the social combination. As a result, NCP chose a non-Maratha, Chhagan Bhujbal to occupy the deputy Chief Minister's post and gave the home ministry to Jayant Patil. The latter being a Maratha balanced the NCP's own bid to remain the community's first choice.
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