Gopinath Munde
| Gopinath Munde | |
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| गोपीनाथ मुंडे | |
| MP for Beed | |
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In office 16 May 2009 – 3 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil |
| Succeeded by | Pritam Gopinathrao Munde |
| Constituency | Beed |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Jairam Ramesh |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
| Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Minister of Panchayati Raj | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Kishore Chandra Deo |
| Succeeded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 14 March 1995 – 11 October 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Chhagan Bhujbal |
| Succeeded by | Ramrao Adik |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gopinath Munde 12 December 1949 Nathra Village, Parali |
| Died | 3 June 2014 (age 64) New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Pradnya Munde |
| Children |
Pankaja Munde Pritam Munde and Yashashri |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | Gopinathrao Munde |
Gopinath Pandurang Munde (12 December 1949 – 3 June 2014) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet, which, however, was short-lived due to his death in a road accident. He was a member of Maharashtra's Legislative Assembly (MLA) for five terms during 1980–1985 and 1990–2009. He was also the leader of opposition in the Assembly during 1992–1995. He had held the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in 1995–1999. Munde was elected to Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014, and served as the deputy leader of the BJP in the Lok Sabha. He was appointed in Modi's cabinet and took the oath on 26 May, but died in a road accident in New Delhi a week later on 3 June 2014. He is the shortest served Cabinet minister ever in Indian history.
Munde was born in Parali, Maharashtra, on 12 December 1949, to Pandurang and Limbabai Munde in a middle class Vanjari caste farmer's family.
His primary education was in the village (population then 500, now about 1000) that did not have a school building. The "school" was held under the shade of a tree. He was an average student; not very bright, not a dullard either.
He moved on to tehsil town Parali for the secondary education in the Zilla Parishad School. He used to go to Arya Samaj Mandir everyday to read newspapers and books and listen to discourses given by men of wisdom. After matriculation, he joined the college in Ambejogai for graduation in Commerce. He did not have political background in his family, yet he was drawn to the students' movement in the college. He became a kingmaker of sorts, ensuring victory of members of his group though he did not win an election even once during those four memorable years.
Munde attended a government primary school, in Nathra village, Beed district where classes were conducted "under a tree". He later attended the Zilla Parishad high school in Parali. He obtained a B.Com. from college in Ambejogai. Subsequently, he studied at the ILS College in Pune.
After Gopinath Munde became Rural Dev. Minister in 2014, controversy erupted over his educational qualification. According to the affidavit submitted to Election Commission by Munde for the Lok Sabha elections, he graduated from New Law College, Pune in 1976 but the college was established in 1978. Later it was confirmed that the degree was issued by the Pune University and not by the college. He has done a BCom and a BGL. he did an LLB for two years from the ILS College. However, it isn't the college that issues the degree certificate, it's Pune University.
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