Sushilkumar Shinde
| Sushilkumar Shinde | |
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| सुशीलकुमार शिंदे | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | Rajnath Singh |
| Minister of Power | |
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In office 30 January 2006 – 31 July 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Anant Geete |
| Succeeded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 4 November 2004 – 29 January 2006 |
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| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Succeeded by | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 18 January 2003 – 4 November 2004 |
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| Governor | Mohammed Fazal |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 September 1941 Solapur, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations |
United Front (1996–2004) United Progressive Alliance (2004–present) |
| Alma mater |
Dayanand College, Solapur Shivaji University University of Mumbai |
Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde (born 4 September 1941; Solapur, India) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the house in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra during 18 January 2003 to October 2004.
Shinde was born on 4 September 1941 at Solapur, Maharashtra in a Marathi family. Shinde completed his education with an honours degree in Arts from Dayanand College, Solapur; and later in law from Shivaji University.
Shinde started his career as a bailiff in Solapur sessions court, where he served from 1957 till 1965. Later, he joined the Maharashtra State Police as a constable, and served as sub-inspector of police, Maharashtra state CID for six years under his C.I.D mentor Amukuraj Patil.
Shinde is a member of the Congress Party. He won the Maharashtra state assembly elections in 1978, 1980, 1985 and 1990. Shinde was elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra during July 1992 to March 1998. In 2002, Shinde lost the election for the post of Vice-President of India contesting against the National Democratic Alliance candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. He served as the chief minister of Maharashtra from 2003 to 2004 before being appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 30 October 2004 replacing Surjit Singh Barnala, who became the Governor of Tamil Nadu. He left the office on 29 January 2006.
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