Ashok Chavan

Ashok Chavan
अशोक चव्हाण
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 April 2024
President
Chairman of the House
Preceded byNarayan Rane
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
(2009-2014), (2019 – 2024)
Governor
Speaker of the House
ConstituencyBhokar
In office
(1999-2004), (2004 – 2009)
Governor
Speaker of the House
  • Arun Gujarathi
  • Babasaheb Kupekar
ConstituencyMudkhed
16th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Second Term
In office
07 November 2009 – 11 November 2010
Governor
DeputyChhagan Bhujbal
CabinetSecond Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byPrithviraj Chavan
First Term
In office
08 December 2008 – 07 November 2009
GovernorS. C. Jamir
DeputyChhagan Bhujbal
CabinetFirst Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry and Department
Preceded byVilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byHimself
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
CabinetThackeray ministry
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Guardian Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded byRavindra Chavan
Leader of the House of the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
08 December 2008 – 10 November 2010
Governor
Speaker of the House
Deputy LeaderChhagan Bhujbal
Preceded byVilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded byPrithviraj Chavan
Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byBhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar
Succeeded byPrataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar
ConstituencyNanded
In office
1987–1989
Preceded byShankarrao Chavan
Succeeded byVenkatesh Kabde
ConstituencyNanded
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
In office
01 November 2004 – 04 December 2008
Minister
Governor
CabinetSecond Deshmukh ministry
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CMR. R. Patil
Preceded by
Succeeded by
In office
18 January 2003 – 04 November 2004
Minister
Governor
CabinetSushilkumar Shinde ministry
Chief MinisterSushilkumar Shinde
Deputy CM
Preceded by
Succeeded by
In office
18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister
Governor
CabinetFirst Deshmukh ministry
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM
Preceded by
Succeeded by
President of Maharashtra
Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2015–2019
National President Indian National CongressRahul Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Preceded byManikrao Thakare
Succeeded byBalasaheb Thorat
Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
In office
06 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Minister
GovernorP. C. Alexander
CabinetFourth Pawar ministry
Chief MinisterSharad Pawar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
1992–1998
General Secretary
Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
1995–1999
Vice-President and General Secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
1986–1995
Personal details
Born
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan

(1958-10-28) 28 October 1958 (age 66)
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
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(m. 1982)​
ChildrenSujaya & Sreejaya Chavan
ParentKusum & Shankarrao Chavan
Residence(s)Anand Nilayam, Shivaji Nagar, Nanded
Alma materHazarimal Jomani College (BSc)
B.Y.K. College of Commerce (MBA)

Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (born 28 October 1958)[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He is the son of the late former Maharashtra Chief Minister Shankarrao Chavan. He was one of the most influential leaders of Indian National Congress in Maharashtra but joined Bhartiya Janata Party on 13 February 2024.[2] He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra state from 8 December 2008 to 9 November 2010. Also, he has served as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol in the Vilasrao Deshmukh government and he is also the former PWD Minister of Maharashtra.

On 9 November 2010, the Congress Party asked him to resign from office over corruption allegations relating to Adarsh Housing Society scam.[3] In the 2014 general elections, despite the allegations and anti-incumbency wave, he won the Lok Sabha election from his Nanded constituency with a comfortable margin. In 2015, he was appointed the president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. Chavan lost his Nanded seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election to Pratap Patil Chikhalikar of the BJP.[4]

Chavan belongs to an influential political family based in Nanded district of Maharashtra state. He is the son of Shankarrao Chavan, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra himself; they are the first father–son duo in the state's history to become chief ministers.[5][6] His brother-in-law Bhaskarrao Bapurao Khatgaonkar Patil was a three-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and a three-time MP, and Chavan's wife, Amita was MLA from Bhokar constituency in Nanded for years 2014-19.

  1. ^ "Biodata - Ashok Chavan" (PDF). Pune Hitech. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
  2. ^ "'Starting new journey': Day after quitting Congress, Ashok Chavan says he is joining BJP". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Cong axes Chavan and Kalmadi over corruption allegations" The Hindu, 9 November 2010
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha elections: Ashok Chavan lost Nanded to 15-year jinks...say party workers". No. May 23, 2019. Times of India. TNN. 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Profile: Ashok Chavan, in father's footsteps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Government". Government of Maharashtra. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.