Gopinath Munde

Gopinath Munde
Munde in 2011
Union Minister of Rural Development
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byJairam Ramesh
Succeeded byNitin Jairam Gadkari
Union Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byKishore Chandra Deo
Succeeded byNitin Gadkari
Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byBharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Succeeded byNitin Gadkari
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009 – 3 June 2014
Preceded byJaisingrao Gaikwad Patil
Succeeded byPritam Munde
ConstituencyBeed, Maharashtra
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 18 October 1999
DepartmentHome Affairs
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Narayan Rane
Preceded byRamrao Adik
Succeeded byChhagan Bhujbal
Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
12 December 1991 – 14 March 1995
Chief MinisterSudhakarrao Naik
Sharad Pawar
Preceded byManohar Joshi
Succeeded byMadhukarrao Pichad
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–2009
Preceded byPanditrao Daund
Succeeded byconstituency dissolved
ConstituencyRenapur
In office
1980–1985
Preceded byRaghunath Munde
Succeeded byPanditrao Daund
ConstituencyRenapur
Deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha
In office
26 May 2014 – 3 June 2014
SpeakerKamal Nath (pro-tem)
Leader of the HouseNarendra Modi
Preceded byMallikarjun Kharge
Succeeded bySushma Swaraj
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
In office
22 December 2009 – 20 May 2014
SpeakerMeira Kumar
Leader of the OppositionSushma Swaraj
Preceded bySushma Swaraj
Succeeded byGaurav Gogoi (2024)
Personal details
Born
Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde

(1949-12-12)12 December 1949
Parli, Hyderabad State, India
(present-day Maharashtra)
Died3 June 2014(2014-06-03) (aged 64)
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Cause of deathTraffic collision
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party
Spouse
Pradnya Mahajan
(m. 1978)
RelationsPramod Mahajan (brother-in-law)
ChildrenPankaja Munde (daughter)
Pritam Munde (daughter)
Yashashri Munde (daughter)
ResidenceYashshree, Vallabh Nagar, Parli
Websitewww.gopinathraomunde.com
Source: [1]

Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde (12 December 1949 – 3 June 2014) was an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, often called a Lokneta, meaning a people's leader.[1] He was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as the Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's cabinet until his death.[2] Munde was well-known for his efforts in curbing the underworld in Mumbai during his tenure as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, overseeing the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1995 to 1999. He was a key figure in introducing the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), later ratified by the Supreme Court of India.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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