Ramdas Athawale | |
|---|---|
 Athawale in 2018 | |
| Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Thawar Chand Gehlot (until 7 July 2021) Virendra Kumar Khatik (Incumbent) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 3 April 2014 | |
| President | |
| Chairman | |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 October 1999 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sandipan Thorat |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency | Pandharpur |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Narayan Athawale |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Joshi |
| Constituency | Mumbai North Central |
| Cabinet Minister for Social Welfare, Transport, Sports and Youth Welfare, Employment Guarantee, Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 1990–1996 | |
| President of Republican Party of India (A) | |
| Assumed office 25 May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | "Office Established" |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramdas Bandu Athawale 25 December 1959 Agalgaon, Sangli district, India |
| Political party | Republican Party of India (A) (1990–present) |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (2014–present) Republican Party of India (until 1990) |
| Occupation | Trade unionist, social worker |
Ramdas Bandu Athawale (Marathi pronunciation: [aːʈʰʋəle]; born 25 December 1959) is an Indian politician, social activist and trade unionist from Maharashtra. He is the president of the Republican Party of India (A), a splinter group of the Republican Party of India and has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar since 1999. Currently, he is the Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India since 2016 and represents Maharashtra in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament since 2014. Previously, he was Lok Sabha MP from Pandharpur from 1999 to 2009 and from Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency from 1998 to 1999. He was also Cabinet minister of Maharashtra from 1990 to 1995 and a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council from 1990 to 1996.