Sharad Pawar

Sharad Pawar
Pawar in 2013
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
3 April 2014
Preceded byY. P. Trivedi
ConstituencyMaharashtra
President of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Assumed office
8 February 2024
Preceded byoffice established
9th President of the
International Cricket Council (ICC)
In office
2010–2012
Preceded byDavid Morgan
Succeeded byAlan Isaac
28th Union Minister of Agriculture
In office
23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byRajnath Singh
Succeeded byRadha Mohan Singh
9th Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office
22 May 2004 – 19 January 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySharad Yadav
Succeeded byK. V. Thomas
9th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
In office
19 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
SpeakerG. M. C. Balayogi
Preceded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded bySonia Gandhi
15th Union Minister of Defence
In office
1991–1993
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byChandra Shekhar
Succeeded byP. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byVijaysinh Mohite–Patil
ConstituencyMadha, Maharashtra
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byBapusaheb Thite
Succeeded bySupriya Sule
ConstituencyBaramati, Maharashtra
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Succeeded byBapusaheb Thite
ConstituencyBaramati, Maharashtra
In office
1984–1985
Preceded byShankarrao Bajirao Patil
Succeeded bySambhajirao Kakade
ConstituencyBaramati, Maharashtra
6th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Preceded bySudhakarrao Naik
Succeeded byManohar Joshi
In office
26 June 1988 – 25 June 1991
Preceded byShankarrao Chavan
Succeeded bySudhakarrao Naik
In office
18 July 1978 – 17 February 1980
Preceded byVasantdada Patil
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1991
Preceded byMalatibai Madhavrao Shirole
Succeeded byAjit Pawar
ConstituencyBaramati
Personal details
Born (1940-12-12) 12 December 1940 (age 83)[1]
Baramati, Bombay Province, British India[1]
(present-day Maharashtra, India)
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (1958–1999)
Nationalist Congress Party (1999–2024)
Spouse
Pratibha Pawar
(m. 1967)
Relations
ChildrenSupriya Sule (daughter)
Residence
Profession
Websitesharadpawar.com
As of 29 October, 2010
Source: [1]

Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born in 12 December 1940)[1] is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and has also served in the Union Council of Ministers as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of P.V. Narsimha Rao and as Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Manmohan Singh. He is the first and former president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), "which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress". His faction of the NCP was split by his nephew, Ajit Pawar. He leads his faction of the NCP in the Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Indian parliament. He is the chairperson of Maha Vikas Aghadi, a regional Maharashtra-based political alliance.

Pawar comes from Baramati of Maharashtra. He is the patriarch of the influential political family—the Pawar Family—and a prominent face in Maharashtra politics. Other politicians from the family include his daughter Supriya Sule, his nephew Ajit Pawar , his nephew's son Rohit Rajendra Pawar and other members of his extended family.[2][3][4][5][6]

Outside of politics, Pawar has served as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 2005 to 2008 and as the president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 2010 to 2012.[7] He was the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association from October 2013 to January 2017.[8]

In 2017, the Indian government conferred upon him the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of India.

  1. ^ a b c "Detailed Profile: Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar". India.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ Aron, Sunita (1 April 2016). "The pawar power play". The Dynasty: Born to Rule. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-85827-10-5.
  3. ^ "ठाकरे आणि पवार यांच्यासह 'या' 11 कुटूंबियांच्या हातात महाराष्ट्राचं 'राजकारण', जाणून घ्या". पोलीसनामा (Policenama). 30 September 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "All in Pawar family: 5 members either in Lok Sabha or state assembly". Indian Express. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ Kumar, Krishna (14 August 2020). "Maharashtra: Amid a pandemic, the Pawar family political soap opera takes centre stage". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Pawar Family Tree | पवार कुटुंबाची वंशावळ | पवार कुटुंब आहे कसं?". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Pawar takes over as ICC president". 1 July 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Sharad Pawar steps down as president of Mumbai Cricket Association". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 18 December 2016.