Sudhir Mungantiwar

Sudhir Mungantiwar
Sudhir Mungantiwar1
Minister of Forest
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
9 August 2022
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Preceded byEknath Shinde
Minister of Fisheries
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
9 August 2022
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Preceded byAslam Shaikh
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
9 August 2022
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Preceded byAmit Deshmukh
Minister of Finance & Planning
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byAjit Pawar
Succeeded byAjit Pawar
Minister of Forest
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byPatangrao Kadam
Succeeded bySanjay Rathod
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
In office
3 April 2010 – 11 April 2013
Preceded byNitin Gadkari
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
Minister of state
Government of Maharashtra
In office
1995–1999
Chief MinisterManohar Joshi
Narayan Rane
DepartmentTourism, Consumer Protection
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byconstituency created
ConstituencyBallarpur
In office
1995–2009
Preceded byShyam Gopalrao wankhede
Succeeded byNanaji Sitaram Shamkule
ConstituencyChandrapur
Personal details
Born (1962-07-30) 30 July 1962 (age 62)
Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSapna Mungantiwar
RelationsMarried
Children1
Alma materM.Phil.
ProfessionLegislator
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Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar (born 30 July 1962) is a legislator from the state of Maharashtra, India. He is currently cabinet Minister for Forests, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries in Maharashtra Government. He has earlier served as the Cabinet Minister of Finance & Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra,[1] Previously, he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010 to 2013[2] and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999.[3] In 2014, he was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to serve for a fifth consecutive term.[4] He also holds additional charge as the Guardian Minister of Chandrapur and Wardha districts.[5] In March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate for the Chandrapur constituency in the 2024 General Elections.[6]

  1. ^ "Maharashtra Government Ministers List with Portfolios 2017". newincept.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sudhir Mungantiwar new Maharashtra BJP chief". The Hindu. 4 April 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sudhir Mungantiwar to be second in command in new Maharashtra government". mid-day. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Devendra's first team: Four CM aspirants, one Amit Shah confidante, one Modi man". The Indian Express. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Fadnavis appoints Guardian Ministers for all 36 districts". The Indian Express. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.