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Sharad Pawar
Pawar in 2013
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 April 2014
Constituency
Maharashtra
President of the Nationalist Congress Party (SP)
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2024
Preceded by
Position established
President of the International Cricket Council
In office 2010–2012
Preceded by
David Morgan
Succeeded by
Alan Isaac
Union Minister of Agriculture
In office 23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Rajnath Singh
Succeeded by
Radha Mohan Singh
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office 22 May 2004 – 19 January 2011
Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh
Preceded by
Sharad Yadav
Succeeded by
K. V. Thomas
9th Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
In office 19 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Speaker
G. M. C. Balayogi
Preceded by
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded by
Sonia Gandhi
Union Minister of Defence
In office 1991–1993
Prime Minister
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by
Chandra Shekhar
Succeeded by
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by
New constituency
Succeeded by
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
Constituency
Madha
In office 1996–2009
Preceded by
Bapusaheb Thite
Succeeded by
Supriya Sule
Constituency
Baramati
In office 1991–1993
Preceded by
Ajit Pawar
Succeeded by
Bapusaheb Thite
Constituency
Baramati
In office 1984–1985
Preceded by
Shankarrao Bajirao Patil
Succeeded by
Sambhajirao Kakade
Constituency
Baramati
6th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Governor
P. C. Alexander
Ministry and Department
General Administration
Home Affairs
Information and Public Relations
Information Technology
Planning
Law and Judiciary
Command Area Development
Preceded by
Sudhakarrao Naik
Succeeded by
Manohar Joshi
In office 3 March 1990 – 25 June 1991
Governor
C. Subramaniam
Ministry and Department
General Administration
Home Affairs
Information and Public Relations
Information Technology
Water Resources
Water Supply
Sanitation
Majority Welfare
Soil and Water Conservation
Preceded by
Himself
Succeeded by
Sudhakarrao Naik
In office 26 June 1988 – 3 March 1990
Governor
K. Brahmananda Reddy
C. Subramaniam
Ministry and Department
General Administration
Home Affairs
Information and Public Relations
Information Technology
Water Resources
Water Supply
Sanitation
Majority Welfare
Soil and Water Conservation
Preceded by
Shankarrao Chavan
Succeeded by
Himself
In office 18 July 1978 – 17 February 1980
Governor
Sadiq Ali
Deputy
Sundarrao Solanke
Ministry and Department
General Administration
Home Affairs
Planning
Law and Judiciary
Information and Public Relations
Information Technology
Preceded by
Vasantdada Patil
Succeeded by
President's Rule
Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra
In office 1967–1991
Preceded by
Malatibai Madhavrao Shirole
Succeeded by
Ajit Pawar
Constituency
Baramati
Personal details
Born
(1940-12-12) 12 December 1940 (age 83)[1] Baramati, Bombay Presidency, British India[1] (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Political party
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (2024–present)
Other political affiliations
Indian National Congress (1987-1999) Nationalist Congress Party (1999–2024)
Spouse
Pratibha Pawar
(m. 1967)
Relations
Ajit Pawar (Nephew)
Rohit Rajendra Pawar (Nephew's son)
Children
1 daughter – Supriya Sule
Residence
Baramati
Education
Bachelor of Commerce
Alma mater
Brihan Maharshtra College of Commerce, Pune[1]
Profession
Politician
Cricket administrator
Website
sharadpawar.com
As of 29 October, 2010
Source: [1]
Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born 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 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 NCP was split by his own nephew, Ajit Pawar. He leads the his facation NCP delegation 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, Ajit Pawar his nephew, Rohit Rajendra Pawar a nephew's son 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 Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian honour of India.
in the party: SharadPawar loyalist and Ajit Pawar's supporters, causing the 2022 Shiv sena like political crisis for SharadPawar. Pawar has been appointed...
since 1991, representing Baramati constituency. He is the nephew of SharadPawar, the president of the Nationalist Congress Party and a four-time former...
between the Ajit Pawar-led faction and the founder and president SharadPawar who formed the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) after EC recognised...
the Pawar name or its variants include: Ajit Pawar (born 1959), Indian politician; deputy chief minister of Maharashtra and nephew of SharadPawar Ameya...
Appasaheb Pawar and also the grandnephew of prominent Indian political leader and former union agriculture minister of India- SharadPawar. He completed...
SharadPawar broke away in 1978 from Government of Maharashtra led by Vasantdada Patil of Indian National Congress, formed the Indian National Congress...
social service. She is the daughter of SharadPawar, chief of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar). Sule was born to Indian politician and...
SharadPawar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fourth time on 6 March 1993. On appointment, Pawar formed a 18-member cabinet. The...
Sharad Yadav (1 July 1947 – 12 January 2023) was an Indian politician from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven...
Shankarrao Chavan on 26 June 1988, SharadPawar was appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time. Pawar formed his second ministry, which...
President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi, NCP President SharadPawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury and other leaders held protests against...
number of blasts, whether they were 12 or 13 in number. This was because SharadPawar, the then chief minister of Maharashtra, stated on television that day...
loyal to the original party's leader SharadPawar and the other loyal to Sharad's nephew Ajit Pawar. Before Ajit Pawar took the oath as Deputy Chief Minister...
and Non-Working Women. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-329-76877-2. "SharadPawar's grandnephew Rohit Pawar to contest Zilla Parishad elections, says he wants to do...
under the leadership of Uddhav Thackeray of SHS (UBT), then Shiv Sena , SharadPawar of the NCP and Sonia Gandhi of the INC, along with the support from the...
Congress in 1999, the Patil Troika decided to throw their weight behind SharadPawar. Formation of Nationalist Congress Party In 1999, after the 12th Lok...
Retrieved 1 August 2023. "MLAs' disqualification: Ajit Pawar has 41 legislators' support, SharadPawar just 11". 12 September 2023. Archived from the original...
Sharad may refer to: Sharad (season), an Indian season SHARAD, a Mars probe unit SharadPawar – President of the Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Singh...
SharadPawar College Of Pharmacy (SPCP: formerly Nagpur College of Pharmacy or NCP) is a pharmacy college in Nagpur, central India. It is approved by All...
legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister SharadPawar was re-appointed on 4 March 1990. Pawar formed his third ministry, consisting of 15 cabinet...
first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was SharadPawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). As of the 2019 elections, the...
Yashwantrao Chavan, Vasantdada Patil, Vasantrao Naik, and Shankarrao Chavan. SharadPawar has been a significant personality in state and national politics for...
25th anniversary of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Party Chief SharadPawar appointed Praful Patel and Supriya Sule as working presidents of the...
votes in Maharashtra and 201,065 in total. Mahadeo Jankar stood against SharadPawar and Subhash Deshmukh in Madha and received 10.76% of the votes. In the...