Prithviraj Chavan
Prithviraj Yashwantrao Chavan | |
|---|---|
Dilip Walse-Patil | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 25 September 2010 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Ministry |
|
Karad South | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1946 |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse |
Satvasheela Chavan (m. 1976) |
| Residence(s) | M.S. ) |
Prithviraj Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: All-India Congress Committee (AICC), in-charge of many states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Haryana, Gujarat, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Chavan was drawn into politics after meeting with
India's Parliament) and later architect of the civil nuclear liability bill. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 and followed it up in subsequent elections. Chavan held five portfolios in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that includes the ministry of science and technology. He became chief minister of Maharashtra in 2010 at the insistence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi succeeding unrelated Ashok Chavan
. He resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra after the ruling NCP-Congress alliance split in the state.
Early life
Chavan was born in a
Karad constituency from 1957 to 1973 & served as a Minister in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi
. Upon Dajisaheb's death in 1973, Chavan's mother, Premala (affectionately known as Premalakaki, aunt Premala) contested from her late husband's constituency and was elected in the by election in 1973 and in the general elections of 1977, 1984, and 1989 serving till her death in 1991.
Chavan began his schooling at a local Municipal Marathi-medium school in Karad. After his father moved to
Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani. After graduation in 1967, he won a UNESCO scholarship in Germany and later moved to pursue a Master of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley.[3] He wrote articles on computer science; engineering design; and also contributed to research in computerization. He also worked briefly in the US as a design engineer, working on defence electronics, anti-submarine warfare, computer storage systems, and computerisation of Indian languages.[4]
Political career
Chavan started his political career in 1991 by winning his parents old seat of Karad to the Lok sabha. He went on to win the seat thrice, in 1991, 1996 and 1998 but lost in 1999.[5]
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He served as a Minister of State for the ministries of
Adarsh Housing Society scam forced him to resign. Reasons for his choice reported by the media included the perception that he had a "clean image" and that he did not have his own faction of political supporters within the state.[6][7][8]
One of his first actions as Chief Minister was to play a role along with Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel, in convincing Jairam Ramesh, the Minister for Environment And Forests in obtaining environmental clearance for the planned second airport in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai International Airport.[9]
Personal life
Chavan married Satvasheela on 16 December 1976. They have a daughter, Ankita and a son named Jai. Ankita married on 29 November 2013 in Delhi.
Posts held
- 1991-92 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- 1992-93 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment and Forests.
- 1994-96 Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Planning.
- 1996-99 Member, Committee on Provision of Computers to Members of Parliament.
- 2000-01 Spokesperson, All India Congress Committee.
- 2002-04 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence.
- 2004-22 May 2009 and 28 May 2009 onward Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office.
- 11 Nov 2010 - 25 Sept 2014 - Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- 19 Oct 2014 - Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Maharashtra
References
- ^ "Prithviraj Chavan: Homecoming Of A Space Engineer". India Today. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
The new CM belongs to the Maratha community and he made his entry into the Lok Sabha in 1991 from Karad.
- ^ "Shri Prithviraj Chavan" (PDF). National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Prithviraj Chavan | InterAction Council". www.interactioncouncil.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Shri Prithviraj Chavan". India Today. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Smita (10 November 2010). "Prithviraj, with a clean image, takes up key political assignment". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ "Clean yet invisible: Prithviraj Chavan quits as CM, did anyone notice?". Firstpost. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan's rivals get key posts for Assembly polls". India Today. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Right man in the wrong polity". Tehelka. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Green signal for Navi Mumbai airport". The Hindu. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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