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PROFILE OF MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION |
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SHRI
SHARAD PAWAR
Minister of Agriculture, Consumer
Affairs, Food And Public Distribution
Personal Profile
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| Father’s
Name |
Shri
Govindrao Pawar |
| Mother’s
Name |
Smt.
Sharda Bai G. Pawar |
| Date
of Birth |
12
December 1940 |
| Place
of Birth |
Baramati,
Distt. Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Marital
Status |
Married
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| Date
of Marriage |
1
August 1967 |
| Spouse’s
Name |
Smt.
Pratibha Pawar |
| No.
of Daughters |
1
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| Educational
Qualifications |
B.Com.
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| Profession |
Agriculturist
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| Permanent
Address |
House No. 142, Ambarai, Baramati,
Distt. Pune - 411 001 (Maharashtra)
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| Present
Address |
6,Janpath
New Delhi - 110 001
Tels.(011)23018619, 23018870
Fax: (011) 23018609
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| Positions
Held |
| 1967-91 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
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General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.),
Maharashtra |
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Secretary, Congress Legislature Party (C.L.P.), Maharashtra
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| 1972-74 |
Minister of State, Home, Food, Civil Supplies, Rehabilitation,
Publicity, Youth Welfare and Sports, Government of Maharashtra
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| 1974-78 |
Cabinet Minister, Education, Agriculture, Industries,
Home, Labour and Youth Welfare,Government of Maharashtra
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| 1978-80,
1988-91 and 1993-95 |
Chief Minister, Maharashtra (four terms) |
| 1981-86 |
Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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| 1982-87 |
President, Congress (S) |
| 1984 |
Elected to 8th Lok Sabha (resigned in March 1985) |
| 1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1991-93 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Defence |
| 1993-95 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| 1995-96 |
Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council
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| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1996-97 |
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment
and Forests |
| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha |
| 1998-99 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource
Development |
| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Agriculture |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
| 2000-2001 |
Member, Committee on Ethics |
| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term) |
| 23
May 2004 - onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture; Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution |
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Constituency
: Baramati ( Maharashtra )
Party
: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
E-Mail :
spawar@sansad.nic
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Social And Cultural Activities |
| President,
(i) Nehru Centre, Mumbai; (ii) Rayat Shikshan Sanstha,
Satara; (iii) Vidya Pratishthan, Baramati, Pune; (iv)
Agriculture Development Trust, Baramati; (v) Y.B. Chavan
Pratishthan, Mumbai; and (vi) V. Sugar Institute, Pune
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| Special
Interests |
Agriculture,
horticulture, economics, irrigation, energy, finance and
sports |
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| Favourite
Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading
and travelling |
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| Sports
and Clubs |
President,
(i) Maharashtra Olympic Association; (ii) Garware Club House;
and (iii) Maharashtra Kustigir Parishad |
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| Countries
Visited |
| Widely
travelled |
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