Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004) was an India

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n politician who served twice as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 24 June 1988. He was Finance Minister of India

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 from 1987 to 1990, and served as Home Minister of India in the Narasimha Rao

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 cabinet.

Early life and family

Chavan completed his Bachelor of Arts from Madras University and LL.B. from Osmania University

Osmania University

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. He started his career as an advocate. He initiated the Student's Movement and gave up practice of law during the 'Quit Court' Movement in the former Hyderabad State.

He was elected to Bombay State Assembly from Dharmabad in 1957. and to Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from Dharmabad during 1962 election and from Bhokar during 1967, 1972 and 1978 elections from Bhokar.

He served as President of The Bharat Scouts and Guides

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 from April 1983 to November 1998. His son Ashok Chavan

Ashok Chavan

Ashok Shankarrao Chavan was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Chavan was sworn in on 8 December 2008, after his political party, the Indian National Congress and Vilasrao Deshmukh selected him to be Vilasrao Deshmukh's successor on 5 December 2008. He earlier served as Minister for Cultural...

 was also a chief minister of Maharashta.

Career

Member

• Bombay State Legislative Council, 1956
• Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, 1957–80
• Lok Sabha, 1980–84 and 1985–86
• Maharashtra Legislative Council, 8 July 1986 – 21 October 1988
• Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha, 1992–96;

Cabinet Minister, Government of India

• Education, Culture and Social Welfare, 19 October 1980 – 7 August 1981
• Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, 8 August 1981 to 18 July 1984
• External Affairs, 19 July 1984 August 1, 1984
• Defence, 2 August 1984 December 30, 1984
• Home, 31 December 1984 – 12 March 1986
• Finance 25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989
• Home, 21 June 1991 to May, 1996;

Leader

• Congress(I) Party in Rajya Sabha 2 July 1991 May 15, 1996
• Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha from 2 July 1991 to 15 May 1996 elected to the Rajya Sabha in October, 1988, re-elected in April, 1990 and again in April, 1996.

Positions

Chancellor

• Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth(Deemed University) Pune
  Pune
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President

• Bharat Scouts and Guides, New Delhi
• Maratha Mitra Mandal, New Delhi

Chairman

• Indian Institute of Public Administration
  Indian Institute of Public Administration
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  , New Delhi
• Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society, Nanded
• Committee on Human Resource Development
• Ethics Committee, Rajya Sabha

Member

• Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha
• General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha
• Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group
• Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways
• Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Congress(I) Party in Parliament and
• All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
• Central Cooperative Union, Hyderabad