Prithviraj Chavan
| Prithviraj Chavan पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण |
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| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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| Assumed office 11 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
| Constituency | Karad |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | |
| Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office | |
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| Born | 17 March 1946 Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Satvasheela |
| Residence | Satara |
| Alma mater | BITS, Pilani University of California, Berkeley |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Prithviraj Chavan (Marathi: पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण, Hindi: पृथ्वीराज चौहान born 17 March 1946) is the current and 22nd Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The Indian National Congress selected him to be the successor of Ashok Chavan. He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office.
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[edit] Early life
He has graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India. He also holds a Masters degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He wrote articles on computer science; engineering design; and also contribution to research in computerization of Indian languages in his early days before entering the politics.[1]
[edit] Political career
Chavan started his political career in 1991,his name was proposed by Mr. Hindurao Sakharam Jagtap (President Karad Taluka Youth congress Committee)in place of Shreemati Premlatatai Chavan,his mother and won the family seat of Karad thrice, in '91, '96 and '98 and lost it in 1999.[2]
He was the Minister of State for the ministries of Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and in charge of Prime Minister's Office. Earlier he was also the Minister Of State in charge of the Department Of Atomic Energy. Barely days into his tenure as the Chief Minister Of Maharashtra, he, along with Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel, met Jairam Ramesh, the Minister for Environment And Forests and successfully convinced him to give the environmental clearance for the much delayed Navi Mumbai International Airport. He has also announced reformations in higher and technical education in Maharashtra. The research at the University level has been promoted by providing enhanced Scholarships so that people can take up the work for full time.
[edit] Personal life
Pritviraj Chavan is married to Satvasheela. They have a daughter Ankita and a son Jai.[3]
[edit] Posts held
- Member of IIT council
[edit] External links
- Profile on Rajya Sabha website
- Profile on Parliament of India website
- Article on Rediff
- Prithviraj Chavan named new Maharashtra CM
- Profile on Department of Science and Technology's Website
[edit] References
- ^ Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament
- ^ Gupta, Smita (10 November 2010). "Prithviraj, with a clean image, takes up key political assignment". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article877897.ece.
- ^ Deshpande, Rajeev (11 November 2010). "Techknow neta: The aerospace engineer who became a politician". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Techknow-neta-The-aerospace-engineer-who-became-a-politician/articleshow/6904639.cms.
| Preceded by Ashok Chavan |
Chief Minister of Maharashtra 11 Nov 2010 - Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
- Living people
- 1946 births
- Indian National Congress politicians
- State Ministers of India
- Members of the Rajya Sabha
- Members of Parliament from Maharashtra
- Marathi politicians
- 10th Lok Sabha members
- 11th Lok Sabha members
- Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- People from Satara
- People from Indore
- People from Karad
