Sharad Pawar
| Sharad Govindrao Pawar | |
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| शरद गोविंदराव पवार | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra | |
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Assumed office 3 April 2014 |
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| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
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In office 18 July 1978 – 17 February 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Vasantdada Patil |
| Succeeded by | President's Rule |
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In office 26 June 1988 – 25 June 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Shankarrao Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakarrao Naik |
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In office 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Joshi |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 23 May 2004 – 26 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Rajnath Singh |
| Succeeded by | Radha Mohan Singh |
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
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In office 2004–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Sharad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | K.V. Thomas |
| President, Bharat Scouts and Guides | |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Rameshwar Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Rameshwar Thakur |
| President of the International Cricket Council | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Preceded by | David Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Alan Isaac |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Baramati |
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In office 1991–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Succeeded by | Supriya Sule |
| Personal details | |
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12 December 1940 Baramati, Maharashtra |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (1999–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (Before 1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Pratibhatai Pawar |
| Children | 1 daughter – Supriya Sule |
| Residence | Baramati, Pune |
| Education | B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) |
| Profession | Politician |
| As of 29 October, 2010 Source: [2] |
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Sharad Govindrao Pawar (born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician who serves as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three separate occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India. Pawar hails from the town of Baramati in the Pune district of Maharashtra. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha where he leads the NCP delegation. He holds a position of prominence in national politics as well as the regional politics of Maharashtra.
Pawar has served as the Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 2005 to 2008 and as the president of the International Cricket Council from 2010 to 2012. On 17 June 2015, he was re-elected as president of the Mumbai Cricket Association, a position he held from 2001 to 2010 and in 2012. On 17 December 2016, he stepped down as the President of Mumbai Cricket Association.
Pawar is one of ten children born to Govindrao Pawar, who was employed in the Baramati Farmers' Cooperative (Sahakari Kharedi Vikri Sangh), and Shardabai Pawar, who looked after the family farm at Katewadi, ten kilometres from Baramati. Pawar studied at Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC), University of Pune. He was an average student but active in student politics.
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