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Father's Name
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Shri Govindrao Pawar
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Shardabai G. Pawar
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Date of Birth
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12 Dec 1940
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Place of Birth
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Baramati, Distt. Pune (Maharashtra)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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01 Aug 1967
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Pratibha Pawar
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.Com.
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Profession
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Political and Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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House No. 142, Ambarai
Baramati,
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Distt. Pune - 413 102, Maharashtra
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Present Address
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6, Janpath,
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New Delhi - 110001
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Tels. (011) 23018619, 23018870 (R)
23782691, 23383370 (O)
Fax. (011) 23018609 (R) 23384129 (O)
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Parliament Address:
Room No: 42, Parliament House,
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New Delhi - 110001
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Tel. (011) 23017952
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Positions Held
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1967
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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
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Minister of State, Home, Food, Civil Supplies, Rehabilitation, Publicity,
Youth Welfare and Sports, Government of Maharashtra
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1974-78
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Cabinet Minister, Education, Agriculture, Industries, Home, Labour and
Youth Welfare,Government of Maharashtra
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1978-80, 1988-91 and 1993-95
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Chief Minister, Maharashtra (four terms)
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1981-86
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Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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1982-87
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President, Congress (S)
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1984
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Elected to 8th Lok Sabha (resigned in March 1985)
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1991
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Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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1991-93
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Union Cabinet Minister, Defence
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1993-95
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Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
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1995-96
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Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council
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1996
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Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment
and Forests
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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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
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Agriculture
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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2000-2001
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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2001-2004
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Vice-Chairman, National Committee on Disatster Management
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Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term)
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23 May 2004
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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31 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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19 Jan 2011
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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries
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31 Jan. 2014
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Ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha upon election as Member of Rajya Sabha
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Social And Cultural Activities
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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 (iv) Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune.
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Special Interests
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Agriculture, horticulture, economics, irrigation, energy, finance and sports
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and travelling
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Sports and Clubs
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President, (i) Maharashtra Olympic Association; (ii) Garware Club House; (iii) Maharashtra
Kustigir Parishad; (iv) Mumbai Cricket Association; and (v) President, ICC
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Has been awarded for "Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, 2003" by President Smt. Pratibha Devsingh Patil; Honorary Doctoral Degree in Humanities by Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, Detroit, U.S.A.
A book titled "Fast Forward" - a collection of his speeches released by Hon`ble Prime Minister of India in 2008
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