First Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed8 December 2008
Date dissolved6 November 2009
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor S. C. Jamir
Head of governmentAshok Chavan
No. of ministers26
Congress (7)
NCP (16)
Independents (3)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Status in legislatureCoalition
155 / 288 (54%)
Opposition partyBJP
Shiv Sena
Opposition leader

Ramdas Kadam (Shiv Sena)

Pandurang Fundkar (BJP)
History
Election(s)2009
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorSecond Deshmukh ministry
SuccessorSecond Ashok Chavan ministry

Ashok Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time in 2008, after his predecessor, Vilasrao Deshmukh resigned the office in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.[1] The first Chavan ministry governed until the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, which resulted in a victory for Chavan-led Congress-NCP alliance and Chavan forming his second ministry.[2][3]

List of ministers

The initial Chavan cabinet consisted of 26 cabinet members,[4][5] including Chavan and his deputy, Chhagan Bhujbal, as well as the following cabinet ministers:[6][7][8][9]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Information and Publicity
  • Information Technology
  • Urban Development
  • Industry
  • Mining Department
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Housing
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
  • Tourism
  • Other Backward Classes
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Skill Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • State Border Defence (First)
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • State Border Defence (Second)
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Home Affairs
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supply
  • Sanitation
  • Command Area Development
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Protocol
  • Soil and Water Conservation
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Environment
  • Excise
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
  • Socially Educationally Backward Classes
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Health and Family Welfare
  • Vimukta Jati
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Transport
  • Nomadic Tribes Development
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Cultural Affairs
8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent
Cabinet Minister
  • Textiles
  • Minority Development
  • Parliamentary Affairs
Anees Ahmed
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Social Justice
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Food and Civil Supplies
Ramesh Bang
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Food and Drugs Administration
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Medical Education
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Labour
  • Special Assistance
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Tribal Development
  • Marathi Language
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Energy
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Irrigation (Krishna Valley Corporation)
  • Disaster Management
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Forests
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Non-conventional Energy
  • Horticulture
  • Employment Guarantee
8 December 20086 November 2009 Jan Surajya Shakti
Cabinet Minister
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Dairy Development
  • Fisheries
  • Ports
  • Khar Land Development
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cabinet Minister Forests8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Cabinet Minister
  • Marketing
  • Women and Child Development
8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent

Guardian Ministers

Sr No. District Guardian_Minister Party
01 Ahmednagar Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil United Progressive Alliance
02 Akola Surupsingh Hirya Naik
03 Amravati Chandrakant Handore
04 Aurangabad Rajesh Tope
05 Beed Vimal Mundada
06 Bhandara Ramesh Bang
07 Buldhana Rajendra Shingne
08 Chandrapur Nawab Malik
09 Dhule Surupsingh Hirya Naik
10 Gadchiroli R. R. Patil
11 Gondiya Chhagan Bhujbal
Deputy Chief Minister
12 Hingoli Vinay Kore
13 Jalgaon Babanrao Pachpute
14 Jalna Jayant Patil
15 Kolhapur Balasaheb Thorat
16 Latur R. R. Patil
17 Mumbai City Jayant Patil
18 Mumbai Suburban Anees Ahmed
19 Nagpur Balasaheb Thorat
20 Nanded Anees Ahmed
21 Nandurbar Vijaykumar Gavit
22 Nashik Chhagan Bhujbal
Deputy Chief Minister
23 Osmanabad Ravisheth Patil
24 Palghar Nawab Malik
25 Parbhani Madan Patil
26 Pune Ajit Pawar
27 Raigad Sunil Tatkare
28 Ratnagiri Ganesh Naik
29 Sangli Patangrao Kadam
30 Satara Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
31 Sindhudurg Harshvardhan Patil
32 Solapur Dilip Walse-Patil
33 Thane Ganesh Naik
34 Wardha Surupsingh Hirya Naik
35 Washim Patangrao Kadam
36 Yavatmal Manohar Naik

References

  1. ^ "Deshmukh sworn in Chief Minister of Maharashtra". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Congress-NCP will form govt: Bhujbal". India Today. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. October 25, 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Chavan, Bhujbal sworn in as Maharashtra CM, deputy CM". The Times of India. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "39 member Ashok Chavan Ministry sworn in". The Economic Times. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Ministers, General Administration Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Maharashtra. General Administration Department. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Portfolios in Ashok Chavan ministry in Maha announced". The Hindustan Times. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ Shiv Kumar (10 December 2008). "Patil gets Home in Chavan govt". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ Ravikiran Deshmukh (11 December 2008). "Rane supporters on a desertion spree". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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