Shri Sharad Pawar
| State from which I am elected: | Maharashtra |
| My Political Party: | Nationalist Congress Party |
| My Delhi Address: | 6, Janpath Road, New Delhi |
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| My Permanent Address: | 8, Municipal House No. 45, J – Silver Oaks Bungalow, Bhulabhai Desai Road, (Mafatlal Park), Mumbai. 400026 |
Member’s Name : Shri Sharad Pawar
Father’s Name : Shri Govindrao Pawar
| Mother’s Name : Shrimati Shardabai Pawar |
| Date of Birth : 12 December 1940 |
| Place of Birth : Baramati, Distt. Pune (Maharashtra) |
| Marital Status : Married on 1 August 1967 |
| Spouse’s Name : Shrimati Pratibha Pawar |
| Children : One daughter |
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Educational Qualification :
Undergraduate
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Profession :
Agriculturist/Farmer
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Permanent Address:
8, Municipal House No. 45, J – Silver Oaks Bungalow, Bhulabhai Desai Road, (Mafatlal Park), Mumbai.400026
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Present Address :
6, Janpath Road, New Delhi Tel. – 23018870, 23018619, 23018892,21430616
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Positions Held:
1967 – 72, 1972 – 78, 1978 – 80, 1980 – 85, 1985 – 90 and 1990 – 91 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1967 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Maharashtra Secretary, Congress Legislature Party (C.L.P.), Maharashtra 1972 – 74 Minister of State, Home, Food, Civil Supplies, Rehabilitation, Publicity, Youth Welfare and Sports, Government of Maharashtra 1974 – 78 Cabinet Minister, Education, Agriculture, Industries, Home, Labour and Youth Welfare, Government of Maharashtra 18 July 1978 – 17 Feb. 1980, 26 June 1988 – March 1990, March 1990 – 25 June 1991 and 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995 Chief Minister, Maharashtra (four terms) July 1980- Aug. 1981, Dec. 1983 – Jan. 1985 and March 1985 – Dec. 1986 Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1982 – 87 President, Congress (S) 1984 – 85 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha (resigned in March 1985) Nov. 1991- March 1993 Member, Tenth Lok Sabha (second term) June 1991- 5 March 1993 Union Cabinet Minister of Defence 1993-95 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council 25 March 1995 – 20 May 1995 Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council May 1996 – Dec. 1997 Member, Eleventh Lok Sabha (third term) Dec. 1996 Leader, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1996-97 Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests March 1998 – 99 Member, Twelfth Lok Sabha (fourth term) 19 March 1998 – April 1999 Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha 1998 – 99 Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Human Resource Development Oct. 1999 – May 2004 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha (fifth term) Leader, N.C.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 1999 – 2000 Member, Committee on Agriculture Member, General Purposes Committee 2000 – 2001 Member, Committee on Ethics 21 March 2001 – March 2004 Vice-Chairman, National Committee on Disaster Management Leader, N.C.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha Aug. 2003 Chairman, JPC on Pesticide Residues in and Safety Standards for Soft Drinks, Fruit Juice and Other Beverages May 2004- May 2009 Member, Fourteenth Lok Sabha (sixth term) 23 May 2004- May 2009 Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Vice-President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management May 2009- Jan. 2014 Member, Fifteenth Lok Sabha (seventh term) 31 May 2009-18 Jan. 2011 Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Union Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Leader, N.C.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha 19 Jan. 2011 – 26 May 2014 Union Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries April 2014 Elected to Rajya Sabha Sept. 2014 onwards Sept. 2014 onwards Member, Committee on Human Resource Development Member, Business Advisory Committee Jan. 2015 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
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| Freedom Fighter : No |
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Books Published:
(i) ‘Fast Forward’ – a collection of his speeches was released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in 2008 and (ii) ‘On My Terms’, released by the President of India in December, 2015
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
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, (vi) Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune and (vii) Co-generation Association of India; agriculture, horticulture, economics, irrigation, energy, finance and sports
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
President, (i) Garware Club House, (ii) Maharashtra Kustigir Parishad and (iii) Mumbai Cricket Association; Ex-President, (i) Maharashtra State Olympic Association, (ii) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and (iii) International Cricket Council (ICC); reading and travelling
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Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
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Other Information :
Has been awarded the “Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, 2003” by the then President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil; President, Nationalist Congress Party (N.C.P) since 10 June, 1999; Conferred, (i) Honorary Doctorate in Humanities by the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, U.S.A., May 2008, (ii) ‘D. Litt’ by Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, November 2008, (iii) ‘Doctor of Science’ by Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, December 2008, (iv) ‘Doctor of Science’ by Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agriculture University, Parbhani, Maharashtra, February 2013, (v) Degree of Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa) by Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, June 2015 and (vi) Honorary Doctorate of Science (Honoris Causa) by MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Aurangabad, June 2015; awarded the Krishi Ratna Award by Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra, October, 2008
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