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| caption = Chavan in 2011 | | caption = Chavan in 2011 | ||
| office = 17th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] | | office = 17th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] | ||
| term_start = 11 November 2010 | | term_start = 11 November 2010 | ||
| term_end = 26 September 2014 | | term_end = 26 September 2014 | ||
| predecessor = [[Ashok Chavan]] | | predecessor = [[Ashok Chavan]] | ||
| successor = [[President's rule]] | | successor = [[President's rule]] | ||
| deputy = [[Ajit Pawar]] | |||
| governor = *[[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]] | |||
*[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] | |||
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| office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |Leader of the House Legislative Assembly <br/>Maharashtra]] | | office2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |Leader of the House Legislative Assembly <br/>Maharashtra]] | ||
| 1blankname2 = Speaker | |||
| 1namedata2 = [[Dilip Walse-Patil]] | |||
| deputy2 = [[Ajit Pawar]] | |||
| termstart2 = 11 November 2010 | | termstart2 = 11 November 2010 | ||
| termend2 = 26 September 2014 | | termend2 = 26 September 2014 | ||
| predecessor2 = [[Ashok Chavan]] | | predecessor2 = [[Ashok Chavan]] | ||
| successor2 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | | successor2 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | ||
| office3 = [[Minister of State]] for [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] | | office3 = [[Minister of State]] for [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] | ||
| primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | | primeminister3 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | ||
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| residence = [[Kumbhargaon]], [[Maharashtra]] | | residence = [[Kumbhargaon]], [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = Satvasheela chavan | ||
| alma_mater = [[BITS, Pilani]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]])<br />[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[M.S.]]) | | alma_mater = [[BITS, Pilani]] ([[Bachelor of Engineering|B.E.]])<br />[[University of California, Berkeley]] ([[M.S.]]) | ||
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'''Prithviraj Chavan''' (born 17 March 1946) is an Indian politician who was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|17th]] [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], a state in [[Western India]]. Chavan is a graduate of the [[BITS, Pilani|Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani]] and [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[mechanical engineering]]. He spent time working in the field of aircraft instrumentation and designing audio recorders for anti-submarine warfare in the US before returning to India and becoming an entrepreneur in 1974. Referred to in the [[Media of India|media]] as a technocrat with a clean, non-controversial image, a low-profile leader. Chavan served as the [[Minister of State]] in the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] in the [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Personnel]], Public Grievances, and [[Pensions]]. Chavan was also [[General Secretary]] of the [[All-India Congress Committee]] (AICC), in-charge of many states, including [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Karnataka]], [[Haryana]], [[Gujarat]], [[Tripura]], and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. | '''Prithviraj Chavan''' (born 17 March 1946) is an Indian politician who was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|17th]] [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], a state in [[Western India]]. Chavan is a graduate of the [[BITS, Pilani|Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani]] and [[University of California, Berkeley]] in [[mechanical engineering]]. He spent time working in the field of aircraft instrumentation and designing audio recorders for anti-submarine warfare in the US before returning to India and becoming an entrepreneur in 1974. Referred to in the [[Media of India|media]] as a technocrat with a clean, non-controversial image, a low-profile leader. Chavan served as the [[Minister of State]] in the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]] in the [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Personnel]], Public Grievances, and [[Pensions]]. Chavan was also [[General Secretary]] of the [[All-India Congress Committee]] (AICC), in-charge of many states, including [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Karnataka]], [[Haryana]], [[Gujarat]], [[Tripura]], and [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. | ||
Chavan was drawn into politics after meeting with [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He has been involved in the [[Indian National Congress]] bureaucracy for most of his adult life, notably as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the [[India's Parliament]]) and later architect of the civil nuclear liability bill. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 and followed it up in subsequent elections. Chavan held five portfolios in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that includes the ministry of science and technology. He became chief minister of Maharashtra in 2010 at the instance of Congress President [[Sonia Gandhi]] succeeding unrelated [[Ashok Chavan]]. He resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra after the ruling NCP-Congress alliance split in the state. | Chavan was drawn into politics after meeting with [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. He has been involved in the [[Indian National Congress]] bureaucracy for most of his adult life, notably as a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] (the upper house of the [[India's Parliament]]) and later architect of the [[The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010|civil nuclear liability bill]]. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 and followed it up in subsequent elections. Chavan held five portfolios in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that includes the ministry of science and technology. He became chief minister of Maharashtra in 2010 at the instance of Congress President [[Sonia Gandhi]] succeeding unrelated [[Ashok Chavan]]. He resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra after the ruling NCP-Congress alliance split in the state. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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* 11 Nov 2010 - 25 Sept 2014 - Chief Minister of Maharashtra | * 11 Nov 2010 - 25 Sept 2014 - Chief Minister of Maharashtra | ||
* 19 Oct 2014 - Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Maharashtra | * 19 Oct 2014 - Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Maharashtra | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||