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Ram Shinde

Professor Ram Shankarrao Shinde is an Indian politician, who is serving as the 7th and current chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 19 December 2024. He also serves as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.

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Ram Shinde
Shinde in February 2015
7th Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Assumed office
15 December 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
Acharya Devvrat
Jishnu Dev Varma
DeputySachin Ahir
Preceded byRamraje Naik Nimbalkar
Minister of Water Conservation of Maharashtra
In office
8 July 2016 – 8 November 2019
Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded byPankaja Munde
Succeeded byShankarrao Gadakh
Minister of State in Maharashtra
In office
5 December 2014 – 8 July 2016
Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Ministry & Departments
  • Home Affairs
  • Marketing
  • Tourism
  • Health & Family Welfare
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Assumed office
8 July 2022
ConstituencyElected by the MLAs
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2019
Preceded bySadashiv Lokhande
Succeeded byRohit Pawar
ConstituencyKarjat Jamkhed
Personal details
BornRam Shankarrao Shinde
(1969-01-01) 1 January 1969
Karjat, Maharashtra, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseAasha Shinde
OccupationPolitician

Professor Ram Shankarrao Shinde (born 1 January 1969) is an Indian politician, who is serving as the 7th and current chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 19 December 2024. He also serves as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.

Political career

He has previously served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Karjat Jamkhed Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.1 He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 20142 and was given responsibility of the home portfolio as well as for public health, agriculture, horticulture, marketing and tourism On 8 July 2016 in cabinet expansion he was promoted to cabinet rank and given charge of the water-conservation ministry.3

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  1. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. "Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers". Mid-Day. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Zee News. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.