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]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister
General Administration
Information and Publicity
Urban Development
Industry, Mining Department
Law and Judiciary
Information and Public Relations
Housing
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Public Works
Tourism, Other Backward Classes
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Rural Development.
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Majority Welfare Development, State Border Defence (First)
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Finance
Planning, Ex. Servicemen Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Revenue8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
School Education, State Border Defence (Second)8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Home Affairs8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Water Resources
Water Supply and Sanitation
Command Area Development
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Agriculture
Protocol
Soil and Water Conservation
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Environment
Excise, Special Backward Classes Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Public Works (Public Enterprises), Socially And Educationally Backward Classes8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP

Public Health and Family Welfare, Vimukta Jati
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Transport
Nomadic Tribes Development, Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cooperation
Cultural Affairs
8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent
Textiles
Minority Development & Parliamentary Affairs
Anees Ahmed
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Social Justice8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Food and Civil Supplies
Ramesh Bang
8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Food and Drugs Administration8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Higher and Technical Education and Medical Education8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Labour and Special Assistance8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Tribal Development & Marathi Language8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Energy8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation, Disaster Management Relief & Rehabilitation8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Forests, Earthquake Rehabilitation8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Non-conventional Energy
Horticulture, Employment Guarantee
8 December 20086 November 2009 Jan Surajya Shakti
Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development and Fisheries
Ports and Khar Land Development
8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Forests8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
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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