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Chavan , Shri S.B.
[Indian National Congress -Maharashtra ]

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Father's Name : Shri Bhaurao Chavan
Mother's Name : Shrimati Laxmibai Chavan
Date of Birth : 14 July 1920
Place of Birth : Taluka and Post Paithan, Distt. Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Marital Status : Married on in June 1943
Spouse's Name : Shrimati Kusumtai Chavan
Children : One son and five daughters
Educational Qualifications : B.A., LL.B. Educated at Madras University and Osmania University
Profession : Advocate
Permanent Address : Dhanegaon, Taluka Dist. Nanded (Maharashtra) 431602
Tel. - {22421} 34081
Present Address : 4, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi. 110011
Tel. - 3014809, 3010780

E-mail : mailto:chavansb@sansad.nic.in

Positions Held :  
1956 Member, Bombay State Legislative Council Was Deputy Minister for Revenue, Government of former Bombay State Was Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Power and Generation of Electricity, Government of Maharashtra 1957-80 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1967 Deputy Leader, Congress Legislature Party in Maharashtra 1975-77 Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1980-84 Member, Seventh Lok Sabha 19 Oct. 1980-7 Aug. 1981 Cabinet Minister, Education, Culture and Social Welfare, Government of India 8 Aug. 1981-18 July 1984 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 19 July 1984-1 Aug. 1984 Cabinet Minister, External Affairs, Government of India 2 Aug. 1984 - 30 Dec. 1984 Cabinet Minister, Defence, Government of India 31 Dec. 1984 - 12 March 1986 Cabinet Minister, Home, Government of India 1985-86 Member, Eighth Lok Sabha 8 July 1986-21 Oct. 1988 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council 13 March 1986-24 June 1988 Chief Minister of Maharashtra Oct.1988 Elected to Rajya Sabha 25 June 1988 - 2 Dec. 1989 Cabinet Minister, Finance, Government of India April 1990 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 21 June 1991- May 1996 Cabinet Minister, Home, Government of India 2 July 1991- 15 May 1996 Leader, Congress (I) Party in Rajya Sabha Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha 1992-96 Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha April 1996 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha 1996-99 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways 1996 - May 2000 Member, Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha 1996 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha Chairman, Committee on Human Resource Development March 1997 onwards Chairman, Ethics Committee, Rajya Sabha
Freedom Fighter : No
Books Published :  
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests : 
Farming and irrigation;
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation : 
Classical music and reading
Countries Visited :  
U.K., U.S.S.R., France, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Belgium, F.R.G., Cyprus, Portugal, Greece, U.S.A., West Indies, China, Switzerland, West Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland and Italy
Other Information :  
Participated in the freedom struggle in former Hyderabad State; organised Students' Movement and gave up practice during 'Quit Court' Movement in former Hyderabad State; Chancellor, Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth (Deemed University) Pune, Maharashtra; President, (i) Bharat Scouts and Guides, New Delhi, (ii) Maratha Mitra Mandal, New Delhi and (iii) Marathawada Mitra Mandal, Pune; Chairman, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi and (ii) Shri Sharda Bhavan Education Society, Nanded; was President, Nanded Town Municipality; was Vice-President, Nanded Cooperative Central Bank; was Director, Hyderabad State Cooperative Bank; was Executive Member, Central Cooperative Union, Hyderabad; Member, (i) Executive Committee of the Indian Parliamentary Group, (ii) Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Congress(I) Party in Parliament and (iii) All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)