Ram Shinde
7th Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 2024
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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.
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Ram Shinde | |
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Shinde in February 2015 | |
| 7th Chairperson of the Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2024 | |
| Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan Acharya Devvrat Jishnu Dev Varma |
| Deputy | Neelam Gorhe |
| Preceded by | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar |
| Minister of Water Conservation of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | Pankaja Munde |
| Succeeded by | Shankarrao Gadakh |
| Minister of State in Maharashtra | |
| In office 5 December 2014 – 8 July 2016 | |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2022 | |
| Constituency | Elected by the MLAs |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sadashiv Lokhande |
| Succeeded by | Rohit Pawar |
| Constituency | Karjat Jamkhed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ram Shankarrao Shinde 1 January 1969 Karjat, Maharashtra, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Aasha Shinde |
| Occupation | Politician |
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, 2014[2] 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]