Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Solapur
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Sambhaji Rao Shinde
Mother's Name : Smt. Sakhu Bai
Date of birth : 04 Sep 1941
Profession : Agriculturist Advocate, Social Worker
Positions held :
Member, Congress Working Committee1974-92 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (five terms)Cabinet Minister, held important portfolios—Finance, Planning, Industry, Urban Development, Youth and Social Welfare, Sports, Transport, Health and Labour, Govt. of Maharashtra1990-91 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Maharashtra1992-96 General-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C. (I)]1992-98 Member, Rajya SabhaMember, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on Rules Member, Committee on Defence Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence1996-97 President, P.C.C., Maharashtra1998-1999 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on External AffairsFeb. 1999 General-Secretary, A.I.C.C2000 - Jan. 2003 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information Technology2003-2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (6th term)Chief Minister, Govt. of Maharashtra2004 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (seventh term)Governor, Andhra Pradesh4 Nov. 2004 - 28 Jan. 2006 Governor, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh2006 Member, Rajya SabhaUnion Cabinet Minister, Power2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)31 May 2009 - 31 Jul. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, PowerAug. 2012 Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs3 Aug. 2012 Leader of the House, Lok Sabha
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Vichar Ved (in Marathi);(ii) Vichar Manthan (in Hindi) and ;(iii) Kahani Videsh Yatraon Ki (in Hindi and Marathi)
Social And Cultural Activities
Convenor, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
Special Interests
Reading, Writing and Poetry
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (over 30 countries); Member,(i) Indian Delegation led by the then Prime Minister of India to the UNO, New York (U.S.A.), on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; (ii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the then President of India to Romania and Bulgaria; (iii) Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the then Speaker, Lok Sabha, to Israel; (iv) Indian Delegation to the Conference of International Labour Organisation, Geneva, (Switzerland), 1979; and (v) Indian Delegation to UNO, New York (U.S.A.), 1997; Attended and addressed (i) the Indo-American Unity Convention, California (U.S.A.), 1992; and (ii) the Annual Conference of the Labour Party of England, Brighton (U.K.), 1993; (iii) Led Indian delegation to Tajakistan for SCO Meet (India is a observer country), and Led the Indian Power Ministry official delegation to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, Japan, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Germany and Italy
Other Information
Recipient of National Citizen’s Award 1993 and 1994 for his Contribution in the field of Parliamentary Procedure and putting up maximum number of questions; as Finance Minister of Maharashtra, presented nine successive budgets; though belongs to reserved category, contested and won from General seat during the 12th, 13th & 15th Lok Sabha Elections with a margin of over one Lakh four thousand, seventy seven thousand and around one lakh votes respectively
