Personal Details
Full Name : Sharad Govindrao Pawar
Father’s Name : Govindrao Pawar
Mother’s Name : Shardabai Pawar
Profession : Politician
Date of Birth : 12 December 1940
Place of Birth : Baramati,Pune Maharashtra
Political Party : Nationalist Congress Party (1999 - Present)
Other Political Affiliation : Indian National Congress (Before 1999)
Marital Status : Married
Marriage Date : 1 August 1967
Spouse Name : Pratibha Patil
Children Name : Supriya Sule
Siblings : Pratap Govindrao Pawar, Saroj Patil
Permanent Address : House No. 142, Ambarai Baramati,Distt. Pune - 413 102, Maharashtra
Present Address : 6, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001
Tels. (011) 23018619, 23018870 (R)
23782691, 23383370 (O)
Fax. (011) 23018609 (R) 23384129 (O)
Parliament Address: Room No: 42, Parliament House,New Delhi - 110001
Tel. (011) 2301795
Education : Bachelor of Commerce
College : Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce, University of Pune
Favourite Hobbies : Reading & Travelling
Height : 5.9 ft
Eye Colour : Black
Book Name : On My Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power by Sharad Pawar
Website : https://www.sharadpawar.com
Political Journey
1958 to 1964 - He joined the Youth Congress in 1958.Till 1964, he was one of the two secretaries of Maharashtra Youth Congress.
1967 to 1978 - Pawar was nominated as the candidate for the Baramati constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He won the election and represented the constituency for decades.Yashwantrao brought Sharad Pawar into his cabinet as state home affairs minister.Pawar continued as home affairs minister in the 1975-77.
1978-1987
Sharad Pawar served as Minister of Industry and Labour in the Patil government.In July 1978, Pawar broke away from the Congress (U) party to form a coalition government with the Janata Party. At the age of 38, he became the youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra. In 1984 He won the Lok Sabha election from the Baramati parliamentary constituency. He also won the state assembly election of March 1985 .
1987–1990
In June 1988, Sharad Pawar was chosen to replace Chavan as chief minister. Sharad Pawar. In the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won 28 seats out of 48 in Maharashtra.Sharad Pawar was sworn in as chief minister again on 4 March 1990 with the support of 12 independent MLAs.
Early 1990s
Rao named Pawar as defence minister. On 26 June 1991, Pawar took over that portfolio, and held it until March 1993. Pawar was sworn in as chief minister for his fourth term on 6 March 1993.
Mid-to-late 1990s
In the mid-term parliamentary elections of 1998, Pawar not only won his constituency, Baramati, but also led Congress to a win by a large majority of Maharashtra Lok Sabha constituencies. The Sharad Pawar served as Leader of Opposition in the 12th Lok Sabha.
1999 to 2003
Pawar and Sangma founded the Nationalist Congress Party in June 1999. Pawar, however, did not return to state politics and Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress was chosen as chief minister, with Chagan Bhujbal representing the NCP as deputy chief minister.
2004 to 2009
Pawar joined the UPA government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the Minister of Agriculture.
2014-2020
In January 2012, Pawar announced that he would not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in order to make way for younger leadership.Pawar's NCP also lost power in Maharashtra after the 2014 assembly elections. In the 2019 elections to the Lok Sabha, Out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra, the Congress party won only one seat in the state, whereas the NCP won five seats from its stronghold of western Maharashtra.
Awards and honours
Padma Vibhushan (2017) – In 2017, Pawar was honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
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