• Prithviraj Chauhan 97

Assumed office2014ConstituencyPersonal detailsBorn( 1946-03-17) 17 March 1946 (age 73),NationalityPolitical partySpouse(s)SatvasheelaResidence,Prithviraj Chavan (born 17 March 1946) is an Indian politician who was the, a state in. Chavan is a graduate of the and in. He spent time working in the field of aircraft instrumentation and designing audio recorders for anti-submarine warfare in the US before returning to India and becoming an entrepreneur in 1974. Referred to in the as a technocrat with a clean, non-controversial image, a low-profile leader.

Chavan served as the in the in the and, Public Grievances,. Chavan was also of the (AICC), in-charge of many states, including, and.Chavan was drawn into politics after meeting with.

Prithviraj Chauhan 97

He has been involved in the bureaucracy for most of his adult life, notably as a member of the (the upper house of the ) and later architect of the civil nuclear liability bill. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 and followed it up in subsequent elections. Chavan held five portfolios in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government that includes the ministry of science and technology. He became chief minister of Maharashtra in 2010 at the instance of Congress President succeeding unrelated.

He resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra after the ruling NCP-Congress alliance split in the state. Contents.Early life Chavan was born in, on 17 March 1946. His parents were. He is the eldest of three siblings. His younger sisters are Nirupama Ajitrao Yadav-Deshmukh and Vidyulata Venkatrao Ghorpade. Dajisaheb was a member of the from the constituency from 1957 to 1973 & served as a Minister in the cabinets of Prime Ministers,. Upon Dajisaheb's death in 1973, Chavan's mother Premalakaki contested from her late husband's constituency and was elected in the by election in 1973 and in the general elections of 1977, 1984, and 1989 serving till her death in 1991.Chavan began his schooling at a local Municipal Marathi-medium school in Karad.

After his father moved to, Chavan joined Nutan Marathi School ) in Delhi. Chavan graduated in from the, Pilani.

After graduation in 1967, he won a scholarship in Germany and later moved to pursue a Master of Science degree from the, Berkeley. He wrote articles on computer science; engineering design; and also contributed to research in computerization. He also worked briefly in the USA as a, working on defence electronics, and computer storage systems.

Political career. Chavan as 17th Chief Minister of MaharashtraHe was a Minister of State for the ministries of, and in charge of Prime Minister's Office. Earlier he was also the Minister of State in charge of the Department of Atomic Energy. Chavan replaced as chief minister after the latter's involvement in the forced him to resign.

Reasons for his choice reported by the media included the perception that he had a 'clean image' and that he did not have his own faction of political supporters within the state.One of his first actions as Chief Minister was to play a role along with Civil Aviation minister, in convincing, the Minister for Environment And Forests in obtaining environmental clearance for the planned second airport in Mumbai,. Personal life Chavan married Satvasheela on 16 December 1976. They have a daughter, Ankita and a son named Jai.