Sudhir Mungantiwar - Wikipedia Sudhir Mungantiwar Sudhir Mungantiwar सुधीर मुनगंटीवार Minister of Finance & Planning Forest Government of Maharashtra Incumbent Assumed office 31 October 2014 Governor C.V. Rao Personal details ( 1962 - 07 - 30 ) 30 July 1962 ( age 55 ) Chandrapur Citizenship India Political party Bharatiya Janata Party Spouse ( s ) Sapna Mungantiwar Relations Married Children Profession Politician Previous President of Bharatiya Janata Party Maharashtra, 2010 - 2013 Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection, Government of Maharashtra, 1995 - 1999 Signature Website http://sudhirmungantiwar.com/ Sudhir Mungantiwar ( born July 30, 1962 ) is Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, India. He currently serves as the Cabinet Minister of the Finance & Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra, in office since October 2014. Previously, he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) from 2010 to 2013 and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. Contents 1 Early life 2 Early political career 3 Family and personal life 4 Degrees and posts held 4.1 Positions held 4.1. 1 Within BJP 4.1. 2 Legislative 5 Special efforts 6 References Early life He was born into a doctor 's family on 30 July 1962 in Chandrapur district in Vidarbha Early political career He started his public life at the age of 17 when he was appointed as Secretary of Chaatrasangh Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya in 1979. He was appointed the secretary of BJP in 2014 from Partur. In 1989 and 1991 he unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha elections from Chandrapur. In 1993, he was appointed as Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Youth Movement 's state unit. He was elected MLA from Chandrapur thrice and in 2009. He set a record, winning for the first time in 1995 with a margin of 55,000 votes. He served as the Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Department during the Shiv Sena - BJP saffron alliance. In 1998, he was appointed General Secretary of BJP 's state unit. In 1998, he received the best orator 's award for his performance. In 1999, he was made a minister in the Sena - BJP government. In 1999 and 2004, he was re-elected from Partur. In the October 2009 elections, he contested and was elected for the fourth time. He won the G.L. Nardekar Memorial Award for Legislative struggle in the field of blind and handicapped persons. Because of his legislative efforts for Gondwana University for Chandrapur and Gadchiroli Districts, the government formed an ad hoc committee of the state legislature. This committee submitted a report recommending the formation of a new university. The process related to this subject is in last stage. Family and personal life His father, Dr Sacchidanad Mungantiwar, is a famous Physicist in Chandrapur. Sapna is his wife and they have a daughter named Shalaka. He has a nephew Aditya Chaknalwar, currently studying in Mithibai College, Mumbai. Degrees and posts held Achievements In 1979 : Appointed as Secretary of Chaatrasangh Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya, Chandrapur. In 1993 : Appointed as Vice President of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha Maharashtra Pradesh In 1995 : Elected from Chandrapur Legislative Assembly Constituency. with the vote difference of 55,000. Made record of largest vote Margin from Vidarbha. In 1996 : Appointed as General Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party Maharashtra Pradesh. In 1998 : Achieved ' Best Orater ' award of Maharashtra Vidhansabha. In 1999 : Appointed as Cabinet Minister ( Tourism and Consumer Protection Dept. ) of Maharashtra State In 2001 : Appointed as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha. In 2008 : Achieved G... L. Nardekar Memorial Award for Legislative struggle in the field of blind & handicap person. In 2009 : Elected from Ballarpur Legislative Assembly Constituency with the vote difference of 25,000. In 2014 : Appointed as Cabinet Minister ( Finance & planning And forest Dept. ) of Maharashtra State Positions held Within BJP President, BJP Maharashtra ( 2009 - 2013 ) Legislative Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 5 consecutive terms, since 1999 MoS Tourism in Sena - BJP 1995 Government in Maharashtra. Finance, Planning & Forest Minister of Maharashtra since 31 Oct 2014. Special efforts President of Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukharji Sarvajanic Vachnalaya Sanstha - Chandrapur ( an organisation helping the needy ) Successful struggle for giving names of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj to Nagpur University & Sant Gadgebaba to Amravati University. In Assembly Election of 1995 he took oath for Ballarpur Tahsil, in 1999 Ballarpur Tahsil get formed Government forms Commission for Matang Samaj because of his pressure of Legislative work Government made policy of employment & self - employment because of his pressure of Legislative work. Government forms Mining Development Mantralya in 1998 because of his pressure of Legislative work Successful implementation of DARU BANDI in Chandrapur References Jump up ^ `` Maharashtra Government Ministers List with Portfolios 2017 ''. www.newincept.com. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Sudhir Mungantiwar new Maharashtra BJP chief ''. The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2010 - 04 - 04. ISSN 0971 - 751X. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Sudhir Mungantiwar to be second in command in new Maharashtra government ''. mid-day. Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 31. Jump up ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced-CM-Devendra-Fadnavis-keeps-home-housing/articleshow/45012636.cms Jump up ^ http://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/Netritwa/PramukhNeta.aspx# Jump up ^ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sudhir-mungantiwar-to-be-second-in-command-in-new-maharashtra-government/15722189 Jump up ^ http://www.mahabjp.org/Eng/Netritwa/PramukhNeta.aspx# Jump up ^ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/declared-portfolios-of-maharashtra-government-ministers/15821176 Jump up ^ http://www.maharashtraweb.com/Government/ministry.asp Sudhir Mungantiwar new Maharashtra BJP chief Sudhir Mungantiwar inaugurates BJP 's renovated office in Pune Will strive to strengthen party : Sudhir Mungantiwar We did well in council polls : Sudhir Mungantiwar Bagwe should resign, says Sudhir Mungantiwar Official BJP Maharashtra Website Vidarbha leader Mungantiwar is state BJP chief Political offices Preceded by Sunil Tatkare Cabinet Minister for Finance and Planning Maharashtra State 31 October 2014 -- present Incumbent Preceded by Patangrao Kadam Cabinet Minister for Forest Maharashtra State 31 October 2014 -- present Incumbent Preceded by Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Chandrapur district December 2014 -- present Incumbent Preceded by Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Wardha district December 2014 -- present Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party Party Presidents Atal Bihari Vajpayee ( 1980 -- 86 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 1986 -- 91 ) Murli Manohar Joshi ( 1991 -- 93 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 1993 -- 98 ) Kushabhau Thakre ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Bangaru Laxman ( 2000 -- 01 ) Jana Krishnamurthi ( 2001 -- 02 ) Venkaiah Naidu ( 2002 -- 04 ) Lal Krishna Advani ( 2004 -- 06 ) Rajnath Singh ( 2006 -- 09 ) Nitin Gadkari ( 2009 -- 13 ) Rajnath Singh ( 2013 -- 14 ) Amit Shah ( 2014 -- present ) Current vice presidents Avinash Rai Khanna Prabhat Jha Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe Renu Devi Om Prakash Mathur Shyam Jaju Other prominent leaders Sushma Swaraj Arun Jaitley Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Sunderlal Patwa Ravi Shankar Prasad Pramod Mahajan Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Sushil Kumar Modi Himanta Biswa Sarma Ram Naik Prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee Narendra Modi Current chief ministers Vijay Rupani Vasundhara Raje Shivraj Singh Chouhan Raman Singh Manohar Parrikar Manohar Lal Khattar Devendra Fadnavis Raghubar Das Sarbananda Sonowal Pema Khandu N. 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