Chhagan Bhujbal

Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2023
Minister	Food & Civil Supply Consumer Affairs
Governor	Ramesh Bais
Cabinet	Eknath Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Deputy CM	Devendra Fadnavis (first) Ajit Pawar (second)
Preceded by	Ravindra Chavan (Food, Civil Supplies Ministry) Ravindra Chavan (Consumer Protection Ministry)
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Food & Civil Supply Consumer Affairs State Border Defence
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Jayant Patil (acting) (Food, Civil Supplies Ministry) Jayant Patil (acting) (Consumer Protection Ministry) CM Uddhav Thackeray (add'l charge) (State Border Defence Ministry)
Succeeded by	Ravindra Chavan (Food, Civil Supplies Ministry) Ravindra Chavan (Consumer Protection Ministry) CM Eknath Shinde (add'l charge) (State Border Defence Ministry)
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings) Public Works (incl. Public Undertakings) Tourism
Governor	Kateekal Sankaranarayanan C. Vidyasagar Rao
Cabinet	Prithviraj Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Prithviraj Chavan
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Himself DCM (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Jaydattaji Kshirsagar (Public Works (incl. Public Undertakings)) Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (Tourism Ministry)
Succeeded by	Eknath Khadse (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Eknath Khadse (Public Works (incl. Public Undertakings)) Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal (Tourism Ministry)
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010
Minister	Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings) Special Assistance
Governor	S. C. Jamir K. Sankaranarayanan
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Maharashtra Legislature	Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Council) (7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010) Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) (7 November 2009 – 10 November 2010)
Guardian Minister	Amaravati District Nashik District
Preceded by	Himself (Deputy Chief Minister) Himself (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Nawab Malik (Special Assistance Ministry)
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar (Deputy Chief Minister) Himself (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Patangrao Kadam (Special Assistance Ministry)
In office 18 January 2003 – 23 December 2003
Minister	Ports Development Ministry Social Justice Ministry
Governor	Mohammed Fazal
Cabinet	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Maharashtra Legislature	Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) (18 January 2003 – 23 December 2003)
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Himself (Deputy Chief Minister)
Succeeded by	Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)
In office 18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Home Affairs Social Justice Ministry Special Assistance Ministry Majority Welfare Development Ministry
Governor	P. C. Alexander Mohammed Fazal
Cabinet	First Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Maharashtra Legislature	Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) (18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003)
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Gopinath Munde (Deputy Chief Minister) Gopinath Munde DCM (Home Affairs Ministry) Gopinath Munde DCM (Social Justice Ministry) Gopinath Munde DCM (Special Assistance Ministry) Eknath Khadse (Majority Welfare Development Ministry)
Succeeded by	Himself (Deputy Chief Minister) R. R. Patil (Home Affairs Ministry) Himself DCM (Social Justice Ministry) Sushilkumar Shinde CM (Special Assistance Ministry) Satish Chaturvedi (Majority Welfare Development Ministry)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Governor	Mohammed Fazal S.M. Krishna S. C. Jamir K. Sankaranarayanan Om Prakash Kohli (add'l charge) C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ramesh Bais
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar Dilip Walse-Patil Haribhau Bagade Nana Patole Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (acting) Rahul Narwekar
Constituency	Yevla
Acting
In office 28 November 2019 – 30 December 2019
Minister	Rural Development Water Resources Command Area Development Social Justice Ministry Special Assistance Ministry State Excise Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Food and Drug Administration
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Pankaja Munde (Rural Development Ministry) Girish Mahajan (Water Resources Ministry) Girish Mahajan (Command Area Development Ministry) Suresh Khade (Social Justice Ministry) Ram Shinde (Special Assistance Ministry) Chandrashekhar Bawankule (State Excise Ministry) Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal (Food and Drug Administration Ministry)
Succeeded by	Hasan Mushrif (Rural Development Ministry) Jayant Patil (Water Resources Ministry) Jayant Patil (Command Area Development Ministry) Dhananjay Munde (Social Justice Ministry) Dhananjay Munde (Special Assistance Ministry) Dilip Walse-Patil (State Excise Ministry) Nawab Malik (Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) Rajendra Shingne (Food and Drug Administration Ministry)
In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister	Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings) Tourism Other Backward Classes
Governor	S. C. Jamir
Cabinet	First Ashok Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Maharashtra Legislature	Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) (8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009)
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister) Himself (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil (Tourism Ministry) Dilip Walse-Patil (Other Backward Classes Ministry)
Succeeded by	Himself (Deputy Chief Minister) Himself (Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)) Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit (Tourism Ministry) Shivajirao Moghe (Other Backward Classes Ministry)
In office 1 November 2004 – 4 December 2008
Minister	Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings)
Governor	Mohammed Fazal S. M. Krishna S. C. Jamir
Cabinet	Second Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deputy CM	R. R. Patil
Preceded by	Sushilkumar Shinde CM
Succeeded by	Himself
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 10 July 1996 – 9 June 1999
Governor	P.C. Alexander
Chairmen of the House	Jayant Shridhar Tilak Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh (acting) N. S. Pharande
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Himself
In office 10 June 1999 – 17 October 1999
Governor	P.C. Alexander
Chairmen of the House	N. S. Pharande
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Nitin Gadkari
Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1996–2004
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Minister	Housing Other Backward Classes Special Backward Classes Welfare
Governor	P. C. Alexander
Cabinet	Fourth Pawar ministry
Chief Minister	Sharad Pawar
Preceded by	Javed Iqbal Khan (Housing Ministry) Ramrao Adik (Other Backward Classes Ministry) Sushilkumar Shinde (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry)
Succeeded by	Chandrakant Khaire (Housing Ministry) Gopinath Munde DCM (Other Backward Classes Ministry) Gopinath Munde DCM (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry)
In office 26 December 1991 – 22 February 1993
Minister	Revenue Khar Land Development Majority Welfare Development
Governor	Chidambaram Subramaniam P. C. Alexander
Cabinet	Sudhakarrao Naik ministry
Chief Minister	Sudhakarrao Naik
Preceded by	Shankarrao Kolhe (Revenue Ministry) Shankarrao Kolhe (Khar Land Development Ministry) Shankarrao Kolhe (Majority Welfare Development Ministry)
Succeeded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh (Revenue Ministry) Prabhakar Dharkar (Khar Land Development Ministry) Shivajirao Deshmukh (Majority Welfare Development Ministry)
Constituency	Mazgaon
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 1986–1996
Mayor of Mumbai
In office 1985–1986
Preceded by	D. M. Sukthankar, IAS (administrator)
Succeeded by	Datta Nalawade
Personal details
Born	(1947-10-15) 15 October 1947 (age 76) Nashik, Bombay State, India
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress (1991–1999) Shiv Sena (1966–1991)

Chhagan Bhujbal (born 15 October 1947)^[1] is an Indian politician from Maharashtra, who is the member of current Government of Maharashtra, headed by Eknath Shinde. Currently he is a member of 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra from Yeola Assembly. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 October 1999 – 23 December 2003.^[2][3][4] He earlier also served as Minister of Public Works Department and Minister of Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra.