Shankarrao Chavan

Dr. Shankarrao Chavan in
Dr. Shankarrao Chavan in
डॉ. शंकरराव चव्हाण
	Chavan on a 2007 stamp of India
Minister of Finance
	In office; 25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	N. D. Tiwari
Succeeded by	Madhu Dandavate
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Chandra Shekhar
Succeeded by	Murali Manohar Joshi
	In office; 31 December 1984 – 12 March 1986
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
4th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	In office; 12 March 1986 – 26 June 1988
Preceded by	Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil
Succeeded by	Sharad Pawar
	In office; 21 February 1975 – 16 May 1977
Preceded by	Vasantrao Naik
Succeeded by	Vasantdada Patil
President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides
	In office; 1983–1998
Preceded by	Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by	Rameshwar Thakur
Personal details
Born	14 July 1920
Died	26 February 2004 (aged 83)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress (INC)

Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004)^{[citation needed]} was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Maharashtra twice from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988.^{[citation needed]} He was the finance minister of India from 1988 to 1989 in Rajiv Gandhi ministry. He also served as the home minister of India twice, from 31 December 1984 to 12 March 1986 in the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet, and from 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996 in the P. V. Narasimha Rao cabinet.^{[citation needed]} ^{[citation needed]}