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Born
on 5th September, 1941, at Solapur in Maharashtra, Shri
Sushilkumar Shinde completed his education with an Honours
Degree in Arts and in Law. After serving for 15 long years
in Government in different capacities, he dedicated himself
for social work. He contested and won the elections to
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Solapur consecutively
in 1974, 1977, 1980, 1985 and in 1990. He was inducted
in the state cabinet as miister of State the every first
year after being elected to Assembly in 1974. He continued
to be a Cabinet Minister in Maharashtra Government right
upto May, 1992. During his lng spell as Cabinet Minister
in Maharashtra, he served the people through various important
portfolios like Finance, Planning, Industry, Urban Development,
Youth and Social Welfare, Sports, Transport, Health and
Labour. He presented nine successive Budgets in Maharashtra
Assembly as Finance Minister.
He
was appointed as President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress
Committee for two terms in 1990-91 and in 1995-96. On
being appointed as General Secretary of AICC (I), he resigned
from Maharashtra Cabinet in May, 1992. He was elected
to Rajya Sabha in June, 1992. As a parliamentarian in
Rajya Sabha, he was among the top questioners. Rev. Mother
Teresa presented National Citizen Award o him for his
outstanding performance in Rajya Sabha. In 1998, while
he was in Rajya Sabha, he contested for Lok Sabha from
Solapur General Constituency and won with a large margin.
The same was repeated in 1999 during General Elections.
He
had to resign from Lok Sabha as he was given the responsibility
of being the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 18 January,
2002. Consequently, he contested again from South Solapur
General Constituency and result was as expected, a large
victory. Since 1990, he is being elected continuously
from an unreserved seat, a testimony that enjoys the confidence
and respect of all the sections of the society.
In different responsibilities, he represented India in
United Nations and at other International fronts. As Minister
of Labour in Maharashtra Cabinet, he led the Indian delegation
to ILO in 1979 at Geneva. On the 40th Anniversary of United
Nations in 1985, he represented India along with Former
Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi. In 1997, he was a delegate
to the United Nations General Assembly and again in May-June,
2000. Shri Shinde traveled widely and toured more than
30 countries.
An
ardent lover of literature, Shri Shinde authored three
books, one in Hindi and two in Marathi. An endearing personality
with a pleasantdisposition, Shri Shinde is fond of stage
dramas with keen interest in farming and concerned for
public issues pertaining to vulnerable social groups.
He assumed office of Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 4th
November, 2004.
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