Chhagan Bhujbal

Chhagan Bhujbal
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 2 July 2023 – 26 November 2024
Minister	Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
Cabinet	Eknath Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Deputy CM	Devendra Fadnavis (first) Ajit Pawar (second)
Preceded by	Ravindra Chavan
Succeeded by	Dhananjay Munde
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Food and Civil Supply Consumer Affairs State Border Defence
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Jayant Patil (acting) Food, Civil Supplies Ministry Consumer Protection Ministry CM Uddhav Thackeray State Border Defence Ministry
Succeeded by	Ravindra Chavan Food, Civil Supplies Ministry Consumer Protection Ministry CM Eknath Shinde State Border Defence Ministry
In office 11 November 2010 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings) Public Works (incl. Public Undertakings) Tourism
Cabinet	Prithviraj Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Prithviraj Chavan
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Himself 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) 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
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Maharashtra Legislature	Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Council) Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Guardian Minister	Amaravati District Nashik District
Preceded by	Himself Deputy Chief Minister 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
Cabinet	Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Maharashtra Legislature	Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
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
Cabinet	First Deshmukh ministry
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Maharashtra Legislature	Deputy Leader of the House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Guardian Minister	Nashik District
Preceded by	Gopinath Munde Deputy Chief Minister Home Affairs Ministry Social Justice Ministry Special Assistance Ministry Eknath Khadse Majority Welfare Development
Succeeded by	Himself Deputy Chief Minister Social Justice Ministry R. R. Patil Home Affairs Ministry Sushilkumar Shinde CM Special Assistance Ministry Satish Chaturvedi Majority Welfare Development
In office 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995
Minister	Housing Other Backward Classes Special Backward Classes Welfare
Cabinet	Fourth Pawar ministry
Chief Minister	Sharad Pawar
Preceded by	Javed Iqbal Khan Housing Ministry Ramrao Adik Other Backward Classes Sushilkumar Shinde Special Backward Classes Welfare
Succeeded by	Chandrakant Khaire Housing Ministry Gopinath Munde Other Backward Classes Special Backward Classes Welfare
In office 26 December 1991 – 22 February 1993
Minister	Revenue Khar Land Development Majority Welfare Development
Cabinet	Sudhakarrao Naik ministry
Chief Minister	Sudhakarrao Naik
Preceded by	Shankarrao Kolhe Revenue Ministry Khar Land Development Ministry Majority Welfare Development
Succeeded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh Revenue Ministry Prabhakar Dharkar Khar Land Development Ministry Shivajirao Deshmukh Majority Welfare Development
Acting Minister 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 Cabinet Thackeray ministry Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Preceded by Pankaja Munde Rural Development Ministry Girish Mahajan Water Resources Ministry Command Area Development 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 Succeeded by Hasan Mushrif Rural Development Ministry Jayant Patil Water Resources Ministry Command Area Development Dhananjay Munde Social Justice Ministry Special Assistance Ministry Dilip Walse-Patil State Excise Ministry Nawab Malik Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajendra Shingne Food and Drug Administration 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) 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 Succeeded by Himself Deputy Chief Minister Public Works (excl. Public Undertakings) Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit Tourism Ministry Shivajirao Moghe Other Backward Classes 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
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Constituency	Yevla
In office 1996–2004
Constituency	Elected by MLAs
In office 1986–1996
Constituency	Mazgaon
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 10 July 1996 – 17 October 1999
Chief Minister	Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Nitin Gadkari
Mayor of Mumbai
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by	Sharad N. Acharya
Succeeded by	Diwakar Raote
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 77) Nashik, Bombay Province, India
Political party	NCP (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	INC (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 Devendra Fadnavis. Currently he is a member of 15th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra from Yeola Assembly. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1999–December 2003 and 2009–2010.^[2][3][4] He earlier also served as Minister of Public Works Department and Minister of Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra.