List of Marathi People - Politics

Politics

• Shrimati Pratibha Patil – 12thPresident of The Republic Of India (First Lady To Be President) and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces
• Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar – President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the First Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Prithviraj Chavan – Current Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Shankarrao Chavan – former Home Minister, Government of India and Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Lokmanya Tilak (1856–1920) – Nationalist leader of from the pre-Gandhi era,
• Late Yashwantrao Chavan – First Chief Minister of Maharashtra,Former Deputy Prime Minister of India
• Dr. K. B. Hedgewar – Founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
• Balasaheb Thackeray – "Hindu Hriday Samrat" ; Founder of Shiv Sena
• Raj Thackeray -"Marathi Hriday Samrat" ; Youth Leader ; Founder of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
• Late Pramod Mahajan – Senior leader, Bharatiya Janata Party
• Sharad Pawar – Founder of NCP, president of the International Cricket Council, Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing, Government of India, Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ex-Defence Minister in Narsimha Rao's Cabinet
• Vasantdada Patil – Former CM, Maharashtra
• Ajit Pawar – Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsle – Member of Parliament, 13th direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• Vasundhara Raje – Former CM, Rajasthan
• Pratapsinh Rane – Former CM, Goa
• Manohar Parrikar – Current CM, Goa
• Dutta Samant – Trade union leader
• Sushil Kumar Shinde – Minister for Power, Government of India and former CM, Maharashtra
• Balasaheb Desai – Former CM of Maharashatra
• Vasantrao Naik – Former CM of Maharashtra
• Madhavrao Scindia – Former cabinet minister of India
• Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia – Member of Parliament and Current cabinet minister of India
• Nitin Gadakari – President Of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).
• Vilasrao Deshmukh – Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, Government of India and former CM, Maharashtra
• Shivraj Patil – Former Home minister of India
• R.R. Patil – Home Minister & former Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra
• Vasant Sathe – Union Information and broadcasing minister in Indira Gandhi Ministry.
• Manohar Joshi – Ex- Chief Minister Maharastra, Ex- Minster of Heavy Industries, Ex- Loksabha speaker.
• Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale – Freedom Fighter, MLC, Secretary of Freedom fighters organization of Maharashtra state Government.
• Narayan Rane – Ex-Chief minister Maharashtra from Shiv Sena and current revenue minister (from Congress)