Sushilkumar Shinde

Sushilkumar Shinde
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 31 July 2012 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	P. Chidambaram
Succeeded by	Rajnath Singh
Leader of the House (Lok Sabha)
In office 3 August 2012 – 18 May 2014
Preceded by	Pranab Mukherjee
Succeeded by	Narendra Modi
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office 4 November 2004 – 29 January 2006
Preceded by	Surjit Singh Barnala
Succeeded by	Rameshwar Thakur
Minister of Power
In office 30 January 2006 – 31 July 2012
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Anant Geete
Succeeded by	Veerappa Moily
14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 18 January 2003 – 4 November 2004
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Personal details
Born	(1941-09-04) 4 September 1941 (age 83) Solapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	United Front (1996–2004) United Progressive Alliance (2004–present)
Alma mater	Dayanand College, Solapur Shivaji University University of Mumbai Solapur University
Website	Official website

Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde (born 4 September 1941)^[1] is an Indian politician. He was the Minister of Home Affairs and Power in the Manmohan Singh government.

He was also the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha^[2][3] until 26 May 2014.

He was the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra during 18 January 2003 to October 2004.

Shinde unsuccessfully ran for Vice-President of India in 2002, but lost the election to Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

References

1. World, Republic. "Here's what Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Sadhvi Pragya getting BJP ticket, six years after he alleged 'Hindu terror' as Home Minister". Republic World. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
2. "Shinde is new Leader of Lok Sabha". 4 August 2012.
3. "Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.