Ram Shinde

Prof. Ram Shankar Shinde was a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Karjat Jamkhed Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1] He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014^[2] and was given responsibility of the home portfolio as well as for Public Health, Agriculture, Horticulture, Marketing and Tourism. He was also made guardian minister of Ahmednagar district. On 8 July 2016 in cabinet expansion he was promoted to cabinet rank and given charge of Water conservation Ministry.^[3]

Ram Shinde
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 July 2022
Constituency	elected by Legislative Assembly members
Minister of Water Conservation Government of Maharashtra
In office 8 July 2016 – 8 November 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Pankaja Munde
Succeeded by	Shankarrao Gadakh
Minister of state Government of Maharashtra
In office 5 December 2014 – 8 July 2016
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Departments	Home Affairs, Marketing, Tourism, Health
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	Sadashiv Lokhande
Succeeded by	Rohit Rajendra Pawar
Constituency	Karjat Jamkhed
Personal details
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sau. Aasha Shinde
Residence(s)	Chondi,Jamkhed Ahmednagar
Occupation	Politician

References

1. "Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014". India Today. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
2. "Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers". Mid-Day. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
3. "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Zee News. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by	Minister of State for Home (Rural), Health, Agriculture, Horticulture, Marketing and Tourism; Maharashtra State December 2014–8 July 2016
Preceded by	Cabinet Minister of Water Conservation and Protocol 8 July 2016 – 2019
Preceded by	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Ahmednagar district December 2014–2019