Yashwantrao Chavan
Yashwantrao Chavan | |
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Chavan on a 2010 postage stamp of India | |
| 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Charan Singh Jagjivan Ram |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Union Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Hirubhai M. Patel |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
| In office 14 November 1966 – 27 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Union Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 24 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Union Minister of Finance | |
| In office 27 June 1970 – 10 October 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Chidambaram Subramaniam |
| Union Minister of Defence | |
| In office 14 November 1962 – 13 November 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda (Interim) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda (Interim) Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1 May 1960 – 14 November 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Office established (Himself for Bombay State) |
| Succeeded by | Marotrao Kannamwar |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Bombay State | |
| In office 1 November 1956 – 30 April 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Morarji Desai |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan 12 March 1913 |
| Died | 25 November 1984 (aged 71) |
| Resting place | Yashwantrao Chavan Samadhi, Karad |
| Party | Indian National Congress (until 1977; 1981–1984) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Urs) (1977) Indian National Congress (Socialist) (1978–1981) |
| Spouse |
Venutai Chavan (m. 1942) |
| Alma mater | ILS Law College, University of Mumbai |
| Website | www.yashwantraochavan.in |
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: [jəʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ]; 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India in the short-lived Charan Singh ministry in 1979. He served as the last Chief Minister of Bombay State and the first of Maharashtra after the latter was created by the division of Bombay State. His also held significant ministerial post was as the 8th Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1971 and from 1971 to 1974.
He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People. He advocated social democracy in his speeches and articles and was instrumental in establishing co-operatives in Maharashtra for the betterment of the farmers.