Sunil Tatkare
Sunil Tatkare | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Anant Geete |
| Constituency | Raigad |
| President of Nationalist Congress Party – Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2023 | |
| President | Ajit Pawar |
| Preceded by | Jayant Patil |
| In office 25 June 2014 – 29 April 2018 | |
| President | Sharad Pawar |
| Preceded by | Bhaskar Jadhav |
| Succeeded by | Jayant Patil |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 14 August 2014 – 27 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Vinayak Raut |
| Constituency | elected by Members of Legislative Assembly |
| Minister of Water Resources Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 11 November 2010 – 28 September 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Prithviraj Chavan |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Succeeded by | Girish Mahajan |
| Minister of Finance & Planning Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 11 November 2010 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Preceded by | Dilip Walse Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Minister of Energy Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 8 December 2008 – 7 November 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan |
| Preceded by | Dilip Walse Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Pawar |
| Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1 November 2004 – 8 December 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Preceded by | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Bang |
| Minister of State Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 18 October 1999 – 18 January 2003 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Department | Urban Development Ports |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tukaram Surve |
| Succeeded by | Avdhoot Tatkare |
| Constituency | Shrivardhan |
| In office 1995–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Sabale |
| Succeeded by | Constituency defunct |
| Constituency | Mangaon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 July 1955 At Sutarwadi, P.O Jamgaon, Roha taluka,Raigad district |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (1999 onwards) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (till 1999) |
| Spouse |
Varda Tatkare (m. 1981) |
| Children | Aniket Tatkare, Aditi Tatkre |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Anil Tatkare (brother) Avdhoot Tatkare (nephew) |
| Source: [1] | |
Sunil Dattatray Tatkare is an Indian politician currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Raigad. He formerly served as the Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra from Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and as Minister of Water Resources, Maharashtra.[1] He also formerly served as the leader of the Nationalist Congress Party in Vidhan Sabha. He has been alleged to have been associated in a number of cases due to which the Anti-Corruption Bureau has sought the state government's nord to launch an "open inquiry" against him over allegations of land grab and disproportionate assets.[2] The Enforcement Directorate has started a probe against him in an assets case.[3]
He was born in Sutarwadi Kolad on 10 July 1955 and belongs to Gawli community. He studied Inter Science at Fergusson College in Pune. He worked as a government road contractor before joining the Indian National Congress in 1984. In 1995 he became MLA on the Congress Party's ticket. He was made Minister of Food and Civil Supplies in 2004. In 2008, he was appointed Energy Minister and in 2009 Finance Minister. His daughter Aditi Sunil Tatkare is a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He was also appointed State President of Nationalist Congress Party Ajit Pawar on 3 July 2023 in Maharashtra.