Ashok Shankarrao Chavan is the present Chief Minister of Maharashtra, replacing Vilasrao Deshmukh after the latter resigned following the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Chavan was sworn in on 8 December 2008, after the Indian National Congress party selected him to be Deshmukh\'s replacement on 5 December 2008. He also serves as Minister for Cultural Affairs, Industries, Mines and Protocol. Chavan is son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shankarrao Chavan; his appointment would make them the first father-son duo in the state\'s history to become chief ministers.

He has graduated in Science and has obtained his Masters in Business Management. He started his political career as General Secretary, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. In the year 87-88 he was elected as Member of Parliament from Nanded (Lok Sabha constituency). In 1992 he was Elected as M.L.C from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Constituency and later joined as Minister of State for Public works, Urban De... more