The Ministry of Forests (Maharashtra) is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by Cabinet Minister Ganesh Ramachandra Naik.
Office bearers
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Forests Department01B. G. Gadhe 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02D. S. Palaspagar 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03D. S. Palaspagar 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19691972Indian National Congress08Shankarrao Chavan 19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19731974Indian National Congress10Narendra Mahipati Tidke 19741975Indian National Congress11R. J. Deotale 19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12R. J. Deotale 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Nashikrao Tirpude (Deputy Chief Minister)19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Sadanand Varde 19781980Janata Party Pawar ISharad Pawar15Ganpatrao Deshmukh 19791980Peasants and Workers Party of India16 Abdul Rahman Antulay (Chief Minister)19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay Minister of Forests Department and Minister of Social Forestry17S. M. I. Aseer 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale18 Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil19Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV20Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar21Vilasrao Deshmukh 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan22Chhedilal Gupta 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar23Sharad Pawar (Chief Minister)19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III24Datta Meghe 19911991Indian National Congress25Madhukarrao Pichad 19911991Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik26Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe 19911993Indian National Congress Minister of Forests Department27Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar28Ganesh Naik 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi29Gopinath Munde (Deputy Chief Minister)19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane30Sudhir Joshi 19991999Shiv Sena31 Surupsingh Hirya Naik 19992003Indian National Congress Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh32 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil 20032004Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde33 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh34 Babanrao Pachpute 20042008Nationalist Congress Party35 Babanrao Pachpute 20082009Nationalist Congress Party Ashok IAshok Chavan36 Patangrao Kadam 20092010Indian National Congress Ashok II37 Patangrao Kadam 20102014Indian National Congress Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan38 Sudhir Mungantiwar 20142019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis39 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II40Eknath Shinde 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray41 Sanjay Rathod 20192021Shiv Sena42 Uddhav Thackeray (Chief Minister)20212022Shiv Sena43 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde44 Sudhir Mungantiwar 20222024Bharatiya Janata Party45Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis46Ganesh Naik 2024IncumbentBharatiya Janata Party
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Forest Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Dattatray Vithoba Bharne 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Sanjay Rathod(2019 - 2021) Uddhav Thackeray (2021 - 2022) Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sudhir Mungantiwar (2022 - 2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIIGanesh Naik (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
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