The Ministry of Horticulture is a Ministry of the Government of Maharashtra.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Bharatshet Gogawale is Current Minister of Horticulture Government of Maharashtra.
Head office
Cabinet Ministers No.PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryChief Minister From ToPeriod Minister of Horticulture01Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant 19601962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I Yashwantrao Chavan02Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari 19621962Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II03Balasaheb Desai 19621963Indian National Congress Kannamwar lMarotrao Kannamwar04Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (Interim Chief Minister)19621963Indian National Congress SawantParashuram Krishnaji Sawant05Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar 19631967Indian National Congress Vasantrao IVasantrao Naik06Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19671969Indian National Congress Vasantrao II07Shantilal Shah 19691972Indian National Congress08Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)19721973Indian National Congress Vasantrao III09Vasantrao Patil 19731974Indian National Congress10Pratibha Patil 19741975Indian National Congress11Shankarrao Chavan (Chief Minister)19751977Indian National Congress Shankarrao I Shankarrao Chavan12Sharad Pawar 19771978Indian National CongressVasantdada IVasantdada Patil13Prabha Rau 19781978Indian National Congress (Indira)Vasantdada II14Ganpatrao Deshmukh 19781980Peasants and Workers Party of India Pawar ISharad Pawar15Babasaheb Bhosale 19801982Indian National Congress Antulay Abdul Rahman Antulay16Baliram Waman Hiray 19821983Indian National Congress Bhosale Babasaheb Bhosale17 Nanabhau Yambadwar 19831985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IIIVasantdada Patil18Jawaharlal Darda 19851985Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV19Sudhakarrao Naik 19851986Indian National Congress NilangekarShivajirao Patil Nilangekar20Bhagwantrao Gaikwad 19861988Indian National Congress Shankarrao II Shankarrao Chavan21Vilasrao Deshmukh 19881990Indian National Congress Pawar II Sharad Pawar22Shivajirao Deshmukh 19901991Indian National Congress Pawar III23Rohidas Patil 19911993Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik24Prabhakar Dharkar 19931994Indian National Congress Pawar IV Sharad Pawar25Shashikant Sutar 19951999Shiv Sena Joshi Manohar Joshi26Anna Dange 19991999Bharatiya Janata Party Rane Narayan Rane27Sureshdada Jain 19991999Shiv Sena28 Ajit Pawar 19992003Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh29 Ajit Pawar 20032004Nationalist Congress Party Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde30 R. R. Patil (Deputy Chief Minister)20042004Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh31 Vinay Kore 20042008Jan Surajya Shakti32 Vinay Kore 20082009Jan Surajya Shakti Ashok IAshok Chavan33 Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit 20092010Nationalist Congress Party Ashok II34 Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit 20102014Nationalist Congress Party Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan35 Prithviraj Chavan (Chief Minister)Additional Charge20142014Indian National Congress36 Jitendra Awhad 20142014Nationalist Congress Party37Eknath Khadse 20142016Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis38Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)Additional Charge20162016Bharatiya Janata Party39Pandurang Fundkar 20162018Bharatiya Janata Party40Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)Additional Charge20182019Bharatiya Janata Party41Jaydattaji Kshirsagar 20192019Shiv Sena42 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20192019Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II43Subhash Desai 20192019Shiv Sena Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray44 Sandipanrao Bhumre 20192022Shiv Sena45 Shankarrao Gadakh Additional Charge20222022Shiv Sena46 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister)In Charge20222022Shiv Sena (2022–present) Eknath Eknath Shinde47Sandipanrao Bhumre 20222024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 48 Eknath Shinde (Chief Minister) Additional Charge20242024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 49Dadaji Bhuse 20242024Shiv Sena (2022–present) 50Devendra Fadnavis (Chief_Minister) In Charge20242024Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis51Bharatshet Gogawale 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Ministers of State
No.PortraitDeputy MinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryMinisterChief Minister From ToPeriod Deputy Minister of Horticulture Vacant20192019NA Fadnavis IIDevendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis01Aditi Tatkare 20192022Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray Sandipanrao Bhumre (2019 - 2022) Shankarrao Gadakh (2022 - 2022) Uddhav Thackeray Vacant 20222024NA EknathEknath Shinde(2022 - 2022) Sandipanrao Bhumre (2022 - 2024) Eknath Shinde Additional Charge (2024 - 2024) Dadaji Bhuse (2024 –2024) Eknath Shinde Vacant2024incumbentNA Fadnavis IIIBharatshet Gogawale (2024 – Present) Devendra Fadnavis
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