| No. | Portrait | Minister
(Constituency) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
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| From | To | Period |
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| Minister of Forests Department |
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| 01 | | | B. G. Gadhe
(MLA for Jalna North Constituency No. 101-
Jalna District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 01 May
1960 | 07 March
1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | 
Yashwantrao Chavan |
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| 02 | | | D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council) | 08 March
1962 | 19 November
1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II |
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| 03 | | | D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council) | 20 November
1962 | 24 November
1963 | 1 year, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Kannamwar l | Marotrao Kannamwar |
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| 04 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister) | 25 November
1962 | 04 December
1963 | 9 days | Indian National Congress | Sawant | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant |
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| 05 | |  | Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 05 December
1963 | 01 March
1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I |
Vasantrao Naik |
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| 06 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 01 March
1967 | 27 October
1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II |
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| 07 | | | Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 27 October
1969 | 13 March
1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress |
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| 08 | |  | Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 13 March
1972 | 04 April
1973 | 1 year, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III |
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| 09 | | | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari
(MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 04 April
1973 | 17 Match
1974 | 347 days | Indian National Congress |
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| 10 | | | Narendra Mahipati Tidke
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match
1974 | 21 February
1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress |
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| 11 | | | R. J. Deotale
(MLA for Bhadrawati Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District
(Legislative Assembly) | 21 February
1975 | 16 April
1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I |
Shankarrao Chavan |
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| 12 | | | R. J. Deotale
(MLA for Bhadrawati Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 April
1977 | 07 March
1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | 
Vasantdada Patil |
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| 13 | | | Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) | 07 March
1978 | 18 July
1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Vasantdada II |
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| 14 | | | Sadanand Varde
(MLA for Vandre Constituency No. 176-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 July
1978 | 18 February
1980 | 1 year, 124 days | Janata Party | Pawar I | 
Sharad Pawar |
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| 15 | | | Ganpatrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Sangola Constituency No. 235-
Solapur District
(Legislative Assembly) | 19 November
1979 | 18 February
1980 | 91 days | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
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| 16 | |  | Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 09 June
1980 | 21 January
1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay |
Abdul Rahman Antulay |
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| Minister of Forests Department and Minister of Social Forestry |
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| 17 | | | S. M. I. Aseer
(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 21 January
1982 | 02 February
1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | 
Babasaheb Bhosale |
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| 18 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 February
1983 | 05 March
1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III |
Vasantdada Patil |
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| 19 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 12 March
1985 | 03 June
1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV |
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| 20 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 03 June
1985 | 12 March
1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
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| 21 | |  | Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 12 March
1986 | 26 June
1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | 
Shankarrao Chavan |
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| 22 | | | Chhedilal Gupta
(MLA for Gondiya Constituency No. 134-
Gondiya District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 26 June
1988 | 03 March
1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | 
Sharad Pawar |
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| 23 | | | Sharad Pawar
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 03 March
1990 | 25 January
1991 | 328 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III |
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| 24 | | | Datta Meghe
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 15 -
Wardha District)
(Legislative Council) | 25 January
1991 | 25 June
1991 | 151 days | Indian National Congress |
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| 25 | | | Madhukarrao Pichad
(MLA for Akole Constituency No. 213-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 25 June
1991 | 26 December
1991 | 184 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
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| 26 | | | Shankarrao Genuji Kolhe
(MLA for Kopargaon Constituency No. 219-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 26 December
1991 | 22 February
1993 | 1 year, 58 days | Indian National Congress |
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| Minister of Forests Department |
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| 27 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 06 March
1993 | 18 November
1994 | 1 year, 257 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV |
Sharad Pawar |
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| 28 | |  | Ganesh Naik
(MLA for Belapur Constituency No. 151-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 14 March
1995 | 01 February
1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Shiv Sena | Joshi | 
Manohar Joshi |
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| 29 | |  | Gopinath Munde
(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 -
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) | 01 February
1999 | 11 May
1999 | 99 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rane | 
Narayan Rane |
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| 30 | | | Sudhir Joshi
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 21 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council) | 11 May
1999 | 17 October
1999 | 159 days | Shiv Sena |
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| 31 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 19 October
1999 | 16 January
2003 | 3 years, 89 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I |
Vilasrao Deshmukh |
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| 32 | |  | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 January
2003 | 01 November
2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Sushilkumar | 
Sushilkumar Shinde |
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| 33 | |  | R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) | 01 November
2004 | 09 November
2004 | 8 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Deshmukh II |
Vilasrao Deshmukh |
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| 34 | |  | Babanrao Pachpute
(MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 09 November
2004 | 01 December
2008 | 4 years, 22 days | Nationalist Congress Party |
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| 35 | | | Babanrao Pachpute
(MLA for Shrigonda Constituency No. 226-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 December
2008 | 06 November
2009 | 333 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok I | 
Ashok Chavan |
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| 36 | | | Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 November
2009 | 10 November
2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Ashok II |
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| 37 | | | Patangrao Kadam
(MLA for Palus-Kadegaon Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 11 November
2010 | 26 September
2014 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Prithviraj | 
Prithviraj Chavan |
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| 38 | |  | Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 31 October
2014 | 12 November
2019 | 5 years, 12 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | 
Devendra Fadnavis |
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| 39 | |  | Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge | 23 November
2019 | 28 November
2019 | 5 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis II |
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| 40 | |  | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 28 November
2019 | 30 December
2019 | 32 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | 
Uddhav Thackeray |
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| 41 | | | Sanjay Rathod
(MLA for Digras Constituency No. 79-
Yavatmal District
(Legislative Assembly) | 30 December
2019 | 28 February
2021 | 1 year, 60 days | Shiv Sena |
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| 42 | | | Uddhav Thackeray
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
(Chief Minister) | 28 February
2021 | 29 June
2022 | 1 year, 121 days | Shiv Sena |
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| 43 | | | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
In Charge | 30 June
2022 | 14 August
2022 | 45 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath |
Eknath Shinde |
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| 44 | | | Sudhir Mungantiwar
(MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 14 August
2022 | 26 November
2024 | 2 years, 135 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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| 45 | | | Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge | 05 December
2024 | Incumbent | 309 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis III |
Devendra Fadnavis |
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| 46 | | | Ganesh Naik
(MLA for Airoli Constituency No. 150-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 21 December
2024 | Incumbent | 293 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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