No. | Portrait | Minister (Constituency) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
From | To | Period |
Minister of Cultural Affairs |
01 | | | Marotrao Kannamwar (MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 May 1960 | 07 March 1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Yashwantrao Chavan |
02 | | | Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar (MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28- Akola District) (Legislative Assembly) | 08 March 1962 | 19 November 1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II |
03 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant (MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265- Ratnagiri District) (Legislative Assembly) | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 | 1 year, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Kannamwar l | Marotrao Kannamwar |
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 |
05 | | | Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Vasantrao_Naik_portrait.jpg/75px-Vasantrao_Naik_portrait.jpg) Vasantrao Naik |
06 | | | Vasantrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 01 March 1967 | 27 October 1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II |
07 | | | Pratibha Patil (MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1969 | 13 March 1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress |
08 | | | Vasantrao Patil (MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 - Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 13 March 1972 | 04 April 1973 | 1 year, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III |
09 | | | Yashwantrao Mohite (MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 04 April 1973 | 17 Match 1974 | 347 days | Indian National Congress |
10 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match 1974 | 21 February 1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress |
11 | | | Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (MLA for Raver Constituency No. 11- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 21 February 1975 | 16 April 1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Shankarrao_Chavan_2007_stamp_of_India.jpg/75px-Shankarrao_Chavan_2007_stamp_of_India.jpg) Shankarrao Chavan |
12 | | | Dadasaheb Rupwate (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 11 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) | 17 April 1977 | 07 March 1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Vasantdada_Patil_%281977%29.jpg/75px-Vasantdada_Patil_%281977%29.jpg) Vasantdada Patil |
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 |
14 | | | Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya (MLA for Kandivali Constituency No. 161- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Janata Party | Pawar I | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/The_Union_Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Food_Processing_Industries%2C_Shri_Sharad_Pawar_addressing_at_the_launch_of_the_Sahana_Group%E2%80%99s_New_Marathi_Channel_%E2%80%9CJai_Maharashtra%E2%80%9D%2C_in_Mumbai_on_April_27%2C_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-thumbnail.jpg) Sharad Pawar |
15 | | | Jayant Shridhar Tilak (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 02 - Pune District) (Legislative Council) | 09 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | Abdul Rahman Antulay |
16 | | | Babasaheb Bhosale (MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172- Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 21 January 1982 | 02 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | Babasaheb Bhosale |
17 | | | Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Vasantdada_Patil_%281977%29.jpg/75px-Vasantdada_Patil_%281977%29.jpg) Vasantdada Patil |
18 | | | Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1985 | 03 June 1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV |
19 | | | Jawaharlal Darda (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council) | 03 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
20 | | | Ram Meghe (MLA for Daryapur Constituency No. 40- Amravati District) (Legislative Assembly) | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | Shankarrao Chavan |
21 | | | Sudhakarrao Naik (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | Sharad Pawar |
22 | | | Pushpatai Hirey (MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) | 03 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 114 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III |
23 | | | Sushilkumar Shinde (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 25 June 1991 | 26 December 1991 | 184 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
24 | | | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil (MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 26 December 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 1 year, 58 days | Indian National Congress |
25 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 06 March 1993 | 18 November 1994 | 1 year, 257 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV | Sharad Pawar |
26 | | | Eknath Khadse (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Joshi | Manohar Joshi |
27 | | | Diwakar Raote (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 20 - Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council) | 01 February 1999 | 11 May 1999 | 99 days | Shiv Sena | Rane | Narayan Rane |
28 | | | Dattatraya Rane (MLA for Shivadi Constituency No. 183- Mumbai City District (Legislative Assembly) | 11 May 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 159 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
29 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 19 October 1999 | 27 October 1999 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
30 | | | Ramkrishna More (MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 81 days | Indian National Congress |
31 | | | Ramkrishna More (MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar | Sushilkumar Shinde |
32 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 01 November 2004 | 01 December 2008 | 4 years, 30 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh II | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
33 | | | Harshvardhan Patil (MLA for Indapur Constituency No. 200- Pune District (Legislative Assembly) | 08 December 2008 | 06 November 2009 | 333 days | Independent Supported Party (Indian National Congress) | Ashok I | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Ashok_Chavan_With_Coat.jpeg/80px-Ashok_Chavan_With_Coat.jpeg) Ashok Chavan |
34 | | | Ashok Chavan (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) (Chief Minister) | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Ashok II |
35 | | | Sanjay Deotale (MLA for Warora Constituency No. 75- Chandrapur District (Legislative Assembly) | 11 November 2010 | 26 September 2014 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Prithviraj | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Prithviraj_Chavan_-_India_Economic_Summit_2011.jpg/80px-Prithviraj_Chavan_-_India_Economic_Summit_2011.jpg) Prithviraj Chavan |
36 | | | Vinod Tawde (MLA for Borivali Constituency No. 152- Mumbai Suburban District (Legislative Assembly) | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 5 years, 12 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | Devendra Fadnavis |
37 | | | 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 |
38 | | | Subhash Desai (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 - Mumbai Suburban District) (Legislative Council) | 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 32 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | Uddhav Thackeray |
39 | | | Amit Deshmukh (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Indian National Congress |
40 | | | 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 |
41 | | | Sudhir Mungantiwar (MLA for Ballarpur Constituency No. 72- Chandrapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 August 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 41 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |