Yashwantrao Chavan | |
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| 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Charan Singh Jagjivan Ram |
| Succeeded by | Devi Lal |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | Hirubhai M. Patel |
| Succeeded by | Zail Singh |
| In office 14 November 1966 – 27 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 24 March 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 27 June 1970 – 10 October 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Chidambaram Subramaniam |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 14 November 1962 – 14 November 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Lal Bahadur Shastri Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1 May 1960 – 14 November 1962 | |
| Governor | Sri Prakasa P. Subbarayan Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Marotrao Kannamwar |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Bombay State | |
| In office 1 November 1956 – 30 April 1960 | |
| Governor | Harekrushna Mahatab Sri Prakasa |
| Preceded by | Morarji Desai |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan 12 March 1913 Karad, Satara district, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Died | 25 November 1984 (aged 71) New Delhi, India |
| Resting place | Yashwantrao Chavan Samadhi, Karad |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (Before 1977; 1981–1984) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress-Urs (1977) Janata Party (1977–1978) Indian National Congress-Socialist (1978–1981) |
| Spouse(s) | Venutai Chavan |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai,ILS Law College |
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1979 to 1980. He was a strong Congress leader. He is also co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People.
