Chandrakant Khaire
Chandrakant Khaire is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Shiv Sena political party from Aurangabad. He was elected consecutively for 4 terms in Lok Sabha representing Auragabad for 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. He was two time member of legislative assembly from Aurangabad West in 1990 and 1995. He had also served as cabinet minister in Maharashtra state government from 1995 to 1999 in the Shiv Sena Government.Personal life
Khaire was born on 1 January 1952 to Bhaurao and Vatsala Khaire in Aurangabad. He completed his Diploma in Personnel Management from Marathwada University. Khaire married Kasturi Choudhari 5 January 1975, with whom he has two sons and two daughters. He is also an industrialist and trade unionist by profession besides being a politician and social worker.Positions held
- 1985 : Founder Member, Shiv Sena Party, Marathwada
- 1988 : Corporator, Municipal Corporation, Gulmandi Ward, Aurangabad
- 1988-90 : Leader of the Opposition, Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad
- 1990-99 : Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1992-95 : Member, Estimates Committee, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1992-1995 : Sampark Pramukh, Shiv Sena Party, Aurangabad
- 1995-1997 : Cabinet Minister, Housing, Slum Improvement and Urban Land Ceiling, Maharashtra
- 1997-1998 : Cabinet Minister, Transport, Maharashtra
- 1998-1999 : Cabinet Minister, Environment, Maharashtra
- 1995-1999 : Guardian Minister, District Aurangabad
- 1999 : Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
- 2002-2004 : Leader, Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party
- 2004 : Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
- 2005 onwards Deputy Leader, Shiv Sena
- 2009 : Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
- 2014 : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha
- 2018: Appointed as standing committee member of Employees state insurance corporation
- 2018 : Appointed as Leader of Shiv Sena Party
