Arvind Sawant
Arvind Ganpat Sawant (born 31 December 1951) is an Indian politician from the Shiv Sena UBT party. He had been the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises since 2019 and a Member of Lok Sabha since 2014. On 11 November 2019, Sawant quit as union minister in Modi government due to ongoing power tussle between Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena in follow up to 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.
Arvind Sawant | |
|---|---|
| Marathi | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Milind Deora |
| Constituency | Mumbai South |
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 11 November 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Anant Geete |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Member of Legislative Council, Maharashtra | |
| In office 2002–2010 | |
| Constituency | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation |
| In office 1996–2002 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1951 Sindhudurg, Bombay State, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) |
| Spouse | Anuya Sawant |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Website | Arvind Sawant |
| Source: [] | |
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