Pankaja Munde

Pankaja Gopinath Munde
Munde in 2025
Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 December 2024
Minister
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Guardian MinisterJalna District
Preceded by
Deputy Leader of the House, Maharashtra Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 December 2024
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Leader of the HouseEknath Shinde
Preceded byUday Samant
In office
09 July 2016 – 12 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Leader of the HouseChandrakant Patil
Preceded byChandrakant Patil
Succeeded bySubhash Desai
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 July 2024
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan
Chairman of CouncilNeelam Gorhe (additional charge)
Preceded byNilay Naik
ConstituencyElected by Members of Legislative Assembly
National Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 September 2020
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Guardian MinistersBeed District
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Minister of Women and Child Development, Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019
Governor
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byVarsha Gaikwad
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
Minister of Earthquake Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 July 2016 – 12 November 2019
Governor
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
Minister of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra
Additional Charge
In office
4 June 2016 – 8 July 2016
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byDevendra Fadnavis
Succeeded byJayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development, Government of Maharashtra
Additional Charge
In office
4 June 2016 – 8 July 2016
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byEknath Khadse
Succeeded byMahadev Jankar
Minister of Soil and Water Conservation, Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 08 July 2016
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byShashikant Shinde
Succeeded byRam Shinde
Minister of Employment Guarantee, Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 8 July 2016
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byJitendra Awhad
Succeeded byJayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal
Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014 – 5 December 2014
GovernorC. Vidyasagar Rao
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded bySuresh Shetty
Succeeded byDeepak Sawant
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2019
Preceded byconstituency established
Succeeded byDhananjay Munde
ConstituencyParli
Personal details
Born (1979-07-26) 26 July 1979
Parli Vaijnath, Maharashtra, India
Spouse
Amit Palwe
​
(m. 2001)​
RelationsPritam Munde (sister)
Yashashri Munde (sister)
Parent(s)Gopinath Munde (father)
Pradnya Munde (mother)
ResidencePeddar Road, Mumbai
EducationPG in Management, USA
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.pankajagopinathmunde.com

Pankaja Munde (born 26 July 1979) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. She is elder daughter of the late Gopinath Munde, a former central cabinet minister of India and former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. She is the National Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and also serves as an MLC in the Maharashtra Legislative Council. She is currently serving as Cabinet Minister for Animal Husbandry, Environment and Climate change in the Third Fadnavis ministry.

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