Vinod Tawde

Vinod Tawde
National General Secretary
Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
21 November 2021
PresidentJagat Prakash Nadda
National Secretary
Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
26 September 2020  21 November 2021
PresidentJagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
7 June 2019  8 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byGirish Bapat
Succeeded byAnil Parab
Minister of Higher & Technical Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014  8 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byRajesh Tope
Succeeded byUday Samant
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014  8 November 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded bySanjay Deotale
Succeeded byAmit Deshmukh
Minister of School Education & Sports & Youth Welfare
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014  16 June 2019
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byRajendra Darda
Succeeded byAshish Shelar
Minister of Medical Education
Government of Maharashtra
In office
31 October 2014  8 July 2016
Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis
Preceded byJitendra Awhad
Succeeded byGirish Mahajan
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byGopal Shetty
Succeeded bySunil Rane
ConstituencyBorivali
Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
23 December 2011  20 October 2014
Chief MinisterPrithviraj Chavan
Preceded byPandurang Fundkar
Succeeded byDhananjay Munde
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
25 April 2002  20 October 2014
Succeeded bySmita Wagh
Constituencyelected by the Legislative Assembly members
President of Bharatiya Janata Party  Mumbai
In office
2000–2003
Preceded byKirit Somaiya
Succeeded byVijay Girkar
Personal details
Born (1963-07-20) 20 July 1963
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVarsha Pawar Tawde
ChildrenAnvee Tawde (Daughter)
ResidenceMumbai
EducationAMIE
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.vinodtawde.com

Vinod Sridhar Tawde (Marathi pronunciation: [ʋinoːd̪ t̪aːʋɖeː]; born 20 July 1963) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the General Secretary for Maharashtra unit of the party, President for Mumbai, All India National Executive Council Member and a key member of co-ordination Committee of the BJP for the 12th and 13th Lok Sabha Election.

Vinod Tawde was the minister for School Education, Higher and technical education, Sports and Youth welfare, Minority development as well as Marathi Bhasha (Language) and culture; this is his third consecutive term as the Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra. Earlier, he was the Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council.p