Editing Shankarrao Chavan (section)

{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name		 = Shankarrao Chavan
| image			= Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size		= 240px
| alt			= 
| caption		= Chavan on a 2007 stamp of India
| nominee		= 
| birth_date		= {{Birth date|df=yes|1920|07|14}}
| birth_place       = [[Paithan]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British India]]
| death_date		= {{Death date and age|df=yes|2004|02|26|1920|07|14}}
| death_place		= [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| office2 		= [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of Finance]]
| term_start2 		= 25 June 1988
| term_end2 		= 2 December 1989
| primeminister2        = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| predecessor2 		= [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| successor2 		= [[Madhu Dandavate]]
| office		= [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of Home Affairs]]
| term_start 		= 21 June 1991
| term_end 		= 16 May 1996
| primeminister        = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| predecessor 		= [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| successor	        = [[Murali Manohar Joshi]]
| term_start1 		= 31 December 1984
| term_end1 		= 12 March 1986
| primeminister1        = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| predecessor1		= [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| successor1 	        = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| office3 = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of Defence]]
| term_start3 = 2 August 1984
| term_end3 = 30 Dec 1984
| predecessor3 = [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
| successor3 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| office4 = [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]]
| term_start4 = 8 August 1981
| term_end4 = 19 July 1984
| predecessor4 = [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| successor4 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| office5 = [[Minister of Education (India)|Union Minister of Education]]
| term_start5 = 17 Oct 1980
| term_end5 = 8 August 1981
| predecessor5= [[B. Shankaranand]]
| successor5 = [[Sheila Kaul]]
| office6 = [[Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission]]
| term_start6 = 8 August 1981
| term_end6 = 18 July 1984
| predecessor6 = [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| successor6 = [[Prakash Chandra Sethi]]
| order7              = 4th
| office7	= Chief Minister of Maharashtra
| term_start7	= 12 March 1986
| term_end7    = 26 June 1988
| predecessor7= [[Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil]]
| successor7		= [[Sharad Pawar]]
| term_start8		= 21 February 1975
| term_end8    = 16 May 1977
| predecessor8	= [[Vasantrao Naik]]
| successor8	= [[Vasantdada Patil]]
| office9	= [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides|President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides]]
| term_start9		= 1983
| term_end9	= 1998
| predecessor9	= [[Jagjivan Ram]]
| successor9	= [[Rameshwar Thakur]]
| party_election	= 
| nationality		=
| party			=[[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty		= 
| spouse		= 
| relations		= [[Ashok Chavan]] (son)
| signature		= 
| website		= 
| footnotes		= 
}}

'''Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan''' (14 July 1920 – 26 February 2004){{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} was an Indian politician who served as the [[chief minister of Maharashtra]] twice from 1975 until 1977 and from 13 March 1986 until 26 June 1988.