| No. | Portrait | Minister
(Constituency) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Chief Minister |
| From | To | Period |
| Minister of Ex. Servicemen Welfare |
| 01 | | | Marotrao Kannamwar
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 01 May
1960 | 07 March
1962 | 1 year, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | 
Yashwantrao Chavan |
| 02 | |  | Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 March
1962 | 19 November
1962 | 256 days | Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao II |
| 03 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 20 November
1962 | 24 November
1963 | 1 year, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Kannamwar l | Marotrao Kannamwar |
| 04 | | | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister) | 25 November
1962 | 04 December
1963 | 9 days | Indian National Congress | Sawant | Parashuram Krishnaji Sawant |
| 05 | |  | Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 05 December
1963 | 01 March
1967 | 3 years, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao I |
Vasantrao Naik |
| 06 | | | Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 01 March
1967 | 27 October
1969 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao II |
| 07 | | | Shankarrao Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 27 October
1969 | 13 March
1972 | 2 years, 138 days | Indian National Congress |
| 08 | | | Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 13 March
1972 | 04 April
1973 | 1 year, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantrao III |
| 09 | | | Hari Govindrao Vartak
(MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180-
Palghar District
(Legislative Assembly) | 04 April
1973 | 17 Match
1974 | 347 days | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | |  | Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 Match
1974 | 21 February
1975 | 341 days | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | |  | Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 21 February
1975 | 16 April
1977 | 2 years, 54 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao I | 
Shankarrao Chavan |
| 12 | | | Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 17 April
1977 | 07 March
1978 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada I |
Vasantdada Patil |
| 13 | | | Baliram Waman Hiray
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 March
1978 | 18 July
1978 | 133 days | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Vasantdada II |
| 14 | | | Jagannathrao Jadhav
(MLA for Sangameshwar Constituency No. 173-
Ratnagiri District
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 July
1978 | 19 November
1979 | 1 year, 124 days | Janata Party | Pawar I | 
Sharad Pawar |
| 15 | | | Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 09 June
1980 | 21 January
1982 | 1 year, 226 days | Indian National Congress | Antulay | 
Abdul Rahman Antulay |
| 16 | |  | Babasaheb Bhosale
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 21 January
1982 | 11 October
1982 | 263 days | Indian National Congress | Bhosale | 
Babasaheb Bhosale |
| 17 | |  | Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 11 October
1982 | 02 February
1983 | 114 days | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | | | Ramrao Adik
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
(Deputy Chief Minister) | 07 February
1983 | 05 March
1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada III |
Vasantdada Patil |
| 19 | | | Vasantdada Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 12 March
1985 | 03 June
1985 | 83 days | Indian National Congress | Vasantdada IV |
| 20 | |  | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 03 June
1985 | 12 March
1986 | 282 days | Indian National Congress | Nilangekar | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar |
| 21 | | | V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 12 March
1986 | 26 June
1988 | 2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Shankarrao II | 
Shankarrao Chavan |
| 22 | |  | Sushilkumar Shinde
(MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 26 June
1988 | 03 March
1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar II | 
Sharad Pawar |
| 23 | | | Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council) | 03 March
1990 | 25 January
1991 | 328 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar III |
| 24 | |  | Jawaharlal Darda
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Council) | 25 January
1991 | 25 June
1991 | 151 days | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | |  | Shivajirao Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) | 25 June
1991 | 22 February
1993 | 1 year, 242 days | Indian National Congress | Sudhakarrao | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| 26 | |  | Ranjeet Deshmukh
(MLA for Savner Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 06 March
1993 | 18 November
1994 | 1 year, 257 days | Indian National Congress | Pawar IV |
Sharad Pawar |
| 27 | | | Anna Dange
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) | 14 March
1995 | 01 February
1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Joshi | 
Manohar Joshi |
| 28 | |  | Narayan Rane
(MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269-
Sindhudurg District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 01 February
1999 | 11 May
1999 | 99 days | Shiv Sena | Rane |
Narayan Rane |
| 29 | |  | Gopinath Munde
(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236 -
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) | 11 May
1999 | 17 October
1999 | 159 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 30 | |  | Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 19 October
1999 | 27 October
1999 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh I |
Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 31 | | | Vilasrao Balkrishna Patil
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 27 October
1999 | 16 January
2003 | 3 years, 81 days | Indian National Congress |
| 32 | | | Ramkrishna More
(MLA for Khed Constituency No. 219-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 18 January
2003 | 01 November
2004 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress | Sushilkumar |
Sushilkumar Shinde |
| 33 | | | Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 01 November
2004 | 09 November
2004 | 8 days | Indian National Congress | Deshmukh II |
Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 34 | |  | Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 09 November
2004 | 01 December
2008 | 4 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress |
| 35 | |  | Dilip Walse-Patil
(MLA for Ambegaon Constituency No. 196-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 08 December
2008 | 06 November
2009 | 333 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Ashok I |
Ashok Chavan |
| 36 | | | Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan
(MLA for Chandivali Constituency No. 168-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 07 November
2009 | 10 November
2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Indian National Congress | Ashok II |
| 37 | |  | R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 11 November
2010 | 26 September
2014 | 3 years, 319 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Prithviraj | 
Prithviraj Chavan |
| 38 | |  | Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 31 October
2014 | 16 June
2019 | 4 years, 228 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis I | 
Devendra Fadnavis |
| 39 | |  | Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District
(Legislative Assembly) | 16 June
2019 | 12 November
2019 | 149 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 40 | | | Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief_Minister)
In Charge | 23 November
2019 | 28 November
2019 | 5 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Fadnavis II |
| 41 | |  | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 28 November
2019 | 30 December
2019 | 32 days | Shiv Sena | Thackeray | 
Uddhav Thackeray |
| 42 | | | Dadaji Bhuse
(MLA for Malegaon Outer Constituency No. 81-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) | 30 December
2019 | 27 June
2022 | 2 years, 179 days | Shiv Sena |
| 43 | | | Shankarrao Gadakh
(MLA for Nevasa Constituency No. 221-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
Additional Charge | 27 June
2022 | 29 June
2022 | 2 days | Shiv Sena |
| 44 | | | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
In Charge | 30 June
2022 | 14 August
2022 | 45 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) | Eknath |
Eknath Shinde |
| 45 | | | Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister) | 14 August
2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 9 days | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) |
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