| Office: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| Term Start: | 8 July 2022 |
| Constituency: | elected by Legislative Assembly members |
| Office1: | Minister of Water Conservation Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start1: | 8 July 2016 |
| Term End1: | 8 November 2019 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Predecessor1: | Pankaja Munde |
| Successor1: | Shankarrao Gadakh |
| Office2: | Minister of state Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start2: | 5 December 2014 |
| Term End2: | 8 July 2016 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 2Blankname2: | Departments |
| 2Namedata2: | Home Affairs, Marketing, Tourism, Health |
| Office3: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start3: | 2009 |
| Term End3: | 2019 |
| Predecessor3: | Sadashiv Lokhande |
| Successor3: | Rohit Rajendra Pawar |
| Constituency3: | Karjat Jamkhed |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Sau. Aasha Shinde |
| Residence: | Chondi,Jamkhed Ahmednagar |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Prof. Ram Shankar Shinde is a politician, who serves as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. He has previously served as a member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represented the Karjat Jamkhed Assembly Constituency. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014[2] and was given responsibility of the home portfolio as well as for Public Health, Agriculture, Horticulture, Marketing and Tourism. He was also made guardian minister of Ahmednagar district. On 8 July 2016 in cabinet expansion he was promoted to cabinet rank and given charge of Water conservation Ministry.[3]