Amit Deshmukh
{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amit Deshmukh
| image = Amit Deshmukh.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Amit Deshmukh in 2021
| birth_name = Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|3|21}}
| birth_place = Latur, Maharashtra, India
| office3 = Cabinet Minister
Government of Maharashtra
| term_start3 = 30 December 2019
| term_end3 = 29 June 2022
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = Uddhav Thackeray
| 2blankname3 =Cabinet
| 2namedata3 =Thackeray ministry
| governor3 = Bhagat Singh Koshyari
| 3blankname3 = Ministry and Departments
| 3namedata3 =
- Medical Education
- Cultural Affairs{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/|url-status=live|access-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209052737/https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/ |archive-date=9 February 2016 }}
| predecessor3 = Balasaheb Thorat /
Subhash Desai
| successor3 = Eknath Shinde
| office5 = Guardian minister of Latur District
| constituency5 = Latur City
| term_start5 = 9 January 2020
| term_end5 = 29 June 2022
| predecessor5 = Pankaja Munde
| successor5 = Girish Mahajan
| office = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Latur City
| term_start = 2009
| term_end =
| predecessor = Vilasrao Deshmukh
| successor =
| office4 = Minister of State
Government of Maharashtra
| term_start4 = 2 June 2014
| term_end4 = 26 September 2014
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = Prithviraj Chavan
| 2blankname4 =Cabinet
| 2namedata4 =Prithviraj Chavan ministry
| governor4 =*C. Vidyasagar Rao
| minister4 = *Food and Drug Administration
| office1 = National Secretary of the
All India Congress Committee
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| party = Indian National Congress
| assembly = Maharashtra Legislative
| residence = Latur
| nationality = Indian
| nickname =
| spouse = {{marriage|Aditi Pratap|2008}}
| children = 2
| education =
| relatives = See Deshmukh family
| website = {{URL|www.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com}}
| father = Vilasrao Deshmukh
}}
Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 21 March 1976) is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is the son of veteran congress leader Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is a three term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from the Latur city constituency. He is the National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.
Early life
Deshmukh was born on 21 March 1976 to Vilasrao Deshmukh. He is also the elder brother of actor Ritesh Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh.{{cite news |title=Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is set to battle from Latur |url=https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/photo/Amit-Deshmukh-Congress-leader-who-is-more-than-Riteish-Deshmukhs-brother-43883/2 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=Mid Day |date=16 July 2019 |language=en}}
Political career
Son of a politician, Amit Deshmukh entered the Maharashtra political scene at a young age. Working from the grassroots, he actively participated in the 1997 Latur Nagar Parishad elections at the age of 21, and was involved in the campaigning for Shivraj Patil in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140602/nation-politics/article/congress-ncp-ministry-maharashtra-expanded-two-inducted |title= Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted| date=10 January 2016| publisher=Deccan Chronicle| accessdate=13 February 2017 }}{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Krishna |title=Deshmukh's son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/west/story/vilasrao-deshmukh-son-amit-cabinet-berth-chavan-government-113305-2012-08-14 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=India Today |date=15 August 2012 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Ray-Goswami |first1=Samyabrata |title=Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry Induction with ally bond hope |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/party-tribute-vilasrao-son-set-to-join-ministry-induction-with-ally-bond-hope/cid/389836 |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=17 August 2012}}
He has been the vice-president of the Youth Congress in the years 2002 and 2008. In 2009, Amit Deshmukh contested from Latur city on a Congress ticket and defeated Kayyum Khan Mohammad Khan Pathan of Bahujan Samaj Party, and Shripad Kulkarni of Shiv Sena by a margin of 89,480 votes. It was the fourth largest victory in Maharashtra.
{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/amit-deshmukh-to-step-into-his-father-s-shoes/story-eEKxjDiWpoGDpjwKTUImON.html | title=Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes |date=14 August 2012|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=13 February 2017 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-haryana-poll-heavyweights-who-wins-who-loses/20141019.html | title=Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses|date=19 October 2014|publisher=Rediff India|access-date=13 February 2017 }}
In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-ashok-chavan-amit-deshmukh-among-10-congress-mlas-to-take-oath-today-claim-sources-7839891.html |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=30 December 2019}}
He was the guardian minister of Latur district.{{cite news |title=Maharashtra Congress minister trying to divert central project: Sena MP hits out at MVA ally |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/06/maharashtra-congress-minister-trying-to-divert-central-project-sena-mp-hits-out-at-mva-ally-2206579.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=6 October 2020}}
Personal life
Positions held
- 2009 – present - Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra.
- 2014 - 2014 - Minister of State, Government of Maharashtra
- 2014 – present - National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee
- 2019 – 2022 - Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra
References
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{{Succession box
| title = Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Latur City
| years = 22 October 2009 – present
| before = Vilasrao Deshmukh
| after =
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{{s-ttl|title=Minister of State Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy, Maharashtra State|years=2 June 2014 – 26 September 2014}}
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{{s-bef|before=Balasaheb Thorat /
Subhash Desai}}
{{s-ttl|title=Cabinet Minister for Medical Education & Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State|years=December 2019–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=Eknath Shinde }}
{{s-bef|before=Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar}}
{{s-ttl|title=Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for
Latur district|years=December 2019–2022}}
{{s-aft|after=Girish Mahajan }}
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Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2009–2014
Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Maharashtra MLAs 2024–2029
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra