Vijay Deshmukh

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| office1 = Minister of state
Government of Maharashtra

| term_start1 = 8 July 2016

| term_end1 = 8 November 2019

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Devendra Fadnavis

| 2blankname1 = Department

| 2namedata1 = Health, Transport, Labour, Excise

| term_start2 = 5 December 2014

| term_end2 = 8 July 2016

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Devendra Fadnavis

| 2blankname2 = Department

| 2namedata2 = MSRDC, Transport, Labour, Textile

| office3 = Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

| term_start3 = 2004

| predecessor3 = Vishwanath Chakote

| constituency3 = Solapur City North

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|10|21}}

| birth_place = Solapur, Maharashtra

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse =

| father = Siddramappa Deshmukh

| mother =

| children =

| alma_mater =

| education = Bachelor of Commerce

| occupation = Politician

| source =

}}

Vijay Siddramappa Deshmukh is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He represents the Solapur North Assembly constituency. He is from Lingayat Community. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/maharashtra-assembly-poll-results-bjp-shiv-sena-ncp-congress/1/396659.html|title=Results of Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014 |work=India Today|accessdate=3 November 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.saharasamay.com/nation-news/politics-news/676563000/maharashtra-assembly-election-2014-results-live-constituency-wis.html|title=Maharashtra Assembly election 2014 results: Constituency-wise winning candidates list |date=2014-10-20|work=Sahara Samay|accessdate=30 May 2015}} He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state in December, 2014,{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/declared-portfolios-of-maharashtra-government-ministers/15821176|title=Declared: Portfolios of Maharashtra Government ministers|date=2014-12-06|work=Mid-Day|accessdate=21 June 2015}} he was given responsibility of Public Works (Public Undertakings), Transport Labour, Textiles. He was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of Solapur district.{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra_1520825.html|title=Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra|date=2014-12-26|work=Zee News|accessdate=21 June 2015}}