Diwakar Raote

The Honourable
Diwakar Raote
दिवाकर रावते
Cabinet Minister of Transport
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
5 December 2014[1][2]
Governor C.V.Rao
Member of Legislative Council of Maharashtra
Assumed office
8 July 2016
Personal details
Political party Shiv Sena
Residence Mumbai,India
Occupation Politician

Diwakar Raote (Marathi: दिवाकर रावते) is a leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. On 5 December 2014 Shri Diwakar Raote took charge as the Cabinet Minister of Transport in Maharashtra Government.[3] He is also guardian minister of Parbhani and Nanded District.[4] Earlier he was entrusted with the responsibility of establishing the organization in Marathwada after the party's decision in 1985 to expand to whole Maharashtra. He became Mayor of Mumbai in 1991. In Narayan Rane ministry, he was a cabinet minister of Revenue, Government of Maharashtra.

Positions Held

  • 1991-1992: Mayor of Mumbai[5]
  • Leader, Shiv Sena[6]
  • 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council
  • 2008: Shiv Sena Party group Leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Council[7]
  • 2010: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[8]
  • 2014: Cabinet Minister of Transport in Maharashtra State Government
  • 2014-2016: Guardian minister of Parbhani and Nanded[9]
  • 2016: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[10]
  • 2017: Guardian minister of Osmanabad[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/news/report/finally-sena-joins-maharashtra-govt-10-ministers-sworn-in/20141205.htm
  2. ↑ Jore, Dharmendra; Mankikar, Sayli Udas (5 December 2014). "Deal sealed: Sena joins BJP govt in Maharashtra". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra-114122601108_1.html
  5. ↑ http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qlsagaofmayors
  6. ↑ http://shivsena.org/m/admin-wing/#toggle-id-1
  7. ↑ http://news.oneindia.in/2008/04/25/diwakar-raote-is-senas-group-leader-in-upper-house-1209123816.html
  8. ↑ http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cong-ncp-win-7seats-in-mlc-polls/20100611.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/guardian-ministers-appointed-in-maharashtra-114122601108_1.html
  10. ↑ "Maharashtra Council polls: 10 candidates elected unopposed".
  11. ↑ http://osmanabad.nic.in/newsite/PublicRepresentative/main.htm
Political offices
Preceded by
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil		 Cabinet Minister for Transport, Maharashtra State
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Parbhani district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
 Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Nanded district
December 2014–present		 Incumbent



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