Amit Deshmukh

Amit Deshmukh
Amit Deshmukh
	Amit Deshmukh in 2012
Minister of Medical Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 December 2019
Minister	Medical Education; Cultural Affairs;
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Girish Dattatray Mahajan ; Vinod Tawde
Minister of State for Tourism
	In office; 2 June 2014 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Food & Drugs Administration,; Excise,; New Renewable Energy;
Chief Minister	Prithviraj Chavan
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 October 2009
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Constituency	Latur City
Personal details
Born	Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh; 21 March 1976; Latur, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Aditi Pratap (m. 2008)[1]
Children	2
Father	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Relatives	Riteish Deshmukh (brother) ; Dhiraj Deshmukh (brother) ; Genelia D' Souza (sister-in-law)
Residence	Latur
Website	www.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com

Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 21 March 1976) is a politician and a member of the Indian National Congress, and son of 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. In 2014,he was appointed as Minister of State for Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy.[2][3]

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.[1][4]

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.[5][6] [7]

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 [8] [9]

In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.[10]

Personal life

He is married to actress Aditi Pratap.[1]

Positions held

2009– present - Member of Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra.
2014- 2014 - Minister of State, Govt of Maharashtra
2014– present - National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee
2019- present - Cabinet Minister, Govt of Maharashtra

References

"Proud parents". The Indian Express. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
"The son rises in Latur". Indian Express. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Latur City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". Elections. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is more than Riteish Deshmukh's brother". Mid Day. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
"Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Deshmukhs son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government". India Today. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry; Induction with ally bond hope". Telegraph India. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses". Rediff India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
PTI (30 December 2019). "Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources". Firstpost. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

Preceded by Vilasrao Deshmukh	Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Latur City 22 October 2009 – Present	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Minister of State Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy, Maharashtra State December 2014–2014	Incumbent
Preceded by Girish Mahajan	Cabinet Minister for Medical Education & Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State December 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Latur district December 2019–present	Incumbent

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[:0-1] "Proud parents". The Indian Express. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[2] "The son rises in Latur". Indian Express. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[3] "Latur City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections". Elections. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[4] "Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is more than Riteish Deshmukh's brother". Mid Day. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

[5] "Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[6] "Deshmukhs son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government". India Today. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[7] "Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry; Induction with ally bond hope". Telegraph India. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[8] "Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[9] "Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses". Rediff India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.

[10] PTI (30 December 2019). "Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources". Firstpost. Retrieved 30 December 2019.