Amit 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.

Amit Deshmukh
Amit Deshmukh in 2021
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Constituency	Latur City
National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Cabinet	Thackeray ministry
Ministry and Departments	Medical Education Cultural Affairs[1]
Preceded by	Balasaheb Thorat / Subhash Desai
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde
Minister of State Government of Maharashtra
In office 2 June 2014 – 26 September 2014
Minister	Food and Drug Administration Excise Energy, New and Renewable Energy
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Prithviraj Chavan
Cabinet	Prithviraj Chavan ministry
Guardian minister of Latur District Government of Maharashtra
In office 9 January 2020 – 29 June 2022
Preceded by	Pankaja Munde
Succeeded by	Girish Mahajan
Constituency	Latur City
Personal details
Born	Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh (1976-03-21) 21 March 1976 (age 48) Latur, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Aditi Pratap ​ (m. 2008)​ [2]
Children	2
Parent	Vilasrao Deshmukh (father)
Relatives	See Deshmukh family
Residence	Latur
Website	www.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4][5][6]

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. ^[7][8]

In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.^[9]

He was the guardian minister of Latur district.^[10]

Personal life

He is married to actress Aditi Pratap.^[2]

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 - Cabinate Minister, Government of Maharashtra

References

1. "Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra". Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "Proud parents". The Indian Express. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. "Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is set to battle from Latur". Mid Day. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
4. "Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted". Deccan Chronicle. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
5. Kumar, Krishna (15 August 2012). "Deshmukh's son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government". India Today. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
6. Ray-Goswami, Samyabrata (17 August 2012). "Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry Induction with ally bond hope". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
7. "Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
8. "Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses". Rediff India. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
9. 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.
10. "Maharashtra Congress minister trying to divert central project: Sena MP hits out at MVA ally". The New Indian Express. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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 2 June 2014 – 26 September 2014	Succeeded by
Preceded by Balasaheb Thorat / Subhash Desai	Cabinet Minister for Medical Education & Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State December 2019–2022	Succeeded by Eknath Shinde
Preceded by Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar	Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for Latur district December 2019–2022	Succeeded by Girish Mahajan