Diwakar Raote | |
|---|---|
 Diwakar Raote calling on the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on February 22, 2016 | |
| Cabinet Minister of Transport Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 5 December 2014[1][2] – 11 November 2019 | |
| 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 is a leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. On 5 December 2014 Raote took charge as the Cabinet Minister of Transport in Maharashtra Government.[3] He is also the guardian minister of Parbhani and Nanded Districts.[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.
He belongs to the Panchkalshi, a scribal caste community of Hindu society in Maharashtra mostly found in Mumbai and the North Konkan region.
Positions held
- 1991-1992: Mayor of Mumbai[5]
- Leader, Shiv Sena[6]
- 1995-1999: Cabinet Minister Maharashtra.
- 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[4]
- 2016: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council[9]
- 2017: Guardian minister of Osmanabad[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Finally Sena joins Maharashtra govt, 10 ministers sworn-in".
- ^ Jore, Dharmendra; Mankikar, Sayli Udas (5 December 2014). "Deal sealed: Sena joins BJP govt in Maharashtra". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Fadnavis ministry expansion sees mix of old and new faces".
- ^ a b "Guardian Ministers appointed in Maharashtra". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 26 December 2014 – via Business Standard.
- ^ "Welcome to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India". www.mcgm.gov.in.
- ^ "संपर्क प्रशासकीय यंत्रणा – शिवसेना नेते, उपनेते, सचिव, प्रवक्ते | शिवसेना". Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Diwakar Raote is Sena's group leader in upper house". 25 April 2008.
- ^ "Congress-NCP wins 7 Maharashtra council seats".
- ^ "Maharashtra Council polls: 10 candidates elected unopposed".
- ^ "Public Representative". osmanabad.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012.
External links
- Shivsena Home Page
- http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-team-portfolios-allocated-bjp-retains-key-departments-2041510
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