Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde
	Shinde in 2022
20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 June 2022
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari; Ramesh Bais; C. P. Radhakrishnan;
Deputy	Devendra Fadnavis; Ajit Pawar;
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
Governor
State ministerial portfolios 2014‍–‍2022
Minister of Urban Development; Minister of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings); Minister of State Border Defence
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 27 June 2022
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Himself (acting); (urban development and public works]]); Uddhav Thackeray (additional charge); (border defence);
Succeeded by	Subhash Desai (additional charges)
Minister of Public Health
	In office; 07 January 2019 – 12 November 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Deepak Sawant
Succeeded by	Jayant Patil (acting)
Minister of Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
	In office; 05 December 2014 – 12 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao; Bhagat Singh Koshiyari;
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Eknath Khadse (acting)
Succeeded by	Himself (acting)
Leader of the House of the ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 03 July 2022
Deputy	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
25th Leader of the Opposition ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 12 November 2014 – 5 December 2014
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Eknath Khadse
Succeeded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	Kopri-Pachpakhadi
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Moreshwar Joshi
Succeeded by	Rajan Vichare
Constituency	Thane
Chief leader of Shiv Sena
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray as (Shiv Sena)
Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena
	In office; 10 October 2022 – 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Eknath Sambhaji Shinde; 9 February 1964 (age 60); Dare village, Satara, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Shiv Sena (since 2023)
Other political; affiliations	Maha Yuti (2022-present; 2014-2019); National Democratic Alliance (2022-present; 1999-2019); Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022–2023); Shiv Sena (1999-2022)
Spouse	Lata Shinde
Children	3, including Shrikant Shinde
Parent	Sambhaji Shinde
Alma mater	Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik (BA)
Occupation	Politician

Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: [eknaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e]; born 9 February 1964^[1]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 20th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He is also Chairperson at Shiv Sena^[2] since February 2023 and the Leader of the House, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since July 2022. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.

^ "Watch: Who is Eknath Shinde? All you need to know about former auto driver on collision course with Shiv Sena leadership". Free Press Journal.
^ "एकनाथ शिंदे को शिवसेना मुख्य नेता, राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में हुआ फैसला". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[1] "Watch: Who is Eknath Shinde? All you need to know about former auto driver on collision course with Shiv Sena leadership". Free Press Journal.

[2] "एकनाथ शिंदे को शिवसेना मुख्य नेता, राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में हुआ फैसला". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

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