Atishi Marlena

Atishi Marlena
Portrait of Atishi Marlena
Atishi in 2017
8th Chief Minister of Delhi
Assumed office
21 September 2024
Lieutenant GovernorVinai Kumar Saxena
Preceded byArvind Kejriwal
Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi
In office
9 March 2023 – 17 September 2024
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Ministry and Departments
  • Education
  • Women and Child welfare
  • Culture
  • Tourism
  • Public works Department
Preceded byManish Sisodia
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
12 February 2020
Preceded byAvtar Singh
ConstituencyKalkaji
Personal details
Born (1981-06-08) 8 June 1981 (age 43)
Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
SpousePravin Singh[1]
Residence6, Flagstaff Road, New Delhi
Education
OccupationPolitician
CabinetAtishi Marlena ministry

Atishi Marlena Singh (Hindi: [ɑːtɪʃiː mɑːɾleːnɑː sɪŋɡʱ]; born 8 June 1981),[2] (also known as Atishi Singh or Atishi Marlena[3] or mononymously Atishi),[4] is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 8th Chief Minister of Delhi since 21 September 2024, after the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal.[5][6] She belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party and is a member of its Political Affairs Committee, the governing body of the party. Prior to her appointment as the chief minister, she also served as the Minister of Education, P.W.D, Culture and Tourism in the Delhi Government. Previously, she served as advisor to the former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, primarily on education, from July 2015 to 17 April 2018.[7] Atishi is one of only two women currently serving as a chief minister in India, along with Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal.

  1. ^ "Election of India - Affidavit" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Candidate Affidavit" (PDF). 20 January 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. ^ "AAP's Atishi has a surname again – and it's not 'Marlena'". Ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Atishi". Aam Aadmi Party. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Atishi's journey to the top: From an activist, advisor and AAP's force to the new CM of Delhi". The Economic Times. 17 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference indiatimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "AAP's Atishi To Be Delhi's New Chief Minister, Chosen By Arvind Kejriwal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.