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Devendra Fadnavis | |
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 Fadnavis in 2021 | |
| 9th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2022 Serving with Ajit Pawar (from 2 July 2023) | |
| Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde |
| Ministry | Home Affairs Law & Judiciary Water Resources Energy Protocol Finance (30 Jun 2022 - 14 Jul 2023) Housing (30 Jun 2022 - 14 Jul 2023) |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pawar |
| 28th Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Vijay Wadettiwar |
| Succeeded by | Ajit Pawar |
| 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 23 November 2019 – 28 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Deputy | Ajit Pawar |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Uddhav Thackeray |
| In office 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019 | |
| Governor | C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Ministry | General Administration Home Affairs Law & Judiciary Information & Public Relations Information Technology Urban DevelopmentPorts Development |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra | |
| In office 11 April 2013 – 6 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Mungantiwar |
| Succeeded by | Raosaheb Danve |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Constituency | Nagpur South West |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vinod Gudadhe Patil |
| Succeeded by | Sudhakar Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Nagpur West |
| Mayor of Nagpur | |
| In office 1997–2001 | |
| Constituency | Ram Nagar ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1970 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence(s) | "Sagar" Bungalow, Malabar Hill, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Nagpur University, Free University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Cabinet | Fadnavis-I Fadnavis-II |
| Website | www |
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022, alongside Ajit Pawar. He previously held the position of Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 31 October 2014 to 12 November 2019. From 2019 to 2022, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and was the President of BJP's Maharashtra state unit from 2013 to 2015.[1] He became Chief Minister at the age of 44, making him the second-youngest in Maharashtra's history after Sharad Pawar.
During the 2019 Maharashtra political crisis, he briefly held a second term as Chief Minister for 5 days before resigning on 28 November 2019.[2][3] Fadnavis has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), He has represented the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since 2009, having previously served Nagpur West from 1999 to 2009. Additionally, he held the position of Mayor of Nagpur from 1997 to 2001.
- ^ "Devendra Fadnavis sworn is the 27th Chief Minister of Maharashtra". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ PTI (26 November 2019). "CM Devendra Fadnavis resigns, says BJP no longer has majority with Ajit Pawar quitting". Economic Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Maharashtra Assembly session on July 2, 3, Shinde to prove majority on floor". India Today. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.