Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar

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Vijay Wadettiwar
27th Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Second Term
Assumed office 3 August 2023
Governor	Ramesh Bais
Deputy	Jitendra Awhad (NCP (SCP)) Ajay Choudhari (SHS(UBT))
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Deputy CMs	Devendra Fadnavis (First Deputy CM) Ajit Pawar (Second Deputy CM)
Preceded by	Ajit Pawar
First Term
In office 24 June 2019 – 9 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Deputy	Shashikant Shinde (NCP)
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Deputy CM	Eknath Khadse Senior Cabinet Minister
Speaker of the House	Haribhau Bagade
Preceded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office 30 December 2019 – 29 June 2022
Minister	Disaster Management Relief & Rehabilitation Other Backward Classes Bahujan Welfare Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Vimukta Jati Nomadic Tribes Backward Classes Welfare Khar Land Development Earthquake Rehabilitation Majority Welfare Development
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Cabinet	Uddhav Thackeray ministry
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Guardian Minister	Chandrapur District Gadchiroli District Additional Charge on 27 June 2022 – 29 June 2022
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray CM (Disaster Management Ministry) Uddhav Thackeray CM (Relief & Rehabilitation Ministry) Nitin Raut (Other Backward Classes Ministry) Nitin Raut (Bahujan Welfare Ministry) Nitin Raut (Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Ministry) Nitin Raut (Vimukta Jati Ministry) Nitin Raut (Nomadic Tribes Ministry) Nitin Raut (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry) Subhash Desai (Khar Land Development Ministry) Subhash Desai (Earthquake Rehabilitation Ministry) Subhash Desai (Majority Welfare Development Ministry) Sudhir Mungantiwar (Chandrapur District) Eknath Shinde (Gadchiroli District)
Succeeded by	Eknath Shinde CM (Disaster Management Ministry) Eknath Shinde CM (Relief & Rehabilitation Ministry) Atul Save (Other Backward Classes Ministry) Atul Save (Bahujan Welfare Ministry) Atul Save (Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Ministry) Atul Save (Vimukta Jati Ministry) Atul Save (Nomadic Tribes Ministry) Atul Save (Special Backward Classes Welfare Ministry) Eknath Shinde CM (Khar Land Development Ministry) Eknath Shinde CM (Earthquake Rehabilitation Ministry) Eknath Shinde CM (Majority Welfare Development Ministry) Sudhir Mungantiwar (Chandrapur District) Devendra Fadnavis DCM (Gadchiroli District)
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Atul Deshkar
Constituency	Bramhapuri
In office 2004–2014
Speaker of the House	Babasaheb Kupekar Dilip Walse-Patil
Preceded by	Avinash Warjukar
Succeeded by	Bunty Bhangdiya
Constituency	Chimur
Minister of State Government of Maharashtra
In office 7 November 2009 – 9 November 2010
Minister	Water Resources Parliamentary Affairs Finance Planning Energy
Cabinet	Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal
Guardian Minister	Dhule District
In office 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister	Water Resources Tribal Development Environment and Climate Forest
Cabinet	First Ashok Chavan ministry
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Deputy CM	Chhagan Bhujbal
Guardian Minister	Chandrapur District
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office 1998–2004
Chairman of the House	Jayant Shridhar Tilak Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh Acting N. S. Pharande Vasant Davkhare Acting Shivajirao Deshmukh
Constituency	Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-12) 12 December 1962 (age 61) Delanwadi, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (2006-Present)
Other political affiliations	Shiv Sena (Till 2006)
Spouse	Kiran Wadettiwar
Children	Shivani & 3 others
Alma mater	10th Pass
Occupation	Politician & Farmer

Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar is an Indian politician, Former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Maharashtra in India and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.^[1] He is leader of Indian National Congress Maharashtra.^[2]