Deepak Vasant Kesarkar
is a member of the 14th
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituenci ...
. He is the Cabinet Minister for
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
and
Ministry of Marathi Language. He represents the
Sawantwadi
Sawantwadi is a city located in Sawantwadi taluka, Sawantwadi Taluka, in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan region which is in the mid-western coast of India.
It is a prominent town in the vicinity of Moti Lake and is well known for its woo ...
Assembly Constituency.
He belongs to Shivsena.
He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state for Finance, Rural Development in December 2014.
He is also guardian minister of
Sindhudurg district
Sindhudurg district (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡə is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The d ...
.
Positions held
* 2009: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1st term)
* 2014: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (2nd term)
* 2014: Minister of State for Finance, Rural Development in Maharashtra State Government
* 2014: Guardian minister of
Sindhudurg district
Sindhudurg district (Marathi pronunciation: in̪d̪ʱud̪uɾɡə is an administrative district of the Konkan division in India, which was carved out of the erstwhile Ratnagiri district. The district headquarters are located at Oros. The d ...
* 2016: Minister of State for Home (Rural), Finance and Planning in Maharashtra State Government
* 2019: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
[
* 2022: Minister for Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra) and Ministry of Marathi Language.]
See also
* Devendra Fadnavis ministry
References
External links
official website
Shivsena Home Page
* http://www.rediff.com/news/report/fadnavis-ministry-expansion-sees-mix-of-old-and-new-faces/20141205.htm
* http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-cm-devendra-fadnavis-team-portfolios-allocated-bjp-retains-key-departments-2041510
Profile of Maharashtra government ministers
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Maharashtra MLAs 2014–2019
Living people
Shiv Sena politicians
People from Sindhudurg district
Marathi politicians
1955 births