Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde
Shinde in 2022
10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 December 2024 (2024-12-05) Serving with Ajit Pawar
Governor	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Ministry and Departments	Urban Development Housing Public Works(Including Public Enterprises)
Preceded by	Devendra Fadnavis
20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office 30 June 2022 (2022-06-30) – 5 December 2024 (2024-12-05)
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
State ministerial portfolios 2014‍–‍2022 Urban Development, PWD and 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) Uddhav Thackeray (additional charge) Succeeded by Subhash Desai (additional charge) Maharashtra Minister of Public Health In office 7 January 2019 – 12 November 2019 Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Preceded by Deepak Sawant Succeeded by Jayant Patil (acting) Maharashtra Minister of Public Works (including Public Undertakings) In office 5 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 in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office 3 July 2022 – 5 December 2024
Deputy	Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
19th Leader of the Opposition in 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
Chairman of Shiv Sena
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray as (Pramukh of Shiv Sena)
Leader of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena
In office 10 October 2022 – 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Leader of The House Maharashtra Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2024
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Chairman of the House	Ram Shinde
Deputy Leader	Pankaja Munde
Preceded by	Devendra Fadnavis
Personal details
Born	Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (1964-02-09)9 February 1964 Dare Tamb, Mahabaleshwar, Satara district, India
Political party	Shiv Sena
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[1]
Residence	5, Land Mark Co, Eastern Express, Thane West
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Occupation	Politician

Eknath Sambhaji Shinde^[a] (pronunciation: [eknaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e]; born 9 February 1964^[3]) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024 alongside Ajit Pawar under Devendra Fadnavis. He is the chairperson of Shiv Sena^[4] since February 2023 and was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 2022 to December 2024. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency^[5] of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.

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