Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar

Vijay Wadettiwar
Vijay Wadettiwar
	Leader of the Opposition ; Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Second Term
	Assumed office ; 3 August 2023
Governor	Ramesh Bais;
Deputy	(NCP (SCP)); 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); 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); 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;
Chairman of the House
Constituency	Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities;
Personal details
Born	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]

Political career

District level

1980-1981: Started political career as a grass root level worker with NSUI
1991-1993: Member of Zilla Parishad, Gadchiroli
2010-2011: Chairman- District Central Co-Operative Bank, Chandrapur

MLC

1998-2004: MLC from Gadchiroli-Wardha-Chandrapur for
Shivsena

Minister of State

2008-2009: Minister of State for Irrigation, Tribal Welfare, Environment and Forest, in the Minister of Council headed by Ashok Chavan
2009-2010: Re-elected as M.L.A. from Chimur, constituency with a margin of 30,500 votes
2009-2010 Nov.: Minister of State for Irrigation, Energy, Finance & Planning Parliamentary Affairs, in the Ministry headed by Ashokrao Chavan

Corporation/Co-operative Movement

1996-1998: Chairman- FDCM i.e. Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (Undertaking)
2008-2011: Director of Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank, Ltd., Maharashtra

LoP

Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra.

Legislative

2004-2006: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Shivsena
2006-2009: Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Congress (By-election after he leaves shivsena)
2009-2014:Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) from Chimur constituency for Congress
2014–2019: Elected as M.L.A. from Congress (I) 73-Bramhapuri constituency by 15,000 votes. Bramhapuri constituency had BJP and Independent MLA since 1980 to 2014 (34 years)
2019- Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra (M.L.A.) 73-Bramhapuri constituency Maharashtra.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Maharashtra leaders angry over Centre's decision to not share OBC data - The New Indian Express".

External links

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Maharashtra leaders angry over Centre's decision to not share OBC data - The New Indian Express".

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