Uddhav Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray | |
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| 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Deputy | Ajit Pawar |
| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Minister of General Administration, Law and Judiciary, Information and Public Relations, IT[1] | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2019 | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Member of Legislative Council Maharasthra | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2020 | |
| President of Shiv Sena | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thackeray |
| President, Maha Vikas Aghadi | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Editor-in-chief, Saamana | |
| In office 20 June 2006 – 28 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Thackeray |
| Succeeded by | Sanjay Raut |
| Working president of Shiv Sena | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray[2] 27 July 1960[3] Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) |
| Political party | Shiv Sena |
| Spouse(s) | Rashmi Thackeray |
| Children | Aditya Thackeray & Tejas Thackeray |
| Father | Balasaheb Thackeray |
| Relatives | see Thackeray Family |
| Residence | Matoshree, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art |
Uddhav Bal Thackeray (born 27 July 1960) is an Indian politician serving as the 19th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.[3][4][5] He is the president of Shiv Sena.
Early life and education[edit]
Uddhav Thackeray was born on 27 July 1960 as the youngest of politician Balasaheb Thackeray and his wife Meena Thackeray's three sons.[3][6] He did his schooling in Balmohan Vidyamandir and graduated from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art.[7]
Early political career[edit]
In 2002, Thackeray started his political career as campaign incharge of Shiv Sena in the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections where the party performed well. In 2003, he was appointed as working president of Shiv Sena. Uddhav took over as chief editor of party mouthpiece Saamana (a daily Marathi-language newspaper published by Shiv Sena) in 2006 and resigned in 2019 before becoming chief minister of Maharashtra.[8]
A split in Shiv Sena happened when his cousin Raj Thackeray left the party in 2006 to form his own party named Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.[9] After the death of his father Balasaheb Thackeray in 2012, he led the party and got elected as Shiv Sena president in 2013, and under his leadership Shiv Sena joined the NDA government in Maharashtra in 2014.[10]
Chief Minister of Maharashtra[edit]
Though Thackeray never took any constitutional post in his political career initially, however after a brief political crisis, on 28 November 2019 he took the oath as 19th Chief minister of Maharashtra after being elected as the president of the newly formed post-poll coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi.[11][4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Thackeray is married to Rashmi Thackeray and has two sons, Aditya and Tejas.[12]
While elder son Aditya is the president of the Yuva Sena, younger son Tejas is believed to be studying in a college in Buffalo, New York. Tejas has maintained a very low profile unlike his father and elder brother. On 16 July 2012, Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after he reported chest pain. He underwent an angioplasty and all the three blockages in his arteries were successfully removed.[13]
Thackeray has taken a keen interest in photography and has exhibited his collection of aerial shots of various forts of Maharashtra at the Jehangir Art Gallery in 2004.[14][15] He has also published photo-books Maharashtra Desh (2010) and Pahava Vitthal (2011), capturing various aspects of Maharashtra and the warkaris during Pandharpur Wari respectively in the two books.[16][17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Maharashtra: NCP gets Home, Finance as Uddhav allocates portfolios". The New Indian Express. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Uddhav Thackeray, first of his clan, takes oath as chief minister of Maharashtra". India Today. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Up close and personal with Uddhav Thackeray". Rediff.com. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Maharashtra swearing-in HIGHLIGHTS: Farmers first; Uddhav sets priority after first cabinet meet". The Indian Express. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Uddhav Thackeray sworn in as 19th CM of Maharashtra: First of family to hold this office, 59-yr-old gets kudos from Modi, Sonia Gandhi". Firstpost. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "Uddhav Thackeray Oath Ceremony : उद्धव ठाकरे बने महाराष्ट्र के CM, छह कैबिनेट मंत्रियों ने भी ली शपथ". NDTVIndia. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ "Uddhav Thackeray sworn in as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra". The Economic Times. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Udhav Thackeray quite as Saamna editor". India. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ↑ "How A Murder Case Led To Raj Thackeray's Exit From Shiv Sena". HuffPost India. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ "Maharashtra government formation news". Times of India. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Udhav Thackeray swearing in as CM". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections". Indian Express. Mumbai. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray discharged from hospital". 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "Thackeray's new conquest". India Today. Mumbai. 26 January 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Vijapurkar, Mahesh (14 January 2004). "Uddhav Thackeray and those scenic forts". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Kamath, Naresh (5 August 2010). "Raj, Uddhav slug it out over city's plight". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Sudeshna (10 May 2011). "An aerial journey". Mid Day. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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