Devendra Fadnavis

The Honourable Devendra Fadnavis
देवेंद्र फडणवीस
18th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 October 2014
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao
Preceded by	President's rule
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Nagpur South West
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for Nagpur West
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Vinod Gudadhe Patil
Succeeded by	Sudhakar Shamrao Deshmukh
Mayor of Nagpur
In office 1997–2001
Personal details
Born	22 July 1970 Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Amruta Fadnavis
Children	Divija Fadnavis (daughter)
Residence	Dharampeth, Nagpur
Alma mater	Law College Nagpur Dharampeth Junior College
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hinduism
Website	www.devendrafadnavis.in

Devendra Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is the 18th^[1] and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra state in India. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the RSS, Fadnavis represents the Nagpur South West constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. At the age of 44, he became the second youngest Chief Minister of Maharashtra, following Sharad Pawar who at the age of 38 became youngest Chief Minister. He also served as president of the Maharashtra state unit of the BJP, now succeeded by Raosaheb Dadarao Danve.

Education and early career

Fadnavis received most of his schooling at Saraswati Vidyalaya school.^[2] After completing ten years of schooling, Fadnavis attended Dharampeth Junior College for his intermediate. After completing his 12th standard, he enrolled at Government Law College, Nagpur, for a five-year integrated law degree, and graduated in 1992.

Fadnavis also has a post-graduate degree in Business Management and a diploma in Methods and Techniques of Project Management from DSE (German Foundation for International Development), Berlin.^[3]

Political career

As a college student, Fadnavis was an active member of ABVP.^[4] In the ABVP, he started as a grassroots worker where he painterator from Ram Nagar ward.^[5][6] Five years later Fadnavis became the youngest mayor of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation and became the second youngest mayor in the history of India.^[7][8] In 1999, he was elected to the Maharashtra state assembly for the first time. He is currently serving his fourth term as MLA as of 2014. Fadnavis, was selected the legislative party leader by the new BJP MLAs in a meeting at Vidhan Bhavan in the presence of party's central observers, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh and party's national general secretary Jagat Prakash Nadda.^[9] Fadnavis was sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra from the BJP on 31 October 2014.^[10] His government won a confidence motion by voice vote on 12 November 2014 allowing it to govern.^[11][12]

Positions held

Within BJP

• Ward President, BJYM (1989)
• Office Bearer, Nagpur (west) BJP (1990)
• Nagpur President, BJYM (1992)
• State Vice President, BJYM (1994)
• National Vice President, BJYM (2001)
• General Secretary, BJP, Maharashtra (2010)
• President, BJP Maharashtra (2013)

Legislative

Devendra was born in Nagpur

• Mayor, City of Nagpur – (1997 to 2001)
• Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly - 4 consecutive terms, since 1999^[13]

• Chief Minister of Maharashtra (2014–incumbent)

See also

• Devendra Fadnavis ministry (2014–)
• Make in Maharashtra

References

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3. "All you need to know about Devendra Fadnavis". Daily News and Analysis. Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
4. "Devendra Fadnavis is known for keeping his word". Yahoo India News. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. "Devendra Fadnavis elected BJP chief in Maharashtra". NDTV. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
6. "Devendra Fadnavis, the CM: City's gift to Mah". The Hitavada. Progressive Writers and Publishers. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
7. "Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis named Maharashtra BJP president". The Times of India. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
8. "Fadnavis 4th CM from Vidarbha". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
9. "Maharashtra's BJP chief is RSS-backed scholar who wants Vidarbha state". The Indian Express. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
10. "Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as CM to lead first ever BJP govt in Maha". Firstpost. Network 18. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
11. "Maharashtra: How Devendra Fadnavis led BJP government won trust vote...". Daily News and Analysis. Deepak Rathi. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
12. "Congress, Shiv Sena create ripples, but Devendra Fadnavis sails through trust vote". The Indian Express. Indian Express Group. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
13. "Meet Devendra Fadnavis: The Mr Clean of Maharashtra politics". The Economic Times. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.