Anil Deshmukh
Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (SharadChandra Pawar) (NCP(SCP)). Deshmukh served as the Minister for Home Affairs in Government of Maharashtra between 2019 and 2021. Deshmukh resigned in 2021 as the Home Minister of Maharashtra due to allegations of extortion and laundering charges and is currently in judicial custody.
Anil Deshmukh | |
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Official Portrait, 2019 | |
| Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office 30 December 2019 – 5 April 2021 | |
| Minister | |
| Governor | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Succeeded by | Dilip Walse-Patil |
| Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Katol, Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ashish Deshmukh |
| In office March 1995 – October 2014 (four terms) | |
| Preceded by | Sunil Shinde |
| Succeeded by | Ashish Deshmukh |
| Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 2009 – October 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Ashok Chavan Prithviraj Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar |
| Minister of Public Works Department Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 2004 – October 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations and Sports & Youth affairs Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office October 1999 – October 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of State for Education and Culture Government of Maharashtra | |
| In office March 1995 – October 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Manohar Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1950 At.Wadvihira, Tq.Narkhed, Dist.Nagpur district |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party (SharadChandra Pawar) (NCP(SCP)) |
| Residence | Nagpur |
| Alma mater | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth |
Deshmukh has been a member of 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, representing Katol (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He had previously served as Minister of Food & Civil supplies and Consumer affairs, Minister of Public Works Department, Minister of State for School Education, Information and Public Relations, Minister of State for Sports & Youth affairs and Minister of State for Education and Culture in the Government of Maharashtra.