Narayan Rane
Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He currently serves as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the Second Modi ministry. He has previously held Cabinet Ministry positions for Industry, Port, Employment and Self-employment; Revenue; and Industry in the Government of Maharashtra.
Narayan Rane | |
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| Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| 13th Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 17 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Minister of Industry, Port & Employment, Maharashtra | |
| In office 20 November 2010 – October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Darda |
| Succeeded by | Subhash Desai |
| Minister of Revenue, Maharashtra | |
| In office 15 June 1996 – 1 February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Eknath Khadse |
| In office 16 August 2005 – 6 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Succeeded by | Patangrao Kadam |
| In office 9 November 2009 – 19 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Patangrao Kadam |
| Succeeded by | Balasaheb Thorat |
| Minister for Industry, Maharashtra | |
| In office 10 February 2009 – 9 November 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ashok Chavan |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Darda |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council | |
| In office 8 July 2016 – 22 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Elected by MLAs |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2018 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1952 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Shiv Sena (1968–2005) Indian National Congress (2005–2017) (2017–2019) |
| Spouse | Neelam N. Rane |
| Children | Nilesh Rane Nitesh Rane |
| Residence(s) | Malvan, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was a member of Shiv Sena and opposition leader of Vidhan Sabha until July 2005, when he joined Indian National Congress party. He quit Congress in September 2017 and launched the Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha. In 2018, he declared support for Bharatiya Janta Party and was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJP nomination. On 15 October 2019, he joined Bhartiya Janta Party and merged his party, Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha, into the BJP.