Vilasrao Deshmukh

Vilasrao Deshmukh
Deshmukh in 2012
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
12 July 2011 – 14 August 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byPawan Kumar Bansal
Succeeded byVayalar Ravi
Minister of Earth Sciences
In office
12 July 2011 – 14 August 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byPawan Kumar Bansal
Succeeded byVayalar Ravi
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
In office
26 June 2012 – 14 August 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byVirbhadra Singh
Succeeded byVayalar Ravi
Minister of Rural Development
In office
19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byC. P. Joshi
Succeeded byJairam Ramesh
Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office
19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byC. P. Joshi
Succeeded byKishore Chandra Deo
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office
28 May 2009 – 28 May 2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySantosh Mohan Dev
Succeeded byPraful Patel
14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
1 November 2004 – 5 December 2008
Preceded bySushil Kumar Shinde
Succeeded byAshok Chavan
In office
18 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Preceded byNarayan Rane
Succeeded bySushil Kumar Shinde
Personal details
Born
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh

(1945-05-26)26 May 1945
Babhalgaon, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Maharashtra, India)
Died14 August 2012(2012-08-14) (aged 67)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Vaishali Deshmukh
(m. 1973)
ChildrenAmit Deshmukh
Riteish Deshmukh
Dhiraj Deshmukh
RelativesDeshmukh family
Residence(s)Babhalgaon, Latur, Maharashtra, India
EducationLLB
Alma materILS Law College, Pune Pune University
OccupationLawyer
Politician[1]
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Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, first term from 18 October 1999 to 16 January 2003 and second term, from 1 November 2004 to 5 December 2008. He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

Vilasrao Deshmukh was a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, India. He had previously held the posts of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj, Government of India and Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India.[2] He was a member of Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra. Vilasrao Deshmukh was two-time Chief Minister of Maharashtra, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and originally belonged to Latur district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

Critically ill with kidney and liver failures, Deshmukh died on 14 August 2012 due to multiple organ failure at Global Hospitals, Chennai.[3][4] He is the father of well-known Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh.

  1. ^ "Vilas was shy as a law student, a poor orator". Pune Mirror. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Department of Heavy Industry". Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support". 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ Arun Ram (14 August 2012). "Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

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