Eknath Shinde

Eknath Shinde
Eknath Shinde
	Shinde in 2024
10th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 December 2024 Serving with Ajit Pawar
Governor	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Ministry and Departments	Urban Development; Housing; Public Works (including Public Enterprises);
Preceded by	Devendra Fadnavis
20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
	In office; 30 June 2022 – 5 December 2024
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari (till 2023); Ramesh Bais (2023–2024); C. P. Radhakrishnan (2024);
Deputy	Devendra Fadnavis; Ajit Pawar;
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
Governor
State ministerial portfolios 2014‍–‍2022
Minister of Urban Development, PWD and State Border Defence (Maharashtra)
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 27 June 2022
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Preceded by	Himself (acting); Uddhav Thackeray (additional charge);
Succeeded by	Subhash Desai (additional charge)
Maharashtra Minister of Public Health
	In office; 7 January 2019 – 12 November 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Deepak Sawant
Succeeded by	Jayant Patil (acting)
Maharashtra Minister of Public Works (including Public Undertakings)
	In office; 5 December 2014 – 12 November 2019
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao; Bhagat Singh Koshiyari;
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Eknath Khadse (acting)
Succeeded by	Himself (acting)
Leader of the House in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 3 July 2022 – 5 December 2024
Deputy	Devendra Fadnavis; Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
19th Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 12 November 2014 – 5 December 2014
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Preceded by	Eknath Khadse
Succeeded by	Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	constituency established
Constituency	Kopri-Pachpakhadi
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Moreshwar Joshi
Succeeded by	Rajan Vichare
Constituency	Thane
Chairman of Shiv Sena
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Uddhav Thackeray (as Pramukh of Shiv Sena)
Leader of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena
	In office; 10 October 2022 – 17 February 2023
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Leader of the House in Maharashtra Legislative Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 December 2024
Deputy	Pankaja Munde
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis
Chairman	Ram Shinde
Preceded by	Devendra Fadnavis
Personal details
Born	Eknath Sambhaji Shinde; 9 February 1964; At.Dare Tamb, Mahabaleshwar, Satara district
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiv Sena
Other political; affiliations	Maha Yuti (2022–present; 2014–2019); National Democratic Alliance (2022–present; 1999–2019); Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (2022–2023); Shiv Sena (1999–2022)
Spouse	Lata Shinde
Children	3, including Shrikant Shinde
Residence	5, Land Mark Co, Eastern Express, Thane West
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Occupation	Politician

Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since December 2024, alongside Ajit Pawar under Devendra Fadnavis. He is the chairperson of Shiv Sena since February 2023 and was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from June 2022 to December 2024. He is also the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency of Thane, Maharashtra, since 2009 and was formerly the MLA of Thane constituency from 2004 to 2009.