Manohar Joshi
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Manohar Gajanan Joshi, (Marathi: मनोहर गजानन जोशी) (born December 2, 1937) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena political party.
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[edit] Background and family
Born in a Deshastha Brahmin family, he was married on May 14, 1964 to Smt. Anagha Joshi and has a son Unmesh and 2 daughters.
[edit] Political career
He began his career by being elected to the Legislative Council from the Shiv Sena. He became the Mayor of Bombay during 1976 to 1977. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from a Shiv Sena ticket in 1990. He became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the SS-BJP coalition routed the Congress in the State Elections. He was promoted to the Lok Sabha when he won from Central Mumbai in the 1999 General Elections. He was the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004 during the NDA administration.
He slowly climbed the ranks of the Sena. He became extremely powerful in the Sena and was accused by Narayan Rane of preventing others from meeting Balasaheb Thackeray, the party's President. When he was promoted quickly in the Sena during 1991, Chaggan Bhujbal left the party. He was highly respected and held tremendous clout in the Shiv Sena.
He was elected for a 6 year term to the Rajya Sabha on March 20, 2006[1] after being defeated in the last Lok Sabha election by a hitherto unknown Congress candidate from the Central Bombay constituency.
He also maintains cordial personal and business relations with ousted Shiv Sena youth leader Raj Thackeray and NCP leader Sharad Pawar.
[edit] In business
Joshi is the proprietor of the Kohinoor chain, comprising of businesses in technical training, hotels, construction and real estate.
[edit] Positions held
- 1972-1989 - Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council
- 1976-1977 - Mayor of Mumbai
- 1990-1991 - Member and Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1995-1999 - Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- 1999-2004 - Member of Lok Sabha
- 2002-2004 - Speaker of Lok Sabha
- 2006-Present - Member of Rajya Sabha
[edit] References
- ^ "Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha", Tribuneindia.com, March 20, 2006.
[edit] External links
- May 8, 2002 news article "Manohar Joshi to be next LS speaker" - Times of India
- Photos from site of Speaker of Lok Sabha
| Preceded by Sharad Pawar |
Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1995–1999 |
Succeeded by Narayan Rane |
| Preceded by G. M. C. Balayogi |
Speaker of Lok Sabha 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by Somnath Chatterjee |
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