Manohar Joshi

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Manohar Joshi
12th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Preceded bySharad Pawar
Succeeded byNarayan Rane
13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office
10 May 2002 – 2 August 2004
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee (also been a Leader of the House)
Deputy SpeakerP. M. Sayeed
Preceded byG. M. C. Balayogi
Succeeded bySomnath Chatterjee
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
In office
19 October 1999 – 9 May 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byChandra Shekhar
Succeeded byAnant Geete
Leader of Shiv Sena
In office
19 June 1966 – 23 February 2024
PresidentBal Thackeray (1966–2012)
Uddhav Thackeray (2012–2022)
Eknath Shinde (2022–)
Leader of the House Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra
In office
14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Preceded bySharad Pawar
Succeeded byNarayan Rane
Leader of the Opposition
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
22 March 1990 – 12 December 1991
Preceded byMrinal Gore
Succeeded byGopinath Munde
Mayor of Mumbai
In office
1976–1977
Preceded byMehta
Succeeded byMurli Deora
Member of Parliament, Loksabha
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byRamdas Athawale
Succeeded byEknath Gaikwad
ConstituencyMumbai North Central
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2006–2012
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byAnil Desai
ConstituencyMaharashtra
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–1999
Preceded bySharayu Thakur
Succeeded byVishakha Raut
ConstituencyDadar
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
In office
1972–1989
ConstituencyNominated
Councillor, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
In office
1968–1972
ConstituencyDadar
Personal details
Born(1937-12-02)2 December 1937
Raigad, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died23 February 2024(2024-02-23) (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyShiv Sena
Spouse(s)Anagha Joshi
Children3
RelativesSharvari Wagh
(granddaughter)

Manohar Gajanan Joshi (2 December 1937 – 23 February 2024)[1] was an Indian politician. He was one of the key leaders of the Shiv Sena political party. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. He was also the 13th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2002 to 2004.[2]

Death[change | change source]

Joshi died in Mumbai on 23 February 2024. He was 86 years old at the time of his death. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Manohar Joshi, Ex Maharashtra Chief Minister, Dies At 86". NDTV. 23 February 2024.
  2. "Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha", Tribuneindia.com, 20 March 2006.