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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Amit Mahesh Deshmukh
| image = Amit Deshmukh.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Amit Deshmukh in 2021
| birth_name = Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|3|21}}
| birth_place = [[Latur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| office = [[Uddhav Thackeray ministry|Cabinet Minister]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| term_start = 30 December 2019
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| governor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| minister = *[[Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)|Medical Education]]
*[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)|Cultural Affairs]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Maharashtra|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/#|url-status=live|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Girish Dattatray Mahajan]] [[Vinod Tawde]]
| successor =
|office1 = Guardian minister of Latur District
[[Government of Maharashtra]]
| constituency1 = [[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
| term_start1 = 09 January 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Pankaja Munde]]
| successor1 =
| office2 =[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
| term_start2 = 19 October 2009
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| successor2 =
| office3 = [[Government of Maharashtra|Minister of State for Tourism]]
| term_start3 = 2 June 2014
| term_end3 = 26 September 2014
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[Prithviraj Chavan]]
| minister3 = *Food & Drugs Administration,
*Excise,
*New Renewable Energy
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| assembly = Maharashtra Legislative
| residence = [[Latur]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| nickname =
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Aditi Pratap]]|2008}}<ref name=":0"/>
| children = 2
| education =
| relatives = [[Riteish Deshmukh]] (brother) [[Dhiraj Deshmukh]] (brother) [[Genelia D' Souza]] (sister-in-law)
 [[Deepshikha Deshmukh]] (sister-in-law)
| website = {{url|www.amitvilasraodeshmukh.com}}
| father = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
}}

'''Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh''' (born 21 March 1976) is an Indian Politician from [[Indian National Congress]]. He is the son of veteran congress leader [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]. He is a three term Member of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]] constituency. He is the National Secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] and is also the guardian minister of [[Latur district]]. In 2014, he was appointed Minister of State for Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/the-son-rises-in-latur/ |title= The son rises in Latur | date= 2 October 2009| publisher=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=13 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/latur-city.html |title= Latur City (Maharashtra) Assembly Constituency Elections | date=15 October 2014|publisher=[[Elections]]|access-date=13 February 2017 }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Deshmukh was born on 21 March 1976 to [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]. He is also the elder brother of actor [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] and [[Dhiraj Deshmukh]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Amit Deshmukh: Congress leader who is more than Riteish Deshmukh's brother |url=https://www.mid-day.com/photos/amit-deshmukh-congress-leader-who-is-more-than-riteish-deshmukhs-brother/43883 |accessdate=22 March 2019 |work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Son of a politician, Amit Deshmukh entered the Maharashtra political scene at a young age. Working from the grassroots, he actively participated in the 1997 Latur Nagar Parishad elections at the age of 21, and was involved in the campaigning for [[Shivraj Patil]] in the 1999 [[Lok Sabha]] elections.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140602/nation-politics/article/congress-ncp-ministry-maharashtra-expanded-two-inducted |title= Congress-NCP ministry in Maharashtra expanded; two inducted| date=10 January 2016| publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]| accessdate=13 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/vilasrao-deshmukh-son-amit-cabinet-berth-chavan-government/1/213227.html| title= Deshmukhs son Amit may get Cabinet berth in Chavan government |date=14 August 2012 | publisher=[[India Today]]| accessdate=13 February 2017 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120817/jsp/nation/story_15863815.jsp| title= Party tribute: Vilasrao son set to join ministry; Induction with ally bond hope |date=17 August 2012 |publisher=[[Telegraph India]]|accessdate=13 February 2017 }}</ref>

He has been the Vice-President of the Youth Congress in the years 2002 and 2008. In 2009, Amit Deshmukh contested from Latur city on a Congress ticket and defeated Kayyum Khan Mohammad Khan Pathan of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], and Shripad Kulkarni of [[Shiv Sena]] by a margin of 89,480 votes. It was the fourth largest victory in [[Maharashtra]].
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/amit-deshmukh-to-step-into-his-father-s-shoes/story-eEKxjDiWpoGDpjwKTUImON.html | title=Amit Deshmukh to step into his father's shoes |date=14 August 2012|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=13 February 2017 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-haryana-poll-heavyweights-who-wins-who-loses/20141019.html | title=Heavyweights in fray: Who wins, who loses|date=19 October 2014|publisher=Rediff India|accessdate=13 February 2017 }}</ref>

In December 2019, Deshmukh took oath as a cabinet minister in the 2019 [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Maharashtra cabinet expansion: Ashok Chavan, Amit Deshmukh among 10 Congress MLAs to take oath today, claim sources |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/maharashtra-cabinet-expansion-ashok-chavan-amit-deshmukh-among-10-congress-mlas-to-take-oath-today-claim-sources-7839891.html |accessdate=30 December 2019 |work=Firstpost |date=30 December 2019}}</ref>

He is the guardian minister of [[Latur district]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra Congress minister trying to divert central project: Sena MP hits out at MVA ally |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/06/maharashtra-congress-minister-trying-to-divert-central-project-sena-mp-hits-out-at-mva-ally-2206579.html |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=6 October 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
He is married to actress [[Aditi Pratap]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/proud-parents-2/|title=Proud parents|date=5 December 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>

== Positions held ==
* 2009– present - [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Maharashtra]].
* 2014- 2014 - Minister of State, Govt of Maharashtra
* 2014– present - National Secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]]
* 2019–present - Cabinet Minister, Govt of Maharashtra

==References==
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{{Succession box
| title = Member of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] from [[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
| years = 22 October 2009 – Present
| before = [[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]
| after =
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{{s-ttl|title=Minister of State Tourism, Food & Drugs Administration, Excise, and New Renewable Energy, Maharashtra State|years=December 2014–2014}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Girish Mahajan]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Cabinet Minister for Medical Education & Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra State|years=December 2019–present}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=Maharashtra State Guardian Minister for [[Latur district]]|years=December 2019–present}}
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