Manohar Joshi

Manohar Joshi
15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra State  India
In office 14 March 1995 – 31 January 1999
Preceded by	Sharad Pawar
Succeeded by	Narayan Rane
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
In office 10 May 2002 – 2 June 2004
Preceded by	G. M. C. Balayogi
Succeeded by	Somnath Chatterjee
Personal details
Born	2 October 1937 (1937-10-02) (age 74)
Political party	Shiv Sena
Religion	Hindu

Manohar Gajanan Joshi, (Marathi: मनोहर गजानन जोशी) (born 2 December 1937) is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Shiv Sena political party. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995–1999.

Background and family

He was born in lower-middle class Deshastha Brahmin family hailing from Raigad district. His forthfathers migrated from Beed district to Goregaon village of Raigad district. He got help from his other middle class relatives while studying. He was married on 14 May 1964 to Smt. Anagha Joshi, and has a son, Unmesh, and two daughters. Shri Manohar Joshi has been awarded a Doctorate (in Political Science) by Mumbai University in 2010.

Formation of Kohinoor

After MA in Law he joined in Brihan Mumbai Corporation (BMC) as an officer, but later started the Kohinoor technical/vocational training institute with the idea of an institute for semi–skilled youths to offer training as electrician, plumber, TV/radio/scooter repairman, photography. Eventually, he started multiple branches of Kohinoor in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, etc., and later he made an entry in construction and other capital-oriented business.

Manohar Joshi also founded the Kohinoor Business School & Kohinoor-IMI (Hospitality) Institutes in Khandala, Maharashtra.

Political career

Early years

He began his career by being elected to the Legislative Council from the Shiv Sena. He became the Mayor of Mumbai during 1976 to 1977. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly from a Shiv Sena ticket in 1990.

Chief Minister

He became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Maharashtra when the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition came to power.

Controversy and Resignation

During his term as Chief Minister he was embroiled in a scam involving the change of reservation of a plot of land in Pune, which was being developed by his son-in-law, Girish Vyas. Just a couple of months prior to the High Court of Mumbai passing a verdict against Girish Vyas and terming the housing complex "Sundew", illegal, under severe pressure from the opposition, Mr. Joshi resigned^[1]. Later, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court^[2] but set aside the order to conduct criminal investigation against the former Chief Minister. It asked Mr. Joshi to pay the litigant Rs 25,000, which he complied with^[3].

Lok Sabha and Speaker

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 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration.

He was elected for a six-year term to the Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2006^[4] after being defeated in the previous Lok Sabha election from the Central Mumbai constituency.

Positions held

• 1967–1972 – Corporator, Bombay Municipal Corporation
• 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
• 2002 to 2004 Heavy industrial minister
• 2006 – present – Member of

See also

• List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

References

1. ^ "Pune land controversy back to haunt Shiv Sena"
2. ^ "Hand over Sundew Apartment or let PMC raze it: SC to Vyas Construction"
3. ^ "Former CM Joshi pays 25,000 to petitioner"
4. ^ "Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha", Tribuneindia.com, 20 March 2006.

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 14 March 1995 – 31 January 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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