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| Constituency : Rajya Sabha Member (Maharashtra) Party Name : Shiv Sena Email Address : mjoshi@sansad.nic.in |
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| Designation : M.P. - Rajya Sabha |
Father's Name: Shri Gajanan Krishna Joshi
Mother's Name: Shrimati Saraswati Gajanan Joshi Date of Birth: 2 December 1937 Place of Birth: Nandavi, Distt. Raigad (Maharashtra) Marital Status: Married Date of Marriage: 14 May 1964 Spouse's Name: Shrimati Anagha Manohar Joshi No.of Sons: 1 No.of Daughters: 2 Educational Qualifications: B.A., M.A., LL.B. Educated at University of Mumbai Permanent Address:101-102, Oceana Apartment, Keluskar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai 400028 Present Address: 10, Ashoka Road, New Delhi
Position Held:
1972-89 :Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council 1976-77 :Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, Maharashtra 1990-91and 1995-99 :Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1990-91 :Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly 1995-99 :Chief Minister, Maharashtra 1999-2004 Member, Thirteenth Lok Sabha 1999-2002 :Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 2002-2004 :Speaker, Lok Sabha April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha June 2006-Aug. 2006 :Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare Sept. 2006 onwards :Member, Committee on Urban Development May 2008 onwards :Member, Business Advisory Committee June 2008 onwards :Member, General Purposes Committee Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Urban Development
-> Set up a Kala Academy at Dadar in Mumbai; instituted 'Maharashtra Bhushan Award'; conceived (i) Krishna Valley Irrigation Project in Maharashtra, (ii) Mumbai- Pune Expressway Project and (iii) various schemes like 'Tanker Free Maharashtra Scheme'; started (i) Kamdhenu Policy for women, (ii) 'Matoshri Vrudhashram Scheme' for the aged and (iii) Sainik Schools for the youth, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Maharashtra; organized a graceful 'Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan' at Shivaji Park, Dadar; also started Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce and Industries; closely associated with many educational and social organizations; conceived the idea of 'Clean Mumbai-Green Mumbai' during his tenure as Mayor of Mumbai; started reading room facility with an idea of helping the poor and needy students; theatre, social service and promotion of sports, especially cricket
Favourite Pastime and Recreation Former President, Mumbai Cricket Association; former Vice-President, Cricket Control Board of India Sports and Clubs Former President, Mumbai Cricket Association; former Vice-President, Cricket Control Board of India Countries Visited Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Mauritius, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.A., Zambia and many others Other Information Led delegations to Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, U.K. and U.S.A. for bringing investment to the State of Maharashtra; as Union Cabinet Minister, led ministerial delegations to Canada, Mauritius and U.S.A., 2000-2002; as Speaker, Lok Sabha, led Indian Parliamentary delegations to Poland, Croatia, Geneva and China, 2002 - 2004; during his speakership a statue of Shivaji was installed in the Parliament House Complex and a portrait of Veer Savarkar was unveiled in the Central Hall, Parliament House; as Chief Minister, Maharashtra, organized "Advantage Maharashtra", a Conference to promote industrial investments in the State, arranged a programme known as 'Agro Advantage Maharashtra' for farmers and also an exhibition displaying information on advanced technology in the field of agriculture; constructed a number of flyovers in Mumbai; has been a leader of the Shiv Sena Party for forty years
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