Party Name : Shiv Sena
Constituency : Mumbai-North-Central
State : Maharashtra
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Gajanan Krishna Joshi
Mother's Name : Smt. Saraswati Gajanan
Date of birth : 02 Dec 1937
Profession : Builder Educationist, Industrialist
Positions held :
1968-79 Municipal Councilor, Mumbai, Maharashtra1972-89 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council (3 terms)1976-77 Mayor, Municipal Corporation Mumbai, Maharashtra1990-91 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)1990-91 Leader of Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly1995-99 Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)1995-1999 Leader of House, Maharashtra Legislature AssemblyChief Minister, Maharashtra1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha13 Oct. 1999- 9 May 2002 Union Cabinet Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises10 May 2002- onwards Speaker, Lok SabhaChairman, Business Advisory Committee; Rules Committee; General Purpose Committee; Standing Committee on the Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in India; Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies in IndiaPresident, Indian Parliamentary Group; National Group of Inter-Parliamentary Union; India Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Governing Council of Constitution Club; and Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
More Information :
Books Published
‘Swachh Mumbai; Harit Mumbai’( both are in Marathi)
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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; and started Kamdhenu Policy for women, ‘Matoshri Vrudhashram Scheme’ for the aged and Sainik Schools for the youth, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Maharashtra; organised a graceful ‘Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Sammelan’ at Shivaji Park, Dadar; also started Jagatik Marathi Chamber of Commerce and Industries
Social And Cultural Activities
Closely associated with many educational and social organisations; 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
Special Interests
Theatre, social service and promotion of sports, especially cricket
Sports and Clubs
Cricket; 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; United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom., United States of America and Zambia
Other Information
During the Chief Ministership (1995-99) -Organised “Advantage Maharashtra”, 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; Led delegations to Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, U.K. and U.S.A. for bringing investment to the State of Maharashtra; constructed number of flyovers in Mumbai As Union Cabinet Minister (2000-2002), led ministerial delegations to Canada, Mauritius and U.S.A. As Speaker, Lok Sabha, led Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Poland, Croatia, Geneva and China
