Rashmi Thackeray
Rashmi Thackeray | |
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| Spouse of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| In office 28 November 2019 – 29 June 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | Amruta Fadnavis |
| Editor of Saamana[1] and Marmik[2] | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Aaditya Thackeray, Tejas Thackeray |
| Education | Vinayak Ganesh Vaze Autonomous College of Arts, Science & Commerce |
Rashmi Thackeray (née Patankar) is an Indian journalist and editor of Saamana and Marmik. She is the spouse of Chief minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray.
Early life and family
Rashmi was born in a middle-class family of Madhav Patankar who runs his own family business in suburban Dombivli. She attended V G Vaze College in Mulund for her Bachelor of Commerce degree. She joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India as a contract employee in 1987. She became the friend of Raj Thackeray's sister Jaywanti and through her came into contact with Uddhav Thackeray. The couple got married in 1989.[3][4][5] The couple have two sons, Aditya (serving as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra) and Tejas.[6]
References
- ^ Chaitanya Marpakwar (2 March 2020). "Rashmi Thackeray takes over as Saamana editor". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "After Saamana, Maharashtra CM's Wife Rashmi Thackeray Named Editor of Marmik Too". News18. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Rashmi Thackeray: Behind Uddhav Thackeray's success a woman". The Times of India. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Kiran Tare (5 March 2020). "The rise and rise of Rashmi Thackeray". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Vishwas Waghmode (8 March 2020). "Rashmi Thackeray: Mrs Surefire". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections". Indian Express. Mumbai. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.