Deepak Sawant

Deepak Sawant is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council, belonging to the Shiv Sena. He represents the Mumbai graduate constituency. He was elected to office in July, 2006 for a term of six years and then reelected in July 2012. However he was denied a spot on the ticket in his third election bid. He was appointed Maharashtra's cabinet minister of in December, 2014 with the portfolio Public Health and Family Welfare. Later in the same month, he was also given responsibility of being guardian minister of Bhandara district and Dharashiv District. In June 2023 he was appointed as Head of Task Force to eradicate Malnutrition in tribal areas of Maharashtra State.

Positions held 2004: Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council 2006: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council 2012: Re-Elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council 2014: Cabinet Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare in Maharashtra State Government 2014: Guardian minister of Bhandara district, Osmanabad District and Aurangabad District 2023: Head of Task Force to eradicate Malnutrition in Maharashtra State.