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{{short description|Indian journalist}}{{EngvarB|date = March 2020}}
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| name                = Rashmi Thackeray
| name                = Rashmi Thackeray
| image              = [[File:Uddhav Thackeray, Rashmi Thackeray at Esha Deol's wedding reception 07 (cropped).jpg]]
| image              = Uddhav Thackeray, Rashmi Thackeray at Esha Deol's wedding reception 07 (cropped).jpg
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| birth_date          =  
| birth_name          = Rashmi Patankar
| birth_place        =  
| birth_date          = 29.02.1963
| office              = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Spouse of Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| birth_place        = [[Dabhol]], [[Ratnagiri district]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| office              = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Spouse of Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
| term_start          = 28 November 2019
| term_start          = 28 November 2019
| term_end            = 29 June 2022
| term_end            = 29 June 2022
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| 1namedata          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| 1namedata          = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| predecessor        = [[Amruta Fadnavis]]
| predecessor        = [[Amruta Fadnavis]]
| successor = [[Eknath Shinde|Lata Eknath Shinde]]
| successor           = [[Eknath Shinde|Lata Shinde]]
| office1            = Editor of ''[[Saamana]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/rashmi-thackeray-takes-over-as-saamana-editor/articleshow/74431953.cms | title=Rashmi Thackeray takes over as Saamana editor | work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] | author=Chaitanya Marpakwar | date=2 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Marmik]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/after-saamana-maharashtra-cms-wife-rashmi-thackeray-named-editor-of-marmik-too-2525843.html | title=After Saamana, Maharashtra CM's Wife Rashmi Thackeray Named Editor of Marmik Too | publisher=News18 | date=4 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
| office1            = Editor-in-chief of ''[[Saamana]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/rashmi-thackeray-takes-over-as-saamana-editor/articleshow/74431953.cms | title=Rashmi Thackeray takes over as Saamana editor | work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] | author=Chaitanya Marpakwar | date=2 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Marmik]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/after-saamana-maharashtra-cms-wife-rashmi-thackeray-named-editor-of-marmik-too-2525843.html | title=After Saamana, Maharashtra CM's Wife Rashmi Thackeray Named Editor of Marmik Too | publisher=News18 | date=4 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
| term_start1        = 2020
| term_start1        = 2020
| predecessor1        = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| predecessor1        = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Uddhav Thackeray]]|1989}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Uddhav Thackeray]]|1989}}
| children            = [[Aaditya Thackeray]],  [[Tejas Thackeray]]
| children            = 2, including [[Aaditya Thackeray]]
| parents            =  
| parents            =  
| relatives          =  
| relatives          = ''See [[Thackeray Family]]''
| education          = Vinayak Ganesh Vaze Autonomous College of Arts, Science & Commerce, [[Mulund|Mulund East]], [[Mumbai]]
| alma_mater          = Vinayak Ganesh Vaze Autonomous College of Arts, Science & Commerce, [[Mulund|Mulund East]]
| education          = [[Bachelor of Commerce|B. Com.]]
| occupation          = [[Journalist]]
}}
}}
'''Rashmi Thackeray''' ([[née]] '''Patankar''') is an Indian journalist and editor of ''[[Saamana]]'' and ''[[Marmik]]''. She is the spouse of [[Chief minister of Maharashtra|Former Chief minister of Maharashtra]], [[Uddhav Thackeray]].
 
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'''Rashmi Thackeray''' ([[née]] '''Patankar''') is an Indian journalist and the editor-in-chief of ''[[Saamana]]'' and ''[[Marmik]]''. She is the spouse of [[Chief minister of Maharashtra|Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], [[Uddhav Thackeray]] and the mother of [[Aaditya Thackeray]].


==Early life and family==
==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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/rashmi-thackeray-behind-uddhav-thackerays-success-a-woman-with-dignity/articleshow/72268497.cms | title=Rashmi Thackeray: Behind Uddhav Thackeray's success a woman | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=28 November 2019 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-rise-and-rise-of-rashmi-thackeray-1652561-2020-03-05 | title=The rise and rise of Rashmi Thackeray  | work=India Today | author=Kiran Tare | date=5 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rashmi-thackeray-shiv-sena-aaditya-thackeray-maharashtra-elections-uddhav-thackeray-6304384/ | title=Rashmi Thackeray: Mrs Surefire | work=The Indian Express | author=Vishwas Waghmode | date=8 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> The couple have two sons, [[Aditya Thackeray|Aditya]] (serving as [[Cabinet Minister]] of [[Tourism]] and [[Natural environment|Environment]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]) and [[Tejas Thackeray|Tejas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Uddhav-May-Shift-to-New-House-After-LS-Elections/2014/04/09/article2157222.ece | title=Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections | newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |place=Mumbai | date=9 April 2014 | accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>
The daughter of businessman Madhav Patankar of [[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. A friend of [[Raj Thackeray]]'s sister, Jaywanti, she met [[Uddhav Thackeray]]. The couple got married in 1989.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/rashmi-thackeray-behind-uddhav-thackerays-success-a-woman-with-dignity/articleshow/72268497.cms | title=Rashmi Thackeray: Behind Uddhav Thackeray's success a woman | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=28 November 2019 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/the-rise-and-rise-of-rashmi-thackeray-1652561-2020-03-05 | title=The rise and rise of Rashmi Thackeray  | work=India Today | author=Kiran Tare | date=5 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rashmi-thackeray-shiv-sena-aaditya-thackeray-maharashtra-elections-uddhav-thackeray-6304384/ | title=Rashmi Thackeray: Mrs Surefire | work=The Indian Express | author=Vishwas Waghmode | date=8 March 2020 | accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> The couple have two sons, [[Aditya Thackeray|Aditya]] (Former [[Cabinet Minister]] of [[Tourism]] and [[Natural environment|Environment]] [[Government of Maharashtra]]) and Tejas.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Uddhav-May-Shift-to-New-House-After-LS-Elections/2014/04/09/article2157222.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202220/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Uddhav-May-Shift-to-New-House-After-LS-Elections/2014/04/09/article2157222.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2014 | title=Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections | newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |place=Mumbai | date=9 April 2014 | accessdate=25 April 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Rashmi Thackeray
Spouse of Chief Minister of Maharashtra
In office
28 November 2019 – 29 June 2022
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Preceded byAmruta Fadnavis
Succeeded byLata Shinde
Editor-in-chief of Saamana[1] and Marmik[2]
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byUddhav Thackeray
Personal details
Born
Rashmi Patankar

29.02.1963
Dabhol, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1989)
Children2, including Aaditya Thackeray
RelativesSee Thackeray Family
EducationB. Com.
Alma materVinayak Ganesh Vaze Autonomous College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mulund East
OccupationJournalist

Rashmi Thackeray (née Patankar) is an Indian journalist and the editor-in-chief of Saamana and Marmik. She is the spouse of Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray and the mother of Aaditya Thackeray.

Early life and family[edit | edit source]

The daughter of businessman Madhav Patankar of 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. A friend of Raj Thackeray's sister, Jaywanti, she met Uddhav Thackeray. The couple got married in 1989.[3][4][5] The couple have two sons, Aditya (Former Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra) and Tejas.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Chaitanya Marpakwar (2 March 2020). "Rashmi Thackeray takes over as Saamana editor". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "After Saamana, Maharashtra CM's Wife Rashmi Thackeray Named Editor of Marmik Too". News18. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "Rashmi Thackeray: Behind Uddhav Thackeray's success a woman". The Times of India. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. Kiran Tare (5 March 2020). "The rise and rise of Rashmi Thackeray". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. Vishwas Waghmode (8 March 2020). "Rashmi Thackeray: Mrs Surefire". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Uddhav May Shift to New House After LS Elections". Indian Express. Mumbai. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.