Deepak Vasant Kesarkar is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is the Cabinet Minister for Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Ministry of Marathi Language. He represents the Sawantwadi Assembly Constituency. He belongs to Shivsena. He was appointed Maharashtra's minister of state for Finance, Rural Development in December, 2014. He is also guardian minister of Sindhudurg district.