Shivraj Patil
Shivraj V. Patil | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 22 January 2010 – 21 January 2015 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Preceded by | Sunith Francis Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram |
| 10th Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| In office 10 July 1991 – 22 May 1996 | |
| Deputy | S. Mallikarjunaiah |
| Preceded by | Rabi Ray |
| Succeeded by | P.A. Sangma |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 18 January 1980 – 17 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Udhavrao Patil |
| Succeeded by | Rupatai Patil Nilangekar |
| Constituency | Latur, Maharasthra |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 5 July 2004 – 22 January 2010 | |
| Constituency | Maharashtra |
| 9th Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| In office 19 March 1990 – 13 March 1991 | |
| Speaker | Rabi Ray |
| Preceded by | M. Thambidurai |
| Succeeded by | S. Mallikarjunaiah |
| 8th Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 17 March 1978 – 6 December 1979 | |
| Governor | Sadiq Alo |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Balasaheb Desai |
| Succeeded by | Pranlal Vora |
| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1980 | |
| Preceded by | V. R. Kaldate |
| Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Constituency | Latur City |
| 5th Deputy Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 5 July 1977 – 2 March 1978 | |
| Governor | Sadiq Ali (freedom fighter) |
| Chief Minister | Vasantdada Patil |
| Preceded by | S. F. P. S. M. Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Gajananrao Raghunathrao Garud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1935 Chakur, Hyderabad State, British India (present–day Maharashtra, India) |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Vijaya Patil |
| Children | Shailesh Patil, Swapna Patil |
| Parent | Vishwanath Patil |
| Residence(s) | Chakur, Latur, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | Bachelor of science, LLB |
| Alma mater | Osmania university, Mumbai university |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shivraj Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015. Previously, he served in the Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinets as Minister of Defence during the 1980s.
Patil resigned from the post of Home Minister on 30 November 2008, following widespread criticism raised after 2008 Mumbai attacks, and took moral responsibility for the security lapse that led to the attacks.