Shivraj Patil
| Shivraj Vishwanath Patil | |
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| शिवराज विश्वनाथ पाटील | |
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| Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh | |
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In office 22 January 2010 – 21 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sunith Francis Rodrigues |
| Succeeded by | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 30 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram |
| 10th Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
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In office 10 July 1991 – 22 May 1996 |
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| Deputy | S. Mallikarjunaiah |
| Preceded by | Rabi Ray |
| Succeeded by | P.A. Sangma |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 October 1935 Latur, Hyderabad State (now Maharashtra, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician who has been Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh since 2010. Previously, he was the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996 and served in Manmohan Singh's cabinet as Union Minister of Home Affairs from 2004 to 2008. He also 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 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, and took moral responsibility for the security lapse that led to the attacks.
Patil was born in 1935 in the village of Chakur in the Latur district (Marathwada region) of the then princely state of Hyderabad, now Maharashtra, India. He attended Osmania University, Hyderabad, earning a degree in Science and studied Law at Bombay University. During 1967–69, he was involved in local government (Latur Municipality). Keshavrao Sonawane and Manikrao Sonawane helped Shivaraj Patil to get his first break to stand from Latur Constituency.
Patil belongs to the Lingayat community. He married Vijaya Patil in June 1963.
From 1973 to 1980, he was legislator of Latur Rular constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for two terms of 1973 to 1978 and 1978 to 1980 during which time he held various positions such as Chairman of Public Undertakings Committee, Deputy Minister (Law & Judiciary, Irrigation, Protocol), Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and Speaker of the Assembly.
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