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[1]
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
Constituency	Latur, Maharasthra
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-12) 12 October 1935 (age 88) Latur, Hyderabad State, British 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 Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician who 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.^[2] 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 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, and took moral responsibility for the security lapse that led to the attacks.^[3]