Shivraj Patil Governor, Punjab

Father's Name:   Late Shri Vishwanath Rao
Mother’s Name   Smt. Bhagiriti Bai
Date of Birth:   12/10/1935
Place:   Vill. Chakur, Tehsil Latur, Distt. Latur (Maharashtra)
Marital Status:   Married in June 1963
Spouse Name:   Late Smt. Vijaya Patil
Children:   One son and one daughter
Education:
B.Sc.,LL.M.; Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad and Bombay University, Bombay

Hobbies:
Reading, painting and farming ,Swimming, horse-riding and shooting

CV:
Advocate, Agriculturist and Hony. Professor of Law.
 
1967-69
President, Municipality, Latur  1971 and 1972
 
1972-79
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (two terms)
 
1974-75
Chairman, Public Undertakings Committee
 
1975-76
Deputy Minister, Law and Judiciary,        Irrigation and Protocol, Maharashtra
 
1977-78    Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 
1978-79
Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 
1980
Elected to 7th Lok Sabha
 
May-Sept. 1980
Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of  Members of Parliament 
 
Sept.-Oct. 1980   
Chairman, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
 
1980-82
Union Minister of State, Defence
 
1982-83
Union Minister of State, Commerce (Independent Charge)
 
1983-84
Union Minister of State, Science and Technology, Atomic  Energy, Electronics, Space and Ocean   Development
 
1984
Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
 
1984-86
Union Minister of State, Science and Technology, Space,   Atomic Energy, Electronics, Ocean Development and Bio Technology
 
1985
Union Minister of State, Personnel and Training, Public Grievances and Pensions and  Administrative Reforms
 
1986-88
Union Minister of State, Defence Production
 
1988-89
Union Minister of State,Civil Aviation and Tourism (Independent Charge)
 
1989
Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
 
1990-91
Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha    Chairman, Library Committee Chairman, Committee on Private Members’ Bills and  Resolutions     Member, General Purposes Committee  Member, Business Advisory Committee
 
1991
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
 
1991-96
Speaker, Lok Sabha  Chairman, (i) Business Advisory Committee; (ii) Rules Committee; and (iii) General Purposes Committee; and  Standing Committee of the Conference of Presiding Officers of the Legislative Bodies in India; President, (i) Indian    Parliamentary Group; (ii) National Group of Inter-  Parliamentary Union; and (iii) India Branch of the   Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
 
1996
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
 
1996-98
Member, Committee on Defence
 
1998
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) 
 
1998-99
Member, Committee on External Affairs  Member, Rules Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
 
1999
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (7th term) 
 
1999-2000
Chairman, Committee on Finance Member, Committee of Privileges  Member, General Purposes Committee
 
2000-2004
Member, Consultative Committee, inistry of Home Affairs
 
2001-2004
Deputy Leader, Congress Parliamentary Party (Lok Sabha)Member, Committee on Security in Parliament Complex
 
May 2004
Union Minister of Home Affairs
 
July 2004
Elected to Rajya Sabha
 
 
Travel Abroad:
Widely travelled (41 countries); Leader, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to,

(i) 86th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Santiago, Chile, 1991;

(ii) 38th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, 1992;

(iii) 39th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Cyprus, 1993;

(iv) 90th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Canberra, Australia, 1993;

(v) 40th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Banff, Canada, 1994;

(vi) 41st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1995;

(vii) 94th Inter-Parliamentary Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 1995; and

(viii) Special Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Council on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, New York, 1995; and attended Conference of SAARC Speakers, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1992; also led Indian Parliamentary Delegations to several countries, 1991-95