Pratibha Patil | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2007 | |
12th President of India | |
In office 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Vice President | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |
Preceded by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
17th Governor of Rajasthan | |
In office 8 November 2004 – 23 June 2007 | |
Chief Minister | Vasundhara Raje |
Preceded by | Madan Lal Khurana |
Succeeded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 | |
Preceded by | Sudam Deshmukh |
Succeeded by | Anantrao Gudhe |
Constituency | Amravati |
9th Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 18 November 1986 – 5 November 1988 | |
Preceded by | M. M. Jacob |
Succeeded by | Najma Heptulla |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1985–1990 | |
Constituency | Maharashtra |
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra | |
In office 1962–1985 | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Pratibha Narayan Rao Patil 19 December 1934 Nadgaon, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Maharashtra, India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Website | pratibhapatil |
Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934), also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat,[1][2] is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A member of the Indian National Congress, she also served as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007, and was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.