Shivraj Patil

Shivraj Vishwanath Patil
Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
In office 22 January 2010 – 21 January 2015
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
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-12) 12 October 1935 (age 89) Latur, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Maharashtra, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Politician

Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician. He was the Governor of the state of Punjab and Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015.^[2] He was the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996.

1. ↑ Home Minister Shivraj Patil steps down Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved on 29 December 2011.
2. ↑ Express News Service (23 January 2010). "Shivraj Patil takes oath as UT Administrator". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2010.