he Governor of Rajasthan Shri Shivraj V Patil

Name Shri Shivraj V Patil
Father’s Name Late Shri Vishwanath Patil
Date of Birth 4th March 1935
Permanent Address “ Deoghar” Sabdhawana Nagar, Latur-413512 (Maharashtra)
Place of Birth
Chakur,Dist-Latur,Maharashtra
Official Residence 4, Janpath Road, New Delhi-110011


Punjab Raj Bhavan, Sector-6, Chandigarh.
Marital Status Married in June 1963
Wife Late Smt. Vijaya Patil
Children One Son and One Daughter
Profession Advocate, Agriculturist and Hony, Prof of Law
Positions Held


1967-1972

President Municipal Corporation, Latur,
1970-1972

Professor of Law, Aurangabad and Latur
1972-1979

Member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
1974-1975

Chairman, Public Undertaking Committee, Maharashtra
1975-1976

Depurty Minister Law and Judiciary, Irrigation and Protocol, Maharashtra
Jul 05 ,1977 to Mar 13,1978

Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Mar17,1978 to Dec 06,1979

Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Jan 3, 1980

Elected to Lok Sabha from Latur Parliamentary constituency
Sep 7, 1980

Member Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
Sept 8,1980 to Oct 18, 1980

Chairman Joint, Committee on Salaries and Allowance of Member Parliament
Oct 19,1980 to Jan 14, 1982

Union Minister of State for Defence
Jan 15,1982 to Jan 29, 1983

Minister of State for Commerce Independent Charge
Jan 29,1983 to Dec 1984

Minister of State for Science & Technology, Atomic Energy, Electronics, Space


& Ocean Development
Oct 21,1983 to Dec 31, 1984

Vice President, C.S.I.R.
Dec 24,1984

Elected to Lok Sabha for the Second time
Dec 31,1984 to Oct 21, 1986

Minister of State for Science & Technology, Atomic Energy, electronics, space &


Ocean Development, Bio- Technology Vice President, C.S.I.R.
Oct 22,1986 to Jun 24, 1988

Minister of State for Defence Productions & Supplies
Jun 25,1988 to Dec 02, 1989

Minister of State for Civil Aviation & Tourism (Independent Charge)
Nov 24,1989

Elected to Lok Sabha for the third time
Mar 19,1990 to Mar 13, 1991

Deputy Speaker of 9 th Lok Sabha till dissolution
Jun 16,1991

Elected to Lok Sabha for the fourth time
July 10,1991

Unanimously elected speaker of 10 th Lok Sabha
1992

President, National Press , India
1996

Elected Lok Sabha for the fifth time
1997

Award Anuvarat Award by Tulsi foundation
1998

Elected Lok Sabha for Sixth time
1998

Honored – Doctorate by Marathwada Agriculture University
1999

Elected Lok Sabha for the Seventh time
2001

Finance Committee Chairman, Lok Sabha
2002

AICC Working Committee Member
2002

Deputy Leader, Congress Party, Lok Sabha
2003

Chancellor, Tilak Maharashtra University , Pune
May 25, 2004

Home Minister, Union Government
Jun 21, 2004

Elected for Rajaya Sabha
Jan 22, 2010

Took Oath as Governor of Punjab



Favourite Pastime

Reading & Recreation



Sports

Swimming, Shooting and Horse Riding



Countries Visited

Bahamas, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Korea, Panama, Poland, Soviet Union, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, USA, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Australia, Egypt, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, Netherlands, Ireland, Magnolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan.



Publications

42 Second Amendment of Indian Constitution


Reminiscence and Reflection-1995


Translated in Marathi Language as संस्मरण अणि चिंतन


Emergency Vision of India-1996


Ecstacy and Agony of the Presiding Officer-1998


Fragrance of the Innerself (Poetry)


Dialogues-2004