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Shivraj Patil

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Shivraj Patil
शिवराज पाटिल
Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
In office
22 January 2010  21 January 2015
Preceded bySunith Francis Rodrigues
Succeeded byKaptan Singh Solanki
Minister for Home Affairs
In office
22 May 2004  30 November 2008[1]
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byLal Krishna Advani
Succeeded byP. Chidambaram
10th Speaker of Lok Sabha
In office
10 July 1991  22 May 1996
DeputyS. Mallikarjunaiah
Preceded byRabi Ray
Succeeded byP.A. Sangma
Personal details
Born(1935-10-12)12 October 1935
Latur, Hyderabad State,
British India
(now in Maharashtra, India)
Died12 December 2025(2025-12-12) (aged 90)
Latur, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician

Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (12 October 1935 12 December 2025) was 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.

Patil died in Latur, India on 12 December 2025, at the age of 90.[3]

References

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  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.
  3. "Former Union home minister Shivraj Patil passes away at 90". The Times of India. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.