Background
Patil, Shivraj Vishwanath was born on December 10, 1935 in Maharashtra, India. Son of Vishwanath Patil and Bhagiriti Bai.
Patil, Shivraj Vishwanath was born on December 10, 1935 in Maharashtra, India. Son of Vishwanath Patil and Bhagiriti Bai.
Bachelor of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. Bachelor of Laws, Bombay University, Mumbai. Master of Laws, Bombay University, Mumbai.
President Latur Municipality, India, 1967—1969, India, 1971—1972. Member Maharashtra Legislation Assembly, 1972—1979, chairman committee on public undertakings, 1974—1975, deputy minister of law and judiciary, irrigation and protocol, 1975—1976, deputy speaker, 1977—1978, speaker, 1978—1979. Member Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament), since 1980, member, chairman joint committee on salaries and allowances, 1980.
Minister of commerce Indian Government, 1982—1983, minister of science and technical, atomic energy, electron., space and ocean development, biotechnology, 1983—1986, minister of defence produced and supplies, 1986—1988, minister of civil aviation and tourism, 1988—1989. Deputy speaker Lok Sabha (Indian Parliament), 1990—1991, member business advisory committee, general purposes committee, 1991—1996, member defence committee, 1998—1999, member external affairs committee, rules committee, 1999—2004. Deputy leader Congress Parliamentary Party.
Minister of home affairs Indian Government, 2004—2008.