Shivraj V Patil, an Indian politician, is the Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh and the present Governor of Punjab. He was also the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha and worked in the Manmohan Singh Government as Union Minister of Home Affairs. Patil also worked with Indira Gandhi, as well as Rajiv Gandhi, as Defence Minister. After the Mumbai Terror attacks on November 30, 2008, Shivraj V Patil resigned from the designation of Home-Minister, due to much criticism.

Early Life of Shivraj V Patil
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil was born on 12th October 1935, in the Lingayat community, in Chakur village of Latur district in the State of Maharashtra. Before studying Law at the Bombay University, he attended to the Osmania University, Hyderabad, earning a graduation degree in Science. Patil took up the Job of a lecturer and taught for about 6 months, after receiving Master`s degree in Laws. He was elected as the President of the Latur Municipality in 1967, and held that position till 1969 and again from 1971 to 1972. Then Patil chaired the post of the President of Latur Municipality.

Political Career of Shivraj V Patil
Shivraj V Patil began his legislative and parliamentary career with his selection to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1972. He persevered as a member of the State Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1977 and again from 1977 to 1979. During 1974-1975, he has served as the Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings. In 1975, Patil became Deputy Minister of Law and Judiciary, Irrigation and Protocol. He continued in office till 1976. On 5 July 1977, this voracious persona was elected Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly and held the position till 13 March 1978.

In 1980, Patil was selected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from the Latur parliamentary constituency as a candidate of the Indian National Congress (I). In 1980, Shivraj V Patil was made a Minister of State in the Union Council of Ministers. He had won 7 successive Lok Sabha elections in 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999.

Patil left an ineffaceable impression of his personality as the Minister of Science and Technology, Atomic Energy, Electronics, Space and Ocean Development and Biotechnology. Shivraj Patil mainly emphasised on the modernisation feature of administration, application of new technologies and contriving of new processes, besides establishing latest equipment to amplify production, competence and efficiency.

Shivraj V Patil became Home Minister in 2004. On 30th November 2008, just two months after Delhi blasts, Shivraj Patil resigned from his position of Home Minister in Union Cabinet taking moral responsibility of the security lapse that lead to the November 2008 Terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Later he was appointed as the Governor of Punjab state.

Personal Life of Shivraj V Patil
Shivraj V Patil got married to Smt. Vijaya Patil, in the year 1963.