What is Shivraj Patil?
{{Infobox Politician | name = Shivraj Vishwanath Patil | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Shivraj Patil.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1935|10|12}} <!-- Do not add flag icons to place of birth/death, per [[Wikipedia:Don't overuse flags]] --> | birth_place = [[Latur]], [[Hyderabad State]],<br/> [[British India]]<br/> (now in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]) | office = [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Chandigarh#Chandigarh administration|Administrator of Chandigarh]] | term_start = 22 January 2010 | term_end = 21 January 2015 | predecessor = [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]] | successor = [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]] | office1 = [[Minister for Home Affairs (India)|Minister for Home Affairs]] | term_start1 = 22 May 2004 | term_end1 = 30 November 2008<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/home-minister-shivraj-patil-steps-down/79406-3.html Home Minister Shivraj Patil steps down] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203095450/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/home-minister-shivraj-patil-steps-down/79406-3.html |date=2008-12-03 }}. Ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved on 29 December 2011.</ref> | primeminister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]] | predecessor1 = [[Lal Krishna Advani]] | successor1 = [[P. Chidambaram]] | office2 = 10th [[Speaker of Lok Sabha]] | term_start2 = 10 July 1991 | term_end2 = 22 May 1996 | deputy2 = [[S. Mallikarjunaiah]] | predecessor2 = [[Rabi Ray]] | successor2 = [[P.A. Sangma]] | occupation = Politician | party = [[Indian National Congress]] }} '''Shivraj Vishwanath Patil''' (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician. He was the Governor of the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and Administrator of the [[Union Territory]] of [[Chandigarh]] from 2010 to 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Shivraj-Patil-takes-oath-as-UT-Administrator/570732|title=Shivraj Patil takes oath as UT Administrator|last= Express News Service |date=23 January 2010|work=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> He was the [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Speaker o