Dilip Walse Patil

Dilip Walse Patil
Dilip Walse Patil
दिलीप वळसे-पाटील
Cabinet Minister,; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 2 July 2023 – 26 November 2024
Minister	Co-operation
Governor	Ramesh Bais C. P. Radhakrishnan
Cabinet	Eknath Shinde ministry
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis (first); Ajit Pawar (second);
Guardian Minister	Buldhana (4 October 2023 – 26 November 2024)
Preceded by	Atul Save
Succeeded by	Babasaheb Mohanrao Patil
Cabinet Minister,; Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 5 April 2021 – 29 June 2022
Ministry and Departments	Home Affairs
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	Anil Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Devendra Fadnavis
	In office; 30 December 2019 – 5 April 2021
Ministry and Departments	State Excise; Labour;
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray
Deputy CM	Ajit Pawar
Preceded by	Chandrashekhar Bawankule; (State Excise Ministry); Dr. Sanjay Kute; (Labour Ministry);
Succeeded by	Ajit Pawar ; (State Excise Ministry); Hasan Mushrif ; (Labour Ministry);
16th Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	In office; 19 November 2009 – 30 September 2014
Governor	Kateekal Sankaranarayanan; C. Vidyasagar Rao;
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan; Prithviraj Chavan;
Preceded by	Babasaheb Kupekar
Succeeded by	Haribhau Bagade
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
	In office; 8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Minister	Finance; Planning;
Governor	S. C. Jamir
Chief Minister	Ashok Chavan
Preceded by	Jayant Patil
Succeeded by	Sunil Tatkare
	In office; 9 November 2004 – 1 December 2008
Minister	Medical Education; Energy;
Governor	Mohammed Fazal; S. M. Krishna; S. C. Jamir;
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded by	Digvijay Khanvilkar
Succeeded by	Sunil Tatkare
	In office; 27 October 1999 – 16 January 2003
Minister	Higher Education; Technical Education;
Governor	P.C. Alexander; Mohammed Fazal;
Chief Minister	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Suresh Jain
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1990
Constituency	Ambegaon
Personal details
Born	30 October 1956 (age 68); Ambegaon, Bombay State, India; (present-day Maharashtra)
Political party	Nationalist Congress Party
Children	1
Alma mater	Government Law College, Mumbai (LL.M)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Social activist

Dilip Datta Walse (born 30 October 1956) is an Indian politician,^[1]^[2]^[3] from Ambegaon, Maharashtra, and a seven-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).^[4] He is a minister in the Government of Maharashtra, since July 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of Maharashtra. He formerly headed the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Energy Ministry, Higher and Technical Education Ministry, and Medical Education Ministry, all as a Cabinet Minister from 1999 to 2009.

He also serves as the President of National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF).

He became Maharashtra's Home Minister on 5 April 2021, succeeding Anil Deshmukh who resigned^[5] due to graft charges.

Career

Walse-Patil is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party, and was known to be a close associate of the then party President Sharad Pawar. Walse-Patil earlier served in the Government of Maharashtra as a minister with different portfolios such as Finance and Planning, Energy, Higher and Technical Education, and Medical Education.

Walse-Patil comes from a political family. He started his political career as a PA to Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He defeated Kisanrao Bankhele in Ambegaon in 1990 to become a MLA for the first time. At present he is still representing the same constituency for sixth consecutive term.

Apart from the energy portfolio, Walse Patil also held the education portfolio in the Maharashtra cabinet.

Changes to make the admission procedure for medical seats more transparent were made during his tenure.^{[citation needed]} He also encouraged the setup of new engineering colleges by easing the approval process. Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation (MKCL) is his creation, which has more than 5000 MSCIT centers all over Maharashtra. He played a key role in the establishment of Government College of Engineering as well as Polytechnic and engineering in 2009 at Avsari (K).

He took charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Anil Deshmukh in the Thackeray ministry after the latter resigned due to graft charges, on 5 April 2021.

References

^ "Who is Dilip Walse Patil, Maharashtra's new home minister". The Times of India. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil is Maharashtra's new home minister". ThePrint. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Dilip Walse Patil becomes new home minister of Maharashtra". India Today. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Hindustantimes (23 November 2024). "Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes". Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ "Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh resigns: Top developments". The Times of India. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

Preceded by Babasaheb Kupekar	Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly 11 November 2009 – 10 November 2014	Succeeded by Haribhau Bagde
Preceded by Jayant Patil	Minister of Finance 8 December 2008 –	Succeeded by Sunil Tatkare

[1] "Who is Dilip Walse Patil, Maharashtra's new home minister". The Times of India. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[2] "NCP leader Dilip Walse Patil is Maharashtra's new home minister". ThePrint. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[3] "Dilip Walse Patil becomes new home minister of Maharashtra". India Today. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[Lowest_win_margins_in_Maharashtra,_one_candidate_won_by_just_162_votes-4] Hindustantimes (23 November 2024). "Lowest win margins in Maharashtra, one candidate won by just 162 votes". Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[5] "Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh resigns: Top developments". The Times of India. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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