Biju Patnaik

Biju Patnaik
Biju Patnaik
	Biju Patnaik commemorative stamp
3rd Chief Minister of Odisha
	In office; 5 March 1990 – 15 March 1995
Preceded by	Hemananda Biswal
Succeeded by	Janaki Ballabh Pattanaik
	In office; 23 June 1961 – 2 October 1963
Preceded by	Harekrushna Mahatab
Succeeded by	Biren Mitra
Minister of Steel, Mines and Coals
	In office; 30 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
Prime Minister	Charan Singh
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Pranab Mukherjee
	In office; 26 March 1977 – 15 July 1979
Prime Minister	Morarji Desai
Preceded by	Chandrajit Yadav (As MoS)
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1977–1985
Preceded by	Surendra Mohanty
Succeeded by	Sarat Kumar Deb
Constituency	Kendrapara
Personal details
Born	Bijayananda Patnaik; 5 March 1916; Cuttack, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India; (now Odisha, India)
Died	17 April 1997 (aged 81); New Delhi, India
Political party	Janata Dal (1989–1997)
Other political; affiliations	Janata Party (1977–1989); Utkal Congress (1969–1977) ; Indian National Congress (1946–1969)
Spouse	Gyan Patnaik
Children	Prem Patnaik; Naveen Patnaik; Gita Mehta
Relatives	Sonny Mehta (son-in-law)
Alma mater	Ravenshaw College
Profession	Aeronautical engineer, pilot, politician, security advisor to Jawaharlal Nehru, industrialist, diplomat
Awards	Bintang Jasa Utama (1995); Order of Lenin;

Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. He served as the 3rd Chief Minister of the State of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 and from 1961 to 1963. He was also the 14th Steel and mines and 1st Coal Union Minister of India from 1979 to 1980 and from 1977 to 1979 and a member of Lok Sabha from Kendrapara from 1977 to 1985. He was the father of Naveen Patnaik, who is the current CM of Odisha and currently the longest serving CM of Odisha.

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