Dilip Walse Patil

Dilip Datta Walse (born 30 October 1956) is an Indian politician, from Ambegaon, Maharashtra, and a seven-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). 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.

Dilip Walse Patil
दिलीप वळसे-पाटील
Cabinet Minister,
Government of Maharashtra
Assumed office
2 July 2023
MinisterMinistry of Co-operation
GovernorRamesh Bais
CabinetEknath Shinde ministry
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister
Guardian MinisterBuldhana (4 October 2023 – Incumbent)
Preceded byAtul Save
Cabinet Minister,
Government of Maharashtra
In office
5 April 2021  29 June 2022
Ministry and DepartmentsHome Affairs
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Preceded byAnil Deshmukh
Succeeded byDevendra Fadnavis
In office
30 December 2019  5 April 2021
Ministry and Departments
  • State Excise
  • Labour
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari
Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray
Deputy CMAjit Pawar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
16th Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
19 November 2009  30 September 2014
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded byBabasaheb Kupekar
Succeeded byHaribhau Bagade
Cabinet Minister Government of Maharashtra
In office
8 December 2008  6 November 2009
Minister
  • Finance
  • Planning
GovernorS. C. Jamir
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Preceded byJayant Patil
Succeeded bySunil Tatkare
In office
9 November 2004  1 December 2008
Minister
  • Medical Education
  • Energy
Governor
  • Mohammed Fazal
  • S. M. Krishna
  • S. C. Jamir
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Preceded byDigvijay Khanvilkar
Succeeded bySunil Tatkare
In office
27 October 1999  16 January 2003
Minister
  • Higher Education
  • Technical Education
Governor
  • P.C. Alexander
  • Mohammed Fazal
Chief MinisterVilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded bySuresh Jain
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1990
ConstituencyAmbegaon
Personal details
Born (1956-10-30) 30 October 1956
Ambegaon, Bombay State, India
(present-day Maharashtra)
Political partyNationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar)
Children1
Alma materGovernment Law College, Mumbai (LL.M)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSocial activist

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 due to graft charges.

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