Dilip Walse-Patil
Dilip Walse-Patil (born 30 October 1956) is an Indian politician, from Ambegaon, Maharashtra, and a six-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is currently serving as Minister of Excise and Labour Department 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 | |
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| Minister of Excise and Labour Department Government of Maharashtra | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Preceded by | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1990 | |
| Constituency | Ambegaon, Maharashtra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1956 Ambegaon, Bombay State, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Children | Daughter purva |
| Alma mater | Government Law College, Mumbai LL.B, LL.M |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Politician and Social Worker |
He is currently serving as the President of National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF).
Career
Walse-Patil is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party, and known to be a close associate of 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, the Maratha strongman. He defeated Kisanrao Bankhele in Ambegaon in 1990 to become a member of Maharashtra legislative assembly 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. He implemented changes to make the admission procedure for medical seats, more transparent. His 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).
| 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 |
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