Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Patnaik in 2009
25th Governor of Assam
In office
11 December 2009 – 10 December 2014
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Succeeded byPadmanabha Acharya
11th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
15 March 1995 – 17 February 1999
Preceded byBiju Patnaik
Succeeded byGiridhar Gamang
In office
9 June 1980 – 7 December 1989
Preceded byNilamani Routray
Succeeded byHemananda Biswal
Union Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour
In office
16 January 1980 – 7 June 1980
President of Indian Youth Congress, Odisha state unit
In office
1950–n/a
Personal details
Born(1927-01-03)3 January 1927
Rameshwar, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died21 April 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 88)
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party Indian National Congress
SpouseJayanti Patnaik
Alma mater
WebsiteOfficial website
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Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been 25th Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014.[1] A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the Congress. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour from 16 January to 7 June.

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