Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil | |
---|---|
Governor of West Bengal (Additional charge) | |
In office 3 July 2014 – 17 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | M. K. Narayanan |
Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Governor of Bihar | |
In office 22 March 2013[1] – 26 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Devanand Konwar |
Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) |
Governor of Tripura | |
In office 27 November 2009 – 21 March 2013 | |
Preceded by | Kamla Beniwal |
Succeeded by | Devanand Konwar |
Personal details | |
Born | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil 22 October 1935 Ambap, Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British Raj (now Maharashtra, India) |
Political party | Nationalist Congress Party |
Spouse(s) | Shantadevi, Pushpalata |
Children | 5 (Vijay D. Patil, Dr. Ajeenkya D Y Patil, Satej Patil, Nandita Palshetkar, and Dr. Sanjay D. Y. Patil) |
Relatives | Ruturaj Patil (Grandson) |
Alma mater | Alphonso School, Kolhapur |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Website | Official Website |
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) is a former Indian politician, best known as the governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura. He was a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state.[2]
He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work.[3]
On 24 December 2018, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party.[4]