Naveen Patnaik | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 23rd Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2024[1] | |
| Governor | Raghubar Das |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Preceded by | Jayanarayan Mishra |
| 14th Chief Minister of Odisha | |
| In office 5 March 2000 – 11 June 2024 | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Hemananda Biswal |
| Succeeded by | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Udayanath Nayak |
| Constituency | Hinjili |
| Union Minister of Mines, Government of India | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 4 March 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Birendra Prasad Baishya |
| Succeeded by | Sunder Lal Patwa |
| President of Biju Janata Dal | |
| Assumed office 26 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 12 April 1997 – 4 March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Biju Patnaik |
| Succeeded by | Kumudini Patnaik |
| Constituency | Aska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1946 Cuttack, Orissa, British India |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal (since 1997) |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (until 1997) |
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| Relatives | Gita Mehta (sister) Sonny Mehta (brother-in-law) |
| Residence(s) | Naveen Nivas, Aerodrome Road, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Alma mater | Kirori Mal College, Delhi (BA) |
| Profession | |
| Website | naveenpatnaik |
| Source: [1] | |
Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician, writer and former Chief Minister of Odisha who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is the first president of the Biju Janata Dal since 1997.[2] He served as the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.
- ^ Barik, Satyasundar (19 June 2024). "Naveen Patnaik elected Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly". The Hindu.
- ^ "From greenhorn to history-scripting politician". The Hindu. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.