Padamsinh Bajirao Patil

Dr. Padmasinha Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former member of 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India.

His half sister, Sunetra is a member of Rajyasabha, and the wife of Maharashtra Deputy-chief minister Ajit Pawar, a. He was a minister in the Maharashtra Government for more than 20 years. He is former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of Sharad Pawar's Congress(S).

Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket in the May 2009 general elections. He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 8 terms. He was responsible in bringing Chhagan Bhujbal into the Nationalist Congress Party and creating other stalwart leaders in the party. His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries, Revenue, Agriculture, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme, Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms; he has now been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osmanabad Vidhan Sabha constituency. He is also the President and trustee of the Terna Public Charitable Trust, headquartered in Dharashiv.

Positions held

 * 1975-1978 Chairman Building and Construction ("B&C") Committee Zilla Parishad ("Z.P.") Osmanabad
 * 1975-1978 Member Zilla Parishad Osmanabad
 * 1978-2009 Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ("MLA")
 * 1978–1980 Cabinet Minister for Energy & Excise, Government of Maharashtra
 * 1986–1988 Deputy Speaker, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 * 1988–1994 Cabinet Minister for Irrigation, Home Affairs & Ex. Services Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
 * 1995-1999 Deputy Leader of the Opposition
 * 1999–2002 Cabinet Minister for Energy and Water Resources, Government of Maharashtra
 * 2002–2004 Cabinet Minister for Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation), Government of Maharashtra
 * 2009     Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.