NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress chief and former Union dwelling minister Shivraj Patil handed away at his dwelling in Latur, Maharashtra. He was 90. Relations stated he handed away on Friday after a quick sickness, information company PTI reported.Patil, one of many celebration’s most skilled parliamentarians, served in a number of key roles. He was a seven-time MP from Latur, a former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and held a number of Union portfolios beneath Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and later within the UPA authorities. He served because the Union dwelling minister from 2004 until 2008.His political journey started in Maharashtra, the place he served as president of the Latur municipality within the late Sixties and later as an MLA, Deputy Speaker, and Speaker of the state Meeting. Through the years, he moved by means of nationwide politics with ease, chairing committees, main parliamentary teams and taking part in a distinguished function in legislative affairs. He additionally served as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh from 2010 to 2015.Patil documented a lot of his public life in his autobiography, Odyssey of My Lifereflecting on points starting from training to expertise and recounting main occasions such because the Kandahar hijack.