Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik
	Patnaik in 2019
Leader of the Opposition, ; Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 June 2024
Governor	Raghubar Das; Kambhampati Hari Babu
Chief Minister	Mohan Charan Majhi
Preceded by	Jayanarayan Mishra
14th Chief Minister of Odisha
	In office; 5 March 2000 – 11 June 2024
Governor	M. M. Rajendran; Rameshwar Thakur; M C Bhandare; S. C. Jamir; Satya Pal Malik; Ganeshi Lal; Raghubar Das;
Preceded by	Hemananda Biswal (INC)
Succeeded by	Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 March 2000
Preceded by	Udayanath Nayak
Constituency	Hinjili
Union Minister of Mines and Minerals
	In office; 13 October 1999 – 4 March 2000
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Union Minister of Steel and Mines
	In office; 19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Birendra Prasad Baishya
Succeeded by	Dilip Ray
President of Biju Janata Dal
	Incumbent
	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)
Parents	Biju Patnaik (father); Gyan Patnaik (mother);
Relatives	Prem Patnaik (brother) ; Gita Mehta (sister); Sonny Mehta (brother-in-law)
Residence(s)	Naveen Nivas,; Aerodrome Road, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Alma mater	The Lawrence School, Sanawar; The Doon School, Dehradun; Kirori Mal College, Delhi (BA)
Profession	Politician; writer;
Website	naveenpatnaik.in
	Source: [1]

Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician and writer, who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year tenure is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim. He is the founder and current president of the Biju Janata Dal, serving since 1997, and has represented the Hinjili Assembly constituency since 2000.^[2] He also served as the Union Minister of Steel and Mines from 1998 to 2000 and as a member of the Lok Sabha from Aska from 1997 to 2000.

^ "Shri Naveen Patnaik". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
^ "From greenhorn to history-scripting politician". The Hindu. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[1] "Shri Naveen Patnaik". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[2] "From greenhorn to history-scripting politician". The Hindu. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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