Naveen Patnaik

Naveen Patnaik
Leader of the Opposition,
Odisha Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
20 June 2024
GovernorRaghubar Das
Kambhampati Hari Babu
Chief MinisterMohan Charan Majhi
Preceded byJayanarayan Mishra
14th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
5 March 2000 – 11 June 2024
Preceded byHemananda Biswal (INC)
Succeeded byMohan Charan Majhi (BJP)
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
5 March 2000
Preceded byUdayanath Nayak
ConstituencyHinjili
Union Minister of Mines and Minerals
In office
13 October 1999 – 4 March 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Union Minister of Steel and Mines
In office
19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byBirendra Prasad Baishya
Succeeded byDilip Ray
Chairperson of Biju Janata Dal
Assumed office
26 December 1997
Preceded byposition established
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
12 April 1997 – 4 March 2000
Preceded byBiju Patnaik
Succeeded byKumudini Patnaik
ConstituencyAska
Personal details
Born (1946-10-16) 16 October 1946
PartyBiju Janata Dal (since 1997)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (until 1997)
Parents
RelativesPrem Patnaik (brother)
Gita Mehta (sister)
Sonny Mehta (brother-in-law)
Alma materThe Lawrence School, Sanawar
The Doon School, Dehradun
Kirori Mal College, Delhi (BA)
Profession
Websitenaveenpatnaik.in
Source: [1]
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "otherparty". Replace with "other_party".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister3". Replace with "prime_minister3".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "primeminister4". Replace with "prime_minister4".

Naveen Patnaik (Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician and writer, who is currently Leader of Opposition in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024.

He is the founding chairperson of the Biju Janata Dal, serving since 1997, and has represented the Hinjili Assembly constituency since 2000. 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.