Hari Vinayak Pataskar

Hari Vinayak Pataskar was an Indian lawyer, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Poona and politician who was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India^[1] and a former Governor of Madhya Pradesh.He was the longest-serving governor Of Madhya Pradesh. Tenure was of 7 Years,8 Months and of 10 Days^[2] In 1963, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, for services in Public Affairs.^[3]

Hari Vinayak Pataskar
2nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh
In office 14 June 1957 – 10 February 1965
Chief Minister	Kailash Nath Katju Bhagwantrao Mandloi Dwarka Prasad Mishra
Preceded by	Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Succeeded by	K.C. Reddy
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office 7 December 1956 – 16 April 1957
Prime Minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	Lal Bahadur Shastri
Succeeded by	Lal Bahadur Shastri
Member of the Constituent Assembly of India
In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950
Personal details
Born	(1892-05-15)15 May 1892 Indapur, Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India (Now in Maharashtra, India)
Died	21 February 1970(1970-02-21) (aged 77) Pune, Maharashtra, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Awards	Padma Vibhushan (1963)

References

1. "List of members of the constituent assembly".
2. "Governors of Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
3. "Padma Vibhushan Awardees".

External links

• Bio on Raj Bhavan website