| Native Name: | दिलीप वळसे-पाटील |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra |
| Subterm: | Cabinet |
| Suboffice: | Eknath Shinde ministry |
| Minister: | Ministry of Co-operation |
| Term Start: | 2 July 2023 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Eknath Shinde |
| 2Blankname: | Deputy Chief Minister |
| 3Blankname: | Guardian Minister |
| 3Namedata: | Buldhana (4 October 2023 – Incumbent) |
| Governor: | Ramesh Bais C. P. Radhakrishnan |
| Predecessor: | Atul Save |
| Office1: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Maharashtra |
| Term Start1: | 5 April 2021 |
| Term End1: | 29 June 2022 |
| 1Blankname1: | Ministry and Departments |
| 1Namedata1: | Home Affairs |
| 2Blankname1: | Governor |
| 2Namedata1: | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| 3Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 3Namedata1: | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 4Blankname1: | Deputy CM |
| 4Namedata1: | Ajit Pawar |
| Predecessor1: | Anil Deshmukh |
| Successor1: | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Term Start2: | 30 December 2019 |
| Term End2: | 5 April 2021 |
| 1Blankname3: | Ministry and Departments |
| 2Blankname3: | Governor |
| 2Namedata3: | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| 3Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 3Namedata3: | Uddhav Thackeray |
| 4Blankname3: | Deputy CM |
| 4Namedata3: | Ajit Pawar |
| Office4: | 16th Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 1Blankname4: | Chief Minister |
| Term Start4: | 19 November 2009 |
| Term End4: | 30 September 2014 |
| Predecessor4: | Babasaheb Kupekar |
| Successor4: | Haribhau Bagade |
| Office5: | Cabinet MinisterGovernment of Maharashtra |
| 1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata5: | Ashok Chavan |
| Governor5: | S. C. Jamir |
| Term Start5: | 8 December 2008 |
| Term End5: | 6 November 2009 |
| Predecessor5: | Jayant Patil |
| Successor5: | Sunil Tatkare |
| 1Blankname6: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata6: | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Term Start6: | 9 November 2004 |
| Term End6: | 1 December 2008 |
| Predecessor6: | Digvijay Khanvilkar |
| Successor6: | Sunil Tatkare |
| 1Blankname7: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata7: | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Term Start7: | 27 October 1999 |
| Term End7: | 16 January 2003 |
| Successor7: | Suresh Jain |
| Office8: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start8: | 1990 |
| Constituency8: | Ambegaon |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Ambegaon, Bombay State, India (present-day Maharashtra) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Children: | 1 |
| Party: | Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) |
| Alma Mater: | Government Law College, Mumbai (LL.M) |
| Profession: | Social activist |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Dilip Datta Walse (born 30 October 1956) is an Indian politician,[1] [2] [3] from Ambegaon, Maharashtra, and a seven-time Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). He is a minister in the Government of Maharashtra, since July 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of Maharashtra. He formerly headed the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Energy Ministry, Higher and Technical Education Ministry, and Medical Education Ministry, all as a Cabinet Minister from 1999 to 2009.
He also serves as the President of National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (NFCSF).
He became Maharashtra's Home Minister on 5 April 2021, succeeding Anil Deshmukh who resigned[4] due to graft charges.
Walse-Patil is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party, and was known to be a close associate of the then party President Sharad Pawar. Walse-Patil earlier served in the Government of Maharashtra as a minister with different portfolios such as Finance and Planning, Energy, Higher and Technical Education, and Medical Education.
Walse-Patil comes from a political family. He started his political career as a PA to Sharad Pawar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He defeated Kisanrao Bankhele in Ambegaon in 1990 to become a MLA for the first time. At present he is still representing the same constituency for sixth consecutive term.
Apart from the energy portfolio, Walse Patil also held the education portfolio in the Maharashtra cabinet.
Changes to make the admission procedure for medical seats more transparent were made during his tenure. He also encouraged the setup of new engineering colleges by easing the approval process. Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation (MKCL) is his creation, which has more than 5000 MSCIT centers all over Maharashtra. He played a key role in the establishment of Government College of Engineering as well as Polytechnic and engineering in 2009 at Avsari (K).
He took charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs replacing Anil Deshmukh in the Thackeray ministry after the latter resigned due to graft charges, on 5 April 2021.