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Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh | |||||||||||||
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 Singh in 2017 | |||||||||||||
| 15th Chief Minister of Punjab | |||||||||||||
| In office 16 March 2017 – 19 September 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Governor | V. P. Singh Badnore Banwarilal Purohit | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Channi | ||||||||||||
| In office 26 February 2002 – 1 March 2007 | |||||||||||||
| Governor | J. F. R. Jacob O. P. Verma Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (additional charge) Sunith Francis Rodrigues | ||||||||||||
| Deputy | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (from 6 January 2004) | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal | ||||||||||||
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab | |||||||||||||
| In office 11 March 2017 – 15 March 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Preneet Kaur | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ajit Pal Singh Kohli | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Patiala | ||||||||||||
| In office 2002–2014 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Kohli | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Preneet Kaur | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Patiala Town | ||||||||||||
| In office 1992–1997 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hardial Singh Rajla | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jagtar Singh Rajla | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Samana | ||||||||||||
| In office 1985–1992 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Avtar Singh | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Harminder Singh | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Talwandi Sabo | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||
| In office 26 May 2014 – 23 November 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Amritsar | ||||||||||||
| In office 1980–1984 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gurcharan Singh Tohra | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Walia | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Patiala | ||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1942 Patiala, Patiala State, Punjab States Agency, British India (present-day Punjab, India) | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||||||
| Children | 2, including Raninder Singh | ||||||||||||
| Parents | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  India | ||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Indian Army | ||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1963–1966 | ||||||||||||
| Rank |  Captain | ||||||||||||
| Unit | Sikh Regiment | ||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | ||||||||||||
Pretender information | |||||||||||||
| Title(s) | Maharaja of Patiala | ||||||||||||
| Throne(s) claimed | Patiala | ||||||||||||
| Pretend from | 17 June 1974–present | ||||||||||||
| Monarchy abolished | Sovereign monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Yadavindra Singh | ||||||||||||
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Amarinder Singh (born 11 March 1942),[1] is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and Indian Army veteran who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab.[2] His father was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala.[3] Before starting his political career, Singh was an officer in the Indian Army, where he served from 1963 to 1966.[4]
In his long political career, Singh has served in numerous positions including as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Punjab and as a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha.[5] He also served as the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee thrice.[6] Singh served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and 2017 to 2021.[3] As of November 2022, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.[7] On 19 September 2022 he merged his party Punjab Lok Congress, which he formed after leaving the Indian National Congress, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined BJP on the same day.[8]
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- ^ "Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM". The Hindu. The Hindu. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Who is Capt Amarinder Singh? Everything you need to know". The Indian Express. Express Web Desk. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Captain Amarinder back in charge in Punjab for second time". The New Indian Express. PTI. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Goswami, Dev (11 March 2017). "Punjab election results 2017: Full list of winners". indiatoday.intoday.in. Living Media India Limited. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Congress in States – Punjab". inc.in. All India Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Punjab Urdu Academy". www.punjaburduacademy.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Sanjeev Verma (16 September 2022). "Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh to merge his PLC with BJP on September 19 | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2022.