15th Chief Minister of Punjab, India
Amarinder Singh
Singh in 2017
In office 16 March 2017 – 19 September 2021Governor V. P. Singh Badnore Banwarilal Purohit Preceded by Parkash Singh Badal Succeeded by Charanjit Singh Channi In office 26 February 2002 – 1 March 2007Governor 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
Additional ministries
In office 16 March 2017 – 18 September 2021Ministries and Departments Minister of Administrative Reforms, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Horticulture, Conservation of Land and Water, Excise & Taxation, General Administration, Home Affairs & Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Vigilance, Personnel, Civil Aviation, Defence Services Welfare, Hospitality, Investment Promotion, Information & Public Relations, Environment, Wildlife, NRI Affairs Government of Punjab, India Preceded by Parkash Singh Badal Succeeded by Charanjit Singh Channi
In office 11 March 2017 – 15 March 2022Preceded by Preneet Kaur Succeeded by Ajit Pal Singh Kohli Constituency Patiala In office 2002–2014Preceded by Surjit Singh Kohli Succeeded by Preneet Kaur Constituency Patiala Town In office 1992–1997Preceded by Hardial Singh Rajla Succeeded by Jagtar Singh Rajla Constituency Samana In office 1985–1992Preceded by Avtar Singh Succeeded by Harminder Singh Constituency Talwandi Sabo In office 26 May 2014 – 23 November 2016Preceded by Navjot Singh Sidhu Succeeded by Gurjeet Singh Aujla Constituency Amritsar In office 1980–1984Preceded by Gurcharan Singh Tohra Succeeded by Charanjit Singh Walia Constituency Patiala
Born (1942-03-11 ) 11 March 1942 (age 82) 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 Allegiance IndiaBranch/service Indian Army Years of service 1963–1966 Rank Captain Unit Sikh Regiment Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 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 Signature
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]