Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)

Ajit Singh
Singh in 2012
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1999–2014
Preceded by	Sompal Shastri
Succeeded by	Satyapal Singh
In office 1989–1998
Preceded by	Chaudhary Charan Singh
Succeeded by	Sompal Shastri
Constituency	Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh
Minister of Civil Aviation
In office 18 December 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Vayalar Ravi
Succeeded by	Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Union Minister of Agriculture
In office 22 July 2001 – 24 May 2003
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	Nitish Kumar
Succeeded by	Rajnath Singh
Cabinet Minister for Food Processing Industries
In office February 1995 – May 1996
Prime Minister	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded by	Tarun Gogoi
Succeeded by	Dilip Ray
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office 5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime Minister	V. P. Singh
Preceded by	Dinesh Singh
Succeeded by	Pranab Mukherjee
President of Janata Party
In office 1988–1990
Preceded by	Chandra Shekhar
Succeeded by	Subramanian Swamy
Personal details
Born	(1939-02-12)12 February 1939 Bhadola, United Provinces, British India
Died	6 May 2021(2021-05-06) (aged 82)[1] Gurugram, Haryana, India
Political party	Rashtriya Lok Dal
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal Janata Party Lok Dal
Spouse	Radhika Singh (m. 1967)
Children	Jayant Chaudhary and two daughters
Parents	Charan Singh (father) Gayatri Devi (mother)
Alma mater	IIT Kharagpur Illinois Institute of Technology

Chaudhary Ajit Singh (12 February 1939 – 6 May 2021)^[2] was an Indian farmer leader and politician. He was the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, a political party recognised in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was son of the former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh.^[3][4] He tested positive for COVID-19 and was subsequently admitted to a hospital in Gurugram.^[5] He died on 6 May 2021 after his condition deteriorated.^[6]