Amarinder Singh information

Captain (Retd.)
Amarinder Singh
Captain (Retd.) Amarinder Singh
	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
Ministries and Departments	In office; 16 March 2017 – 18 September 2021
Additional ministries
	In office; 16 March 2017 – 18 September 2021
Ministries 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
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	Gurjit 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 (age 82); Patiala, Patiala State, Punjab States Agency, British India ; (present-day Punjab, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Punjab Lok Congress; Indian National Congress; Shiromani Akali Dal; Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic);
Spouse	Preneet Kaur (m. 1964)
Children	2, including Raninder Singh
Parents	Maharaja Yadavindra Singh; Maharani Mohinder Kaur;
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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Captain 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] A former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha,^[3] he was also the president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.^[4] He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and 2017 to 2021.^[5] His father was the last Maharaja of the princely state of Patiala.^[5] He has also served in the Indian Army from 1963 to 1966.^[6] In 1980, he won a seat in the Lok Sabha for the first time.^[5] As of November 2022, Singh also serves as the chairman of the Punjab Urdu Academy.^[7] Captain Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 18 September 2021.^[8] On 19 September 2022 he merged his party PLC with BJP and joined BJP on the same day.^[9]

^ Quint, The (10 March 2017). "Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day". The Quint. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
^ "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.
^ Goswami, Dev. "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Punjab Urdu Academy". www.punjaburduacademy.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ ""Humiliated" Amarinder Singh Quits As Chief Minister, Says Options Open". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ 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.

[1] Quint, The (10 March 2017). "Punjab Live: Modi Congratulates Amarinder, Wishes Him Happy B'Day". The Quint. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2017.

[auto-2] "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.

[3] Goswami, Dev. "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.

[4] "Congress in States – Punjab". inc.in. All India Congress Committee. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[who-5] "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.

[6] "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.

[7] "Punjab Urdu Academy". www.punjaburduacademy.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[8] ""Humiliated" Amarinder Singh Quits As Chief Minister, Says Options Open". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[9] 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.

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