Not to be confused with Parkash Singh.For the Omani cricketer, see Badal Singh.
Parkash Singh Badal
Badal in 2007
8th Chief Minister of Punjab
In office 1 March 2007 – 16 March 2017
Deputy
Sukhbir Singh Badal (from 2009)
Preceded by
Amarinder Singh
Succeeded by
Amarinder Singh
In office 12 February 1997 – 26 February 2002
Preceded by
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Succeeded by
Amarinder Singh
In office 20 June 1977 – 17 February 1980
Preceded by
President's rule
Succeeded by
President's rule
In office 27 March 1970 – 14 June 1971
Preceded by
Gurnam Singh
Succeeded by
President's rule
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly
In office 2 October 1972 – 30 April 1977
Preceded by
Jaswinder Singh Brar
Succeeded by
Balram Jakhar
In office 7 June 1980 – 7 October 1983
Preceded by
Balram Jakhar
Succeeded by
Gurbinder Kaur Brar
In office 26 February 2002 – 1 March 2007
Preceded by
Chaudhary Jagjit Singh
Succeeded by
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
11th Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
In office 28 March 1977 – 19 June 1977
Prime Minister
Morarji Desai
Preceded by
Jagjivan Ram
Succeeded by
Surjit Singh Barnala
Personal details
Born
(1927-12-08)8 December 1927 Abul Khurana, Punjab Province, British India
Died
25 April 2023(2023-04-25) (aged 95) Mohali, Punjab, India
Political party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Other political affiliations
National Democratic Alliance (1998–2020)
Spouse
Surinder Kaur
(m. 1959; died 2011)
Children
2, including Sukhbir
Relatives
Badal family, Majithia family, Kairon family
Residence
Badal, Punjab
Profession
Politician
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Parkash Singh Badal (8 December 1927 – 25 April 2023) was an Indian politician and Sikh rights advocate who served as the 8th Chief Minister of Punjab from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017, the longest serving Chief Minister of Punjab till date. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from 1972 to 1977, 1980 to 1983 and from 2002 to 2007 and the 11th Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in the Morarji Desai ministry from 1977 to 1977. He was the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party, and the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal.[1][2] As the patron of SAD he exercised a strong influence on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee[3] and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.[4] The Janata Party was essentially his brainchild against the Indian National Congress.
^Bains, Satinder (31 January 2008). "Sukhbir Badal becomes youngest president of Shiromani Akali Dal". Punjab Newsline. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
^Badal Jr. is Akali president. The Hindu (1 February 2008). Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^SAD-Sant Samaj combine sweeps SGPC elections. The Tribune. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^"Manmohan Singh ranked world's most powerful, influential Sikh". Firstpost. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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