Shri Ajit Singh political profile

Singh, Shri Ajit Constituency   : Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) Party Name     : Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Email Address : ajits[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Ch. Charan Singh Mother’s Name Smt. Gayatri Devi Date of Birth 12 Feb 1939 Place of Birth Bhadola, Distt. Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 17 Jun 1967 Spouse’s Name Smt. Radhika Singh No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications B.Sc., B. Tech. and M.S. Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow; I.I.T. Kharagpur and Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (U.S.A.) Profession Computer Scientist Permanent Address 244/2, Shivaji Road, Meerut – 220001 Uttar Pradesh Present Address 12, Tughlak Road, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. (011) 24610350, 24632991 (O) 23792040, 23792080 (R) Fax. (011) 24610354 (O) 23792037 (R) Parliament Address: Room No. 37, Parliament House New Delhi – 110001 Tel. (011) 23094251 Positions Held

1986 Elected to Rajya Sabha

1987 President, Lok Dal (A)

1988 President, Janata Party

1989 Secretary General, Janata Dal

Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

Dec. 1989 to Nov. 1990 Union Cabinet Minister, Industry

1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Feb. 1995 to May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Food

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (Resigned from Congress Party and Lok Sabha on 9.9.1996)

1997 Elected again to 11th Lok Sabha (Re-elected in a bye-election held on 8 February, 1997)

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (4th term)

President, Rashtriya Lok Dal

22 Jul. 2001- 24 May 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 5th term)

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (6th term)

Leader, Rashtriya Lok Dal Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers

7 Oct. 2009 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

18 Dec. 2011 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation

Special Interests Anything connected with agriculture and technology Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and music Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Worked for 15 years in the Computer Industry in U.S.A.

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