Smt. Preneet Kaur

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Kaur, Smt. Preneet Constituency   : Patiala (Punjab) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : preneet[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Gian Singh Kahlon Mother’s Name Smt. Satinder Kaur Date of Birth 03 Oct 1944 Place of Birth Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 31 Oct 1964 Spouse’s Name Capt. Amarinder Singh No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A., T.T.C. Educated at St. Bedes College and Convent of Jesus and Mary College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Profession Social Worker Permanent Address New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala – 147 001, Punjab Tel. (0175) 220550 Fax: (0175) 216201 Present Address 85, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi – 110 003 Tels. (011) 24616585 (R), 23011141, 23014070 (O) Telefax. (011) 24633617 (R) Fax: (011) 24616584 (R), 23011425 (O), 9810456705 (M) Positions Held

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Water Resources

16 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women

5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Water Resources

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

2009 – Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, External Affairs

Social And Cultural Activities Actively involved in social work in the Red Cross; was awarded the certificate of Merit from the President of India`s for outstanding performance; Chairperson, Harijan Sevak Samaj; President,Citizen Welfare Council, Patiala and many other organisations Special Interests Reading and Art Sports and Clubs Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and (iii) Golf Club, Patiala; Chairperson, Patiala Polo and Riding Club Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information Ex-Maharani Sahiba of Patiala;Member, Animal Welfare Board of India, 2000-2001; Chairperson, (i) State Committee on Female Foeticide; (ii) Patiala Division and Urban Planning Authority; and (iii) Patiala Heritage Society; Member, (i) Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee(RDTAC), Income Tax; (ii) Punjabi University Syndicate, Oct. 2004-31 August 2005; (iii) SBOP District Level Review Committee; (iv) Department of Personnel and Adminsitrative Reforms Advisory Council, Punjab; State Sub-Montane and Kandi Areas Council; and (vi) Punjab State Bet Areas Advisory Council ; (vii) Awarded Sikh of the Year Award, 26th Nov. 2009 by the Sikh Forum International, London; (viii) Chaired the plenary session of UNGA for `UN-WOMEN`, 2nd July 2010

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