| Captain Amarinder Singh | |
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| Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 2002–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 1998–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Succeeded by | H S Hanspal |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mahinder Singh Kaypee |
| Constituency | Patiala |
| Member of Parliament for Patiala |
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| In office 1980-1984 |
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| Preceded by | Gurcharan Singh Tohra |
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Walia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1942 Patiala, Punjab |
| Political party | Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Preneet Kaur |
| Residence | New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala |
| Religion | Sikh |
| Website | [1] |
Captain Amarinder Singh (Punjabi: ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; born March 11, 1942). He served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007[1] and presently serves as the President of Punjab PCC. He currently resides in New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala.
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Captain Singh is the son of Yadavindra Singh and Mohinder Kaur. He attended the Lawrence School Sanawar and The Doon School[2], Dehradun. His children include Yuvraj Raninder Singh and Jai Inder Kaur. His wife Preneet Kaur, is an MP serving as Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry.
He was commissioned in the Indian Army in June 1963 and resigned in early 1965. He rejoined the Army immediately because hostilities broke out with Pakistan and took part in the actual operations in war against Pakistan and again resigned after the war was over in early 1966.
Amarinder Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha on an Indian National Congress ticket in 1980. In 1984, he resigned from Parliament and from Congress as a protest against the Army entry in Darbar Sahib's complex in Operation Bluestar. He became convenor of the Sikh Forum and joined the Shiromani Akali Dal. He was elected to the state legislature and became a minister in the state government for Agriculture, Forest, Development and Panchayats.
He broke away from the Akali Dal and formed a splinter group named Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic) which later merged with the Congress. He served as the President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from 1999 to 2002 and became Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007. In September 2008, a special committee of Punjab Vidhan Sabha expelled him on the count of regularities in [the] transfer of land related to the Amritsar Improvement Trust by the Akali Dal-BJP led government.[3] In 2010, the Supreme Court of India held his expulsion unconstitutional on the grounds it was excessive and unconstitutional.[4].The MLA who moved the motion against Captain Amarinder Singh himself was an accused in various criminal cases which led to quashing of his appointment as Chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission in 2011.
He was elected the chairman of Punjab Congress Committee for the second time in 2009
He has also written books on war and Sikh history they include a Ridge Too Far, Lest We Forget and the most recent being The Last Sunset; Rise and Fall of Lahore Durbar.
| Preceded by Parkash Singh Badal |
Chief Minister of Punjab 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by Parkash Singh Badal |