Surinder Singh Kairon was the son of late Sardar Pratap Singh Kairon. He was born on October 6, 1934 at Village Kairon District Amritsar. He earned a B.sc.(Hons) and a M.A from Punjab University. He was a member of Punjab Vidha Sabha before being elected to the Lok Sabha representing the Congress Party. His son Adesh Partap Singh Kairon is married to Parkash Singh Badal's daughter Preneet Kaur. He died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in Amritsar on 16 March 2009. He is survived by his wife Kusum Kumari and three sons Adesh Partap Singh Gurpartap Singh and Uday Singh Kairon.