Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)
Ch. Birender Singh (born 25 March 1946) is a senior Indian political leader and a well-known face in Indian Politics. He lately served as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water from 2014 to 2016 and later as the Union Minister of Steel from 2016 to 2019 in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.
Birender Singh | |
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| Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2 August 2016 – 20 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| In office 29 November 2014 – 1 August 2016 | |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| In office 2 August 2010 – 28 August 2014 | |
| Constituency | Haryana |
| Minister of Steel | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 14 April 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Minister of Panchayati Raj | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nitin Gadkari |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Jigajinagi, Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Mani Ram Bagri |
| Succeeded by | Jai Parkash |
| Constituency | Hisar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1946 Rohtak, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | INC (1972–2014) BJP (2014–present) |
| Spouse | Premlata Singh |
| Children | 2, including Brijendra Singh |
Birender Singh is the grandson of great peasant leader Sir Chhotu Ram. His father Chaudhary Neki Ram was a politician in joint Punjab. After being associated with the Indian National Congress for over 42 long years, Chaudhary Birender Singh declared joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on 16 August 2014 in a large political rally organized in Jind, Haryana in the presence of erstwhile President of the BJP, Amit Shah.