Pargat Singh

Pargat Singh (born 5 March 1965) is a hockey player turned politician in India and belongs to the Indian National Congress in Punjab. He is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was full back. He captained Indian men's hockey team at 1992 Barcelona Olympics and 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He has worked as an SP with Punjab police before taking a plunge into politics.

Pargat Singh
Singh taking oath as cabinet minister
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
In office
26 September 2021  11 March 2022
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
Chief MinisterCharanjit Singh Channi
Departments
  • Sports & Youth Affairs
  • NRI Affairs
  • Higher Education
  • School Education
Preceded byRana Gurmit Singh Sodhi (Sports, NRI Affairs)

Vijay Inder Singla (School Education)

Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa (Higher Education)
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab
Assumed office
2012
Preceded byJagbir Singh Brar
ConstituencyJalandhar Cantt.
Personal details
Born (1965-03-05) 5 March 1965
Mithapur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
Awaaz-e-Punjab (2016)
Field hockey career
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
Punjab Police
Rail Coach Factory
Indian Railways
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
India
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's field hockey
Asian Games
1986 Seoul Team
1990 BeijingTeam
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