Buta Singh

Buta Singh
Buta Singh
	Singh in 2012
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 1986–1989
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Minister of Agriculture Minister of Rural Development
	In office; 1984–1986
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Governor of Bihar
	In office; 2004–2006
Succeeded by	Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Chairman National Commission for Scheduled Castes
	In office; 2007–2010
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Suraj Bhan
Succeeded by	P. L. Punia
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Sports
	In office; 1982–1984
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Chairman Asian Games Special Organizing Committee
	In office; 1981–1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Minister of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
	In office; 1995–1996
Prime Minister	P.V. Narasimha Rao
Personal details
Born	21 March 1934; Mustafapur, Jalandhar district, Punjab, British India (now India)
Died	2 January 2021 (aged 86); AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Manjit Kaur
Children	Arvinder Singh Lovely (son) Sarabjot Singh (son) Gurkirat Kaur (daughter)
Relatives	Alka Singh (daughter-in-law) Devyani Singh (daughter-in-law) Raman Pandoi (son-in-law) Jaskirat Kaur Jain (granddaughter) Aditya Jain (grandson-in-law) Kunwar Harjinder Singh (grandson) Kabir Ishar Singh (grandson) Simran Sidhu (granddaughter) Mannat Jain (great granddaughter) Meher Jain (great granddaughter)
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Buta Singh (21 March 1934 – 2 January 2021) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He was the Union Home Minister of India, Governor of Bihar and was chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes from 2007 to 2010.

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