Satyendra Narayan Sinha
Satyendra Narayan Sinha (12 July 1917 – 4 September 2006) was an Indian politician and statesman, participant in the Indian independence movement, a leading light of Jaya Prakash Narayan's ‘complete revolution’ movement during the Emergency and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. Affectionately called Chhote Saheb, he was also a seven-time Member of Parliament from the Aurangabad constituency, a three-term Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, and a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council once. Regarded to be one of India's most influential regional people of the time, his reputation was synonymous with being a strict disciplinarian and tough taskmaster.
Satyendra Narayan Sinha | |
|---|---|
| 19th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 11 March 1989 – 6 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Bhagwat Jha Azad |
| Succeeded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Education Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 18 February 1961 – 1 October 1963 | |
| In office 1 October 1963 – 5 March 1967 | |
| Chief Minister | Binodanand Jha, K.B.Sahay |
| Preceded by | Acharya Badrinath Verma |
| Succeeded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| President of International Committee on Violations of Human Rights in Parliamentarians | |
| In office 1977–1987 | |
| Member of Provisional Parliament | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 17 April 1952 | |
| Prime Minister | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| State | Bihar |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | 1st Lok Sabha |
| Member of Parliament for Aurangabad | |
| In office 1952–1961 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Prasad Singh |
| In office 1971–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Mudrika Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ram Naresh Singh |
| Agriculture Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 18 February 1961 – 1 October 1963 | |
| In office 1 October 1963 – 5 March 1967 | |
| Chief Minister | Binodanand Jha, K.B.Sahay |
| President, Bihar Janata Party | |
| In office 1973–1984 | |
| National President | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for Nabinagar (Aurangabad) | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Anugraha Narain Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mahavir Pd. Akela |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly for Gopalganj | |
| In office 1961–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Kamala Rai. Sinha won the seat in by-election. |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Ghafoor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1917 Poiwan, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India (now in Bihar, India) |
| Died | 4 September 2006 (aged 89) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1940–1969,1984–2006) Indian National Congress-Organisation (1969–1977) Janata Party (1977–1984) |
| Spouse | Smt. Kishori Sinha |
| Children | Nikhil Kumar |
| Residence(s) | Sopan, Patna, Bihar |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Nickname(s) | Chhote Saheb, Satyendra Babu, SN Sinha |
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