Daljit Singh Cheema

Daljit Singh Cheema
Minister Government of Punjab for
Education
Assumed office
2014-2017
Constituency Ropar Assembly Constituency
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2012-2017
Personal details
Born (1962-03-02) 2 March 1962
Mari Bhuchian, Distt. Gurdaspur
Nationality Indian
Political party Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse(s) Dr.(Mrs) Harwinder Kaur Cheema
Children 2
Alma mater G.G.S. Medical College
Occupation Politician
Profession Doctor

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema (born 2 March 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and is the Education Minister in the Punjab government.[1][2][3][4]

Educational/professional qualification

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema completed his M.B.B.S with six month house job each in Orthopedics and Ophthalmology from GGS Medical College, Faridkot.

Constituency

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema represents the Ropar assembly constituency of Punjab.[5] During this span of his serving his constituency as the MLA of Ropar, this region have seen exponential developments such as First and only IIT of Punjab has been setup in Ropar itself and Rupnagar Flyover has been developed as one of its own kind in the whole state.

Political party

Dr. Cheema is an active member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He is designated as Secretary and Spokesman to Shiromani Akali Dal. Earlier he also served the Party as Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab (in the rank of Cabinet Minister) in 2007-2012.

Other current positions

  • Education Minister of Punjab (2012–2017)
  • Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab from Rupnagar Assembly Constituency
  • Chairman - Sub Committee of CABE (Central Advisory Board for Education)
  • Member State Literacy Mission Authority, Punjab

References

  1. ↑ "Favour detention but only after students get second chance: Daljit Singh Cheema". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Punjab education minister brainstorms with teachers over poor results". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Education channel launch soon in Punjab, says Daljit Cheema". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Punjab poor results row: Education minister conducts brainstorming session with teachers". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Rupnagar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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