Parminder Singh Dhindsa
| Parminder Singh Dhindsa | |
|---|---|
| MLA, Punjab | |
|
In office 2000 - present | |
| Preceded by | Bhagwan Das Arora |
| Constituency | Sunam |
| Minister for PWD | |
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In office 2007 -2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Partap Singh Bajwa |
| Succeeded by | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon |
| Minister for Finance & Planning | |
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In office 2012 -2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Preceded by | Upinderjit Kaur |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 December 1973 Sangrur |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Gagandeep Kaur Dhindsa |
| Children | one son, one daughter |
| Residence | Ubhawal, Sunam, Distt Sangrur, Punjab, India |
Parminder Singh Dhindsa, MLA Lehragaga [Since 2017] is an Indian politician and belongs to Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for Finance & Planning [2012-2017] and Public Works Minister [2007-2012] in the previous Punjab Government.[1]. He was first elected an MLA of Sunam in September 2000 [By- Election] by defeating Parmeshwari Devi[INC], widow of Late Bhagwan Dass Arora. He re-elected as an MLA of Sunam from [2002-2007, 2007-2012, 2012- 2017].[1]
Early life
His father Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa is Secretary General of Shiromani Akali Dal and former Union minister for Chemicals, Fertilizers and Sports [2000-2004] and Rajya Sabha [1998-2004, 2010-2016, 2016-Till date] member.[2] He also remained Member Of Lok Sabha from [2004-2009]. He has done his MBA from Punjabi University Patiala and B Com from Govt. College for Men, Chandigarh. [3] He is married to Gagandeep Kaur Dhindsa who is also member of Core Committee of Shromani Akali Dal, Women Wing.[4]
Political career
He was first appointed as General Secretary of Youth Akali Dal in 1998. He was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 2000 on a Akali Dal ticket from Sunam for first time in the By- Election held due to sudden demise Bhagwan Dass Arora.[5] He was re-elected from Sunam in 2002, 2007 and 2012.[6] In 2007, he was made cabinet minister and given the portfolio of PWD (B&R). In 2012, he was made minister of finance.
In the state assembly elections held in 2017, Shiromani Akali Dal fielded him against Former Chief Minister and five times MLA of Punjab, Bibi Rajinder Kaur Bhathal from Lehragaga. He triumphed again by defeating her with a record 26815 votes.[2]
Interest in Sports
He is the President of Cycling Federation Of India (CFI) Since 2011 [2011-2015, 2015- till date] and Executive Member of Asian Cycling Fedration. CFI is an Apex and pioneer body in the promotion of cycling sports in India affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and International bodies like Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) and Union Cycliste International (UCI).
References
- ↑ Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lehra (Sangrur) MLA
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