Capt. Amarinder Singh
| Amarinder Singh | |
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| 26th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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Assumed office 16 March 2017 |
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| Governor | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
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In office 26 February 2002 – 1 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Succeeded by | Parkash Singh Badal |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 11 March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Preneet Kaur |
| Constituency | Patiala Urban |
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In office 2002–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Surjit Singh Kohli |
| Succeeded by | Preneet Kaur |
| Constituency | Patiala Town |
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In office 1992–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Hardial Singh Rajla |
| Succeeded by | Jagtar Singh Rajla |
| Constituency | Samana |
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In office 1985–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Avtar Singh |
| Succeeded by | Harminder Singh |
| Constituency | Talwandi Sabo |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 2014 – 23 November 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Succeeded by | Gurjit Singh Aujla |
| Constituency | Amritsar |
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In office 1980–1984 |
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| Preceded by | Gurcharan Singh Tohra |
| Succeeded by | Charanjit Singh Walia |
| Constituency | Patiala |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 March 1942 Patiala, Punjab Province, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1980–84; 1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse(s) | Preneet Kaur (m. 1964) |
| Children | 2, including Raninder Singh |
| Parents | |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 India |
| Service/branch | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1963–1965 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Sikh Regiment |
Captain Amarinder Singh (born 11 March 1942) is an Indian politician, who is currently the 26th Chief Minister of Punjab. An elected Member of the Legislative Assembly from Patiala, he is also the president of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, the state division of the Indian National Congress. He has also previously served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002-2007. His father was the last king of the erstwhile state of Patiala. He also worked for the Indian Army from 1963 to 1966. In 1980, he won a seat in the Lok Sabha for the first time.
Singh is the son of Maharaja Yadavindra Singh and Maharani Mohinder Kaur of Patiala belonging to the Phulkian dynasty of Sidhu Brar descent. He attended the Welham Boys' School and Lawrence School Sanawar before going to The Doon School,Dehradun. He has one son, Raninder Singh, and one daughter, Jai Inder Kaur, who is married to a Delhi-based businessman, Gurpal Singh. His wife, Preneet Kaur, served as an MP and was Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs from 2009 to 2014.
His elder sister Heminder Kaur is married to former foreign minister K. Natwar Singh. He is also related to Shiromani Akali Dal (A) supremo and former IPS Officer Simranjit Singh Mann. Mann's wife and Amarinder Singh's wife, Preneet Kaur, are sisters.
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