Prakash Singh Badal
| Parkash Singh Badal | |
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| ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਾਦਲ | |
Parkash Singh Badal at Chandigarh Golf Club in 2014
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| 8th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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In office 1 March 2007 – 11 March 2017 |
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| Governor |
Gen. S. F. Rodrigues Shivraj Patil Kaptan Singh Solanki V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Preceded by | Amarinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Amarinder Singh |
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In office 27 March 1970 – 14 June 1971 |
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| Governor | D. C. Pavate |
| Preceded by | Gurnam Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
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In office 20 June 1977 – 17 February 1980 |
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| Governor |
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry Ranjit Singh Narula Jaisukh Lal Hathi |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
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In office 12 February 1997 – 26 February 2002 |
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| Governor | Lt. Gen. B. K. N. Chhibber Lt. Gen. J. F. R. Jacob |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Succeeded by | Amarinder Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Prakash Singh Badal 8 December 1927 Abul Khurana, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Other political affiliations |
National Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Surinder Kaur (1938–2011) |
| Children |
Sukhbir Singh Badal Preneet Kaur |
| Residence | Chandigarh, India |
| Profession | Politician |
Parkash Singh Badal (born 8 December 1927) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab state from 1970 to 1971, from 1977 to 1980, from 1997 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2017. He is also the patron of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), a Sikh-centered regional political party. He was the president of the party from 1995 to 2008, when he was replaced by his son Sukhbir Singh Badal. As the patron of SAD he exercises a strong influence on the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, and is generally regarded as one of the most powerful Sikh leaders worldwide. The Government of India awarded him the second-highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan, in 2015.
Parkash Badal was born on 8 December 1927 in Abul Khurana, near Malout. He belongs to the Dhillon Jat clan. He graduated from the Forman Christian College in Lahore.
He started his political career in 1947. He was Sarpanch of the village Badal and later Chairman of Block Samiti, Lambi before rising into Punjab politics. He was elected to Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1957 for the first time. He was re-elected in 1969, serving as Minister for Community Development, Panchayati Raj, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. He was Leader of the Opposition in 1972, 1980 and 2002. He has been elected in Vidhan Sabha for a total of 10 times, in 1957 and in each election since 1969, except for the February 1992 election, in which he led a boycott of state elections by the Akalis. In 1997 elections he won from Lambi Assembly Constituency and has been a consecutive winner in four terms. He was a union minister in Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government in 1977, serving as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation.
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