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V.K. Singh

General
Vijay Kumar Singh
PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, MP
VK singh.jpg
V K Singh
Union Minister of State for External Affairs
Assumed office
26 May 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by E. Ahamed
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region
In office
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Succeeded by Jitendra Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation
In office
9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by Rao Inderjit Singh
Succeeded by D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Member of Indian Parliament for Ghaziabad
Assumed office
16 May 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Preceded by Rajnath Singh
Chief of Army Staff (India)
In office
31 March 2010 – 31 May 2012
Preceded by Deepak Kapoor
Succeeded by Bikram Singh
Personal details
Born (1951-05-10) 10 May 1951 (age 66)
Bhiwani, East Punjab (now Haryana)
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Alma mater National Defence Academy (India)
United States Army War College
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Army
Years of service 1970–2012
Rank General of the Indian Army.svg General
Unit Rajputs.JPG Rajput Regiment
Commands IA Eastern Command.jpg Eastern Army
Kharga Corps
Victor Force, Rashtriya Rifles
168 Infantry Brigade
2 Rajput (Kali Chindi)
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Pawan

General Vijay Kumar Singh(Retired), PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC (born 10 May 1951) is an Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army. In May 2014, he was appointed as the Minister of State of External Affairs and Minister of state (independent charge) for North East Region in the NDA-led Indian Government. On 10 November 2014, the Development of North Eastern Region ministry was passed to Jitendra Singh.

During his military career, Singh served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 2010 to 2012. He became the first serving Indian military chief to take the Government of India to court.

In 2014, after his retirement from the military, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected as the Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha in the Indian general elections, 2014, from the Ghaziabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh.

He has written his autobiographical book, Courage and Conviction.

Vijay Kumar Singh was born in Bapora village, Bhiwani district, Haryana. His father was a Colonel in the Indian Army and grandfather a Junior Commissioned Officer. Singh was educated at Birla Public School, Pilani, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He is also an alumnus of National Defence Academy (India).


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