Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Bhupinder Singh Hooda | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2025 | |
| Preceded by | himself |
| In office 2 November 2019 – 12 September 2024 | |
| Deputy | Aftab Ahmed |
| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| In office 4 September 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kiran Choudhry |
| Succeeded by | himself |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| 9th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 5 March 2005 – 26 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established Himself as MLA of Kiloi |
| Constituency | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi |
| In office June 2005 – October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Krishan Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Constituency renamed as Garhi Sampla-Kiloi after delimitation |
| Constituency | Kiloi |
| In office February 2000 – May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Krishan Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Krishan Hooda |
| Constituency | Kiloi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office June 1991 – October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Inder Singh |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| In office May 2004 – June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Inder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office February 1997 – July 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Dharam Pal Singh Malik |
| Succeeded by | Bhajan Lal Bishnoi |
| President of Haryana Youth Congress | |
| In office 1982–1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1947 |
| Party | Indian National Congress (1972–present) |
| Spouse |
Asha Dahiya (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 (including Deepender Singh Hooda) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Panjab University (B.A.), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Source: [1] | |
Bhupinder Singh Hooda (born 15 September 1947) is an Indian National Congress politician, who is serving as the Leader of the Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2005 to 2014.
When he began a second term as chief minister in October 2009 after leading the Congress to an election victory, it was the first time since 1972 that a Haryana electorate returned a ruling party back to power. Hooda is also a Member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. In 2010, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh constituted the Working Group on Agriculture Production under Hooda's chairmanship to recommend strategies and action plan for increasing agricultural production and productivity, including long-term policies to ensure sustained agricultural growth.