Birender Singh (politician, born 1921)

Captain
Rao Birender Singh
Captain Rao Birender Singh
	Singh on a 2023 stamp of India
Chief Minister of Haryana
	In office; 24 March 1967 – 20 November 1967
Governor	Dharma Vira; Birendra Narayan Chakraborty;
Preceded by	Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
Succeeded by	President's rule; Bansi Lal;
Prime Minister
Union ministerial positions
Minister of Agriculture
	In office; 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984; 4 November 1984–31 December 1984
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi; Rajiv Gandhi;
Preceded by	Brahm Prakash
Succeeded by	Buta Singh
Minister of Rural Development
	In office; 20 January 1980 – 29 January 1983; Minister of Rural Reconstruction until 23 January 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Bhanu Pratap Singh
Succeeded by	Harinath Mishra
Minister of Irrigation
	In office; 12 November 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Kedar Pandey
Succeeded by	Kedar Pandey
Minister of Civil Supplies and Cooperation
	In office; 19 March 1981 – 2 September 1982
Prime Minister	Indira Gandhi
Preceded by	Vidya Charan Shukla
Succeeded by	Bhagwat Jha Azad
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
	In office; 31 December 1984 – 25 September 1985
Prime Minister	Rajiv Gandhi
Preceded by	Bhagwat Jha Azad
Succeeded by	Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
	In office; 21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991
Prime Minister	Chandra Shekhar
Preceded by	Chandra Shekhar
Succeeded by	Ministry bifurcated; Tarun Gogoi (Food); P. V. Narasimha Rao (Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution)
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Personal details
Born	20 February 1921; Rewari, Punjab, British India
Died	30 September 2009 (aged 88); Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Party	Vishal Haryana Party
Spouse	Chandra Prabha
Children	Rao Inderjit Singh; Sudha Rani Rao; Rao Ajit Singh; Rao Yadavendra Singh;
Parent	Rao Balbir Singh
Relatives	Rao Sheoraj Singh (brother); Rao Ashok Singh (nephew);
Military service
Allegiance	British India; India
Branch/service	British Indian Army; Indian Army
Years of service	(1939–1947); (1950-1951)
Rank	Captain
Unit	Territorial Army

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Maharaja Rao Birender Singh (20 February 1921 – 30 September 2009) was an Indian politician. He served first as a minister in the state government of Punjab and then as Chief Minister of Haryana, and also served as a minister in Punjab state, Haryana state and the Union cabinet. He also served as the second Speaker (first male speaker) of Haryana state assembly in 1967. He coined an Indian political vocabulary Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram to describe the practice of frequently floor-crossing by legislature.