Birender Singh (politician, born 1921)

Rao Birender Singh
Singh on a 2023 stamp of India
Chief Minister of Haryana
In office
24 March 1967 – 20 November 1967
Governor
Preceded byBhagwat Dayal Sharma
Succeeded by
Union ministerial positions
Minister of Agriculture
In office
14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984
4 November 1984–31 December 1984
Prime Minister
Preceded byBrahm Prakash
Succeeded byButa Singh
Minister of Rural Development
In office
20 January 1980 – 29 January 1983
Minister of Rural Reconstruction until 23 January 1982
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byBhanu Pratap Singh
Succeeded byHarinath Mishra
Minister of Irrigation
In office
12 November 1980 – 15 January 1982
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byKedar Pandey
Succeeded byKedar Pandey
Minister of Civil Supplies and Cooperation
In office
19 March 1981 – 2 September 1982
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byVidya Charan Shukla
Succeeded byBhagwat Jha Azad
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies
In office
31 December 1984 – 25 September 1985
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byBhagwat Jha Azad
Succeeded byKamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
In office
21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991
Prime MinisterChandra Shekhar
Preceded byChandra Shekhar
Succeeded byMinistry bifurcated
Tarun Gogoi (Food)
P. V. Narasimha Rao (Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution)
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Personal details
Born(1921-02-20)20 February 1921
Died30 September 2009(2009-09-30) (aged 88)
PartyVishal Haryana Party
SpouseChandra Prabha
Children
ParentRao 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.