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Father's Name
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Shri Gyan Singh Kahlon
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Satinder Kaur
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Date of Birth
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03 Oct 1944
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Place of Birth
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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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31 Oct 1964
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Spouse's Name
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Capt. Amarinder Singh
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A., T.T.C.
Educated at St. Bedes College and Convent of Jesus and Mary College,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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1169,New Moti Bagh Palace,
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Patiala - 147 001, Punjab
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Tel. (0175) 220550, 2204000
09814886428 (M)
Fax: (0175) 216201
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Present Address
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34, Lodhi Estate,
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New Delhi-110003
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Tel : (011) 24601291, 24601292
09810456705 (M)
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Positions Held
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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Member, Committee on Water Resources
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16 Aug. 2006
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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5 Aug. 2007
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Member, Committee on Water Resources
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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2009 - Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, External Affairs
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2014 - 2017
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Member, Punjab Legislative Assembly
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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09 Oct. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Ethics
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Actively involved in social work in the Red Cross; was awarded the certificate of Merit from the President of India`s for outstanding performance; Chairperson, Harijan Sevak Samaj; President, Citizen Welfare Council, Patiala and many other organisations
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Special Interests
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Reading, Art, Social Work, Gardening
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, Spending quality time with family, Walking
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and (iii) Golf Club, Patiala; Chairperson, Patiala Polo and Riding Club
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Ex-Maharani Sahiba of Patiala;Member, Animal Welfare Board of India, 2000-2001; Chairperson, (i) State Committee on Female Foeticide; (ii) Patiala Division and Urban Planning Authority; and (iii) Patiala Heritage Society; Member, (i) Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee(RDTAC), Income Tax; (ii) Punjabi University Syndicate, Oct. 2004-31 August 2005; (iii) SBOP District Level Review Committee; (iv) Department of Personnel and Adminsitrative Reforms Advisory Council, Punjab; State Sub-Montane and Kandi Areas Council; and (vi) Punjab State Bet Areas Advisory Council ; (vii) Awarded Sikh of the Year Award, 26th Nov. 2009 by the Sikh Forum International, London; (viii) Chaired the plenary session of UNGA for `UN-WOMEN`, 2nd July 2010
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