Balwinder Singh Bhunder
Secretary General, Shiromani Akali Dal
In office
June 2020 - Present
Minister for Agriculture
In office
1977 - 1980
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Minister for Forest
In office
1977 - 1980
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
Minister for Soil Conservation
Chief MinisterParkash Singh Badal
In office
1977 - 1980
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1998 - 2004
In office
2010 – 2016
In office
2016 - 2022
Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab
In office
1972 - 1977
In office
1977 - 1980
In office
1980 - 1982
In office
1982 - 1987
In office
2002 - 2007
Personal details
Born (1944-09-20) 20 September 1944 (age 79)
Sardulgarh, Mansa District, Punjab, India
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
SpouseBalwant Kaur
ChildrenDilraj Singh Bhunder, Balraj Singh Bhunder
Source: [1]

Balwinder Singh Bhunder is an Indian politician, former member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, from the state of Punjab, and is the Secretary General[1] of Shiromani Akali Dal Political party. He is a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal party.[2] He served as the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, the Cabinet Minister for Forest and the Cabinet Minister for Soil Conservation from 1977 to 1980. He has held former positions of General Secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal, President of All India Kisan Sabha and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sardulgarh, Mansa district.[3]

Early life

Bhunder was born in the village of Bhunder, Sardulgarh, Mansa district, in the state of Punjab, to Sardar Boota Singh and Shrimati Surjit Kaur.[4]

Biography

Bhunder married Shrimati Balwant Kaur.[2] They had two sons, Balraj Singh Bhunder and Dilraj Singh Bhunder. Balraj Singh Bhunder died in 2007 at the age of 40. Balraj was the National General Secretary of the Youth Wing, Youth Akali Dal.[5] Dilraj Singh Bhunder is an MLA from Sardulgarh, Mansa district.

Political career

Bhunder started his political career when he was elected the Village Sarpanch from 1964 to 1972. He was then elected to be a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Sardulgarh, Mansa District constituency for 4 consecutive terms; 1972–1977, 1977–1980, 1980-1982 and 1982–1987. During which he served as the Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, the Cabinet Minister for Forest and the Cabinet Minister for Soil Conservation.

From 1997 to 1999, Bhunder served as the Chairman of the Agricultural Marketing Board.[6] In 1998, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. From 2002 to 2007, Bhunder was again elected to be a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Sardulgarh, Mansa District constituency for the 5th time. Since then, he has served as a member of Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Agriculture, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution, and the Committee of Food.[7]

Bhunder was again elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 2010 and 2016 as well. Since then, he has also served as a member of Committee to the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, Committee on Water Resources, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, and the Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill.[7] Bhunder was appointed as the Secretary General of Shiromani Akali Dal in June 2020.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "SAD releases first list of office-bearers". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Balwinder Singh Bhunder". National Portal of India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Balwinder Singh Bhunder of Punjab contact address & email". nocorruption.in. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Balwinder Singh Bhunder Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history". www.elections.in. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ Sabha, Rajya. "Detailed Profile: Shri Balwinder Singh Bhunder". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Balwinder Singh Bhunder". PRSIndia. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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