Office: | Minister Government of Punjab for Education |
Term Start: | 2014 |
Term End: | 2017 |
Office1: | Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly |
Term Start1: | 2012-2017 |
Constituency: | Ropar Assembly Constituency |
Birth Date: | 2 March 1962 |
Birth Place: | Mari Bhuchian, District. Gurdaspur |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Alma Mater: | G.G.S. Medical College |
Profession: | Doctor |
Nationality: | Indian |
Spouse: | Dr.(Mrs) Harwinder Kaur Cheema |
Children: | 2 |
Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema (born 2 March 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was the Education Minister in the Punjab government.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Cheema completed his M.B.B.S. medical degree. He took six-month residencies in Orthopedics and Ophthalmology from the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College (G.G.S. Medical College), Faridkot.
Cheema represented the Rupnagar Assembly Constituency of Punjab from 2012–2017.[5] During this span of his serving his constituency as the MLA of Ropar, this region has seen developments such as First and IIT of Punjab has been set up in Ropar. Rupnagar Flyover has been developed as one of its own kind in the whole state.
Cheema is an active member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He is designated as Secretary and Spokesman to Shiromani Akali Dal. Earlier he also served the Party as Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab (in the rank of Cabinet Minister) in 2007-2012.