Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925) explained

Raja Dinesh Singh
Office:Minister of External Affairs
Primeminister1:Indira Gandhi
Term Start1:1969
Term End1:1970
Predecessor1:Indira Gandhi
Successor1:Sardar Swaran Singh
Primeminister2:P. V. Narasimha Rao
Term Start2:1993
Term End2:1995
Predecessor2:P. V. Narasimha Rao
Successor2:Pranab Mukherjee
Office3:Ministry of Water Resources
Primeminister3:Rajiv Gandhi
Term Start3:14 February 1988
Term End3:25 June 1988
Predecessor3:Ram Niwas Mirdha
Successor3:B. Shankaranand
Office4:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency4:Pratapgarh
Term Start4:1967
Term End4:1977
Predecessor4:Ajit Pratap Singh
Successor4:Roop Nath Singh Yadav
Constituency5:Pratapgarh
Term Start5:1984
Term End5:1991
Predecessor5:Ajit Pratap Singh
Successor5:Abhay Pratap Singh
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Raja of Kalakankar
Throne:Kalakankar
Pretend From:1971–1995
Year:Sovereign Monarchy
1947 (Instrument of Accession)
Titular Monarchy
1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution)
King:Himself
Successor:Vacant
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Succession:Raja of Kalakankar
Reign:1933–1947
Reign-Type2:Titular Reign
Reign2:1947–1971
Predecessor:Raja Awadhesh Singh
Birth Date:19 July 1925
Birth Place:Kalakankar, United Provinces, British India
Death Place:Delhi, India
Spouse:Neelima Kumari
Father:Raja Awadhesh Singh
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Raja Dinesh Singh (19 July 1925 – 30 November 1995) was an Indian politician. His family is from Kalakankar. He served as a Member of Parliament on several occasions, and twice served as the Minister of External Affairs of India.[1]

Early life and education

Dinesh Singh was born on 19 July 1925, to Raja Awadhesh Singh, the taluqdar, or landed nobleman, of Kalakankar in Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at The Doon School, Dehradun and at Lucknow University.[2]

Political career

In 1962-66 he was Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs 1962–66, Minister of State 1966–67, and Minister of Commerce 1967-69 and 1988–89, Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade 1970–71. He was Minister of External Affairs 1969-70[3] and 1993–1995.

He was elected from Pratapgarh for seven terms from the Second Lok Sabha (1957–62), to the Fifth Lok Sabha (1971–77), and then again for the Eighth[4] and Ninth Lok Sabha 1984–1991, serving in the Rajya Sabha in the interregnum.

Personal life

He married Neelima Kumari of the Tehri-Garhwal ruling family, in 1944, and had six daughters. His sixth daughter is Ratna Singh, who was also a member of Lok Sabha from the same Pratapgarh constituency.

He died on 30 November 1995 in New Delhi, due to various diseases. At the time of his death, he was a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet headed by P. V. Narasimha Rao.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Dinesh Singh . . 2 December 1995.
  2. Web site: AP . Dinesh Singh, Indian Cabinet Minister, 70 - The New York Times . . 1995-12-04 . 2020-05-30.
  3. News: Mrs. Gandhi Appoints a New Foreign Minister; Dinesh Singh, 43, Is Viewed as Mistrustful of the West -- Other Aides Shifted. The New York Times . 14 February 1969. 1 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Dinesh Singh, minister in External Affairs for half dozen years in 60s. 1 August 2021. 15 March 1987.