Jaswinder Singh Brar | |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1938 |
Death Place: | Sandhwan, Faridkot, Punjab |
Office: | Leader of opposition in Punjab assembly[1] |
Term Start: | 16 March 1972 |
Term End: | 2 October 1972 |
Predecessor: | Major Harinder Singh |
Successor: | Prakash Singh Badal |
Constituency: | Kotkapura |
Office1: | Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly[2] |
Term Start1: | 1972 |
Term End1: | 1980 |
Successor1: | Bhagwan Dass |
Predecessor1: | Harcharan Singh |
Party: | Shiromani Akali Dal |
Spouse: | Manjit Kaur |
Parents: | S. Karnail Singh |
Constituency1: | Kotkapura |
Office2: | Minister of Cooperation,Government of Punjab |
Term Start2: | 23 June, 1977 |
Term End2: | 12 February, 1980 |
Jaswinder Singh Brar was an Indian politician and was Cabinet minister of Punjab in Prakash Singh Badal ministry (1977–80).
Jaswinder Singh Brar was a Punjabi politician who became a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly twice by winning an assembly election in 1972 and then in 1977 from Kotkapura Assembly Constituency on the ticket of Shiromani Akali Dal. In 1972 he became the Leader of opposition but due to differences with high command he resigned and was succeeded by Prakash Singh Badal.
In 1977 when Shiromani Akali Dal formed the government in Punjab he became the Minister of Cooperation[3] and held the position until President's rule was declared in Punjab.
He also remained the President of All India Sikh Students Federation.