Surender Singh


Chaudhary Surender Singh was an Indian politician from the Haryana Vikas Party and twice represented Bhiwani constituency in the Parliament of India.

Education

He was educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.

Profession

Advocate and agriculturist. He was son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal.

Positions held

1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress
Committee, Bhiwani
1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress
1977-86 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha
1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife
Preservation, Haryana
1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha
Member, Committee on Petitions
Member, House Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Civil Aviation
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
Member, Railway Convention Committee
Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Environment
and Forests
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment
and Forests
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha
1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Committee on Communications its
Sub Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Civil Aviation

Special interests

Travelling, participation in the youth activities; including: sports, cultural activities and debates.

Favourite pastimes and recreation

Reading and sports

Sports and clubs

Outstanding sportsman during college days, keen interest in cricket

Countries visited

Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland, US and the former USSR; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UK, 1998

Other information

He also held positions including President, Bar Association, Bhiwani, 1970–71, Chairman, Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana; Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, 1978 and 1980–82; Member Executive Council, Kurukshetra University; Executive Committee, C.R. Jat College, Hissar; Executive Committee, Indian Olympic Association; All India Congress Committee ; and Pradesh Congress Committee, Haryana

Death

On 31 March 2005 Singh aged 59, died along with noted industrialist and Power Minister Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was survived by his wife Kiran Choudhry and daughter Shruti Choudhry.