Virbhadra Singh | |
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4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 25 December 2012 – 27 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Succeeded by | Jai Ram Thakur |
Constituency | Shimla Rural |
In office 6 March 2003 – 30 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Succeeded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Constituency | Rohru |
In office 3 December 1993 – 24 March 1998 | |
Preceded by | Shanta Kumar |
Succeeded by | Prem Kumar Dhumal |
Constituency | Rohru |
In office 8 April 1983 – 5 March 1990 | |
Preceded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
Succeeded by | Shanta Kumar |
Constituency | Rohru |
MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2017 – 8 July 2021 | |
Preceded by | Govind Ram Sharma |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Constituency | Arki |
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 26 June 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Dinsha Patel |
Succeeded by | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
Minister of Steel | |
In office 28 May 2009 – 18 January 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
Succeeded by | Beni Prasad Verma |
Minister of State for Industries | |
In office September 1982 – April 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Minister of State for Tourism, Civil Aviation | |
In office December 1976 – March 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarahan, Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) | 23 June 1934
Died | 8 July 2021[1][2] Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India | (aged 87)
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 4 |
Residence |
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Alma mater | Colonel Brown Cambridge School St. Edward's School, Shimla Bishop Cotton School (Shimla) St. Stephen's College, Delhi Delhi University |
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Virbhadra Singh (23 June 1934 – 8 July 2021) was an Indian politician. He was the longest-serving and 4th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh. He was the Chief Minister from 2012 to 2017 before being replaced by BJP's Jai Ram Thakur in December 2017.[3] He also was Chief Minister from 1983 to 1990, from 1993 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2007. He was an elected member of the Lok Sabha in 1962, 1967, 1971, 1980 and in 2009. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[4]