Dinesh Singh was an India

India

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n politician. A member of the Kalakankar dynasty, he served as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 on several occasions and twice served as the Minister of External Affairs of India .

Early life and education

Dinesh Singh was born on 19 July 1925, to Raja Avadhesh Singh, the talukdar, or landed nobleman, of Kalakankar in of Uttar Pradesh. He was educated at Doon School and went to Colvin College, Lucknow and at Lucknow University.

Career

In 1962-66 he was Deputy Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of External Affairs

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 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 and 1993-1995.

He was elected from Pratapgarh for seven terms from the Second Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (1957–62), to the Fifth Lok Sabha (1971–77), and then again for the Eighth and Ninth Lok Sabha 1984-1991, serving in the Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

 in the interregnum.

Family

He married Neelima Kumari, princess from the Tehri-Garhwal family ,in 1944 , and had six daughters. His sixth daughter is Ratna Singh

Ratna Singh

Ratna Singh is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party, and represents the Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha...

, currently MP from the same Pratapgarh constituency.

He died on 30 November 1995 in New Delhi.

External links

• Kalakankar royal family tree Queensland University