SURJIT SINGH BARNALA
BORN ON OCT 21, 1925, SURJIT S BARNALA HAS REMAINED THE GOVERNOR OF FOUR STATES.BARNALA FAMILY BELONGS TO VILLAGE DHAULA IN BARNALA DISTT. BUT HIS PERMANENT RESIDENCE NOW, IS IN BARNALA .IT IS A DISTT. HEADQURTER TOWN OF PUNJAB ON PATIALA-BATHINDA ROAD.THAT IS WHY HE IS CALLED BARNALA, OTHERWISE HIS SUB –CAST IS DHALIWAL
A former Chief Minister of Punjab (1985-1987), he retired as Tamil Nadu Governor in August
A three-time Member of Parliament and six-time MLA from Barnala constituency, he has been a minister in the Union Cabinet twice
He was a candidate for the Vice-President’s office in 1997 and 2007; is considered as co-architect of the Rajiv-Longowal accord
POSITION IN POLITICS
Barnala’s wife Surjit Kaur, a former MLA, is the president of SAD (Longowal); he would render services to the party as its patron
He has declared that the SAD (Longowal) would be fielding candidates in the coming assembly polls
He hopes to build up a third alternative by aligning with non-Congress, non-SAD (B) forces and non-People\'s Party of Punjab (led by Manpreet) parties
STINT AS GOVERNOR
Before retiring as Governor of Tamil Nadu, he also had an earlier short term as the Governor of Tamil Nadu (1990) before he was shifted to Bihar
Subsequently, he was made Lieutenant-Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1990-93)
When his fourth attempt to get into Parliament was unsuccessful in 1999, he took to gubernatorial positions and served Uttarakhand (2000-03), Andhra Pradesh (2003-04) and lastly Tamil Nadu (2004-11)
PART OF FAMOUS B-TRIO
At one time, he was one of the powerful members of the famous ‘B-trio’ of the SAD: others being Parkash S Badal and Balwant Singh
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Surjit Singh Barnala
Surjit Singh Barnala (Tamil: சுர்ஜித் சிங்க் பர்னால; Punjabi: ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ; born October 21, 1925) was the governor of Tamil Nadu, India. He has held that position since November 2004 and suceeded by Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah. During his eventful career in Indian politics he has been Governor of four states, Chief Minister of Punjab, a Minister in the Union Cabinet twice, a Vice-Presidential candidate.
Early life
Barnala was born in Ateli village, which was then part of Nabha, Punjab state. Born of a well-to-do family (his father was a magistrate), Barnala passed Law from Lucknow University in 1946. In Lucknow, he was involved in the Quit India Movement of 1942. Subsequently he practised law for some years, and became politically active in the late \'60s, rising through the ranks of Akali Dal. Though, he first stood for election in 1952 but lost by a meager 4 votes.
Politics
Mr.Barnala was also the party president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal), but had to resign as per the rule that states that one cannot hold two offices of profit.
Barnala served as Chief Minister of Punjab from September 29, 1985 until May 11, 1987. Barnala, a member of the Sikh political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Longowal) served as Chief Minister during a period of terrorism in Punjab. The state had under in Barnala\'s chief ministership from 1985 to 1987, and after nearly two years in office, President\'s Rule was imposed.
Since then, Barnala has served as a Governor of several states. He first served as Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1990 to 1991 for about seven months. Barnala refused to recommend the dismissal of the Tamil Nadu government, and when he was later transferred as Governor of Bihar he choose to resign. He served as the lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands from December 1990 to 18 March 1993. He was the Governor of Uttarakhand from its creation in 2000 until 2003, and Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2003 to 2004, and was Governor of Tamil Nadu till 31st August 2011.
In 1997 and 2007, Barnala was a candidate for the election of Vice-President of India.
Barnala was elected to the Indian Parliament thrice. He served as Food, Agriculture & Rural Development minister in 1977 in the Morarji Desai Ministry. In 1998, he also served as Chemical & Fertilizers, Food & Consumer Affairs minister in the second Vajpayee Ministry. He lost the Lok Sabha elections in 1999.
He has authored a book \"Story of an Escape\" which has been translated from English to Hindi and Urdu. His second book that was released in December 2007, is titled \"My Other Two Daughters\". Painting is his hobby and four exhibitions of his works have been held. The proceeds from his recent exhibitions went to charity.[1]
Barnala Family
Surjit Singh Barnala is married to Surjit Kaur Barnala. Bibi Surit kaur has recently become the President of Shriomni Akali Dal(Longowal)[2]
They have a daughter Amrit Kaur,who is married to an Army officer Maj.Adesh Pal Singh Sandhu. His son, Jasjit singh Barnala is a businessman. He runs Barnas International Pvt Ltd. Ganganjit Singh Barnala has started his political career following his father\'s foot steps. Their youngest son Neilinder Singh Barnala died in a car accident in 1996. They have seven grand-children.
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