Detailed Profile:As per Govt Of India Record
Smt. Preneet Kaur
Smt. Preneet Kaur
Constituency
Patiala
Father\'s Name
Shri Gian Singh Kahlon
Mother\'s Name
Smt. Satinder Kaur
Date of Birth
03-10-1944
Birth Place
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)
Date of Marriage
31-10-1964
Spouse Name
Capt. Amarinder Singh
No.of Sons:1 No.of Daughters-1
Punjab
Party Name
Indian National Congress
Permanent Address
New Moti Bagh Palace,Patiala - 147 001, PunjabTel. (0175) 220550 Fax: (0175) 216201
Present Address
85, Lodhi Estate,New Delhi - 110 003Tels. (011) 23011141, 23014070, 23794337 (O), 9810456705 (M) Telefax. (011) 24616584, 24616585 (R), Fax. (011) 23011425 (
Educational Qualifications
B.A., T.T.C. Educated at St. Bedes College and Convent of Jesus and Mary College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Profession: Politics
Positions Held
1999
Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
1/2/1999
Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
2/2/1999
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
2/2/1999
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
2004
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
Member, Committee on Water Resources
Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
Member, Committee on Water Resources
2009
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
2009
Union Minister of State, External Affairs
Social and Cultural Activities
Actively involved in social work in the Red Cross; was awarded the certificate of Merit from the President of India`s for outstanding performance; Chairperson, Harijan Sevak Samaj; President, Citizen Welfare Council, Patiala and many other organisations
Special Interests
Reading and Art
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and (iii) Golf Club, Patiala; Chairperson, Patiala Polo and Riding Club
Other Information
Ex-Maharani Sahiba of Patiala;Member, Animal Welfare Board of India, 2000-2001; Chairperson, (i) State Committee on Female Foeticide; (ii) Patiala Division and Urban Planning Authority; and (iii) Patiala Heritage Society; Member, (i) Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee(RDTAC), Income Tax; (ii) Punjabi University Syndicate, Oct. 2004-31 August 2005; (iii) SBOP District Level Review Committee; (iv) Department of Personnel and Adminsitrative Reforms Advisory Council, Punjab; State Sub-Montane and Kandi Areas Council; and (vi) Punjab State Bet Areas Advisory Council ; (vii) Awarded Sikh of the Year Award, 26th Nov. 2009 by the Sikh Forum International, London; (viii) Chaired the plenary session of UNGA for `UN-WOMEN`, 2nd July 2010
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As per Wikipedia
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Maharani Preneet Kaur
Minister of State for External Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 May 2009
Preceded by Anand Sharma
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
1999
Preceded by Prem Singh Chandumajra
Constituency Patiala
Personal details
Born 3 October 1944 (age 66)
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Captain Amarinder Singh
Children 1 son and 1 daughter
Residence New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala
Religion Sikhism
As of May 9, 2010
Maharani Preneet Kaur (born 3 October 1944) is the wife of Maharaja Amarinder Singh . A member of the 15th Lok Sabha she is currently serving as the Minister of State for External Affairs with the Government of India. She represents Patiala of Punjab in the Lok Sabha .
Family background Fondly known as Maharani Sahiba, she was born in Shimla to Satinder Kaur and Gian Singh Kahlon,ICS and later Chief Secreatry, Government of Punjab. She attended St. Bede\'s College, Shimla and graduated from convent of Jesus and Mary, Shimla. Her sister Geetinder Kaur is married to Simranjit Singh Mann, President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) . Her son Yuvraj Raninder Singh is also a member of the Congress party and contested elections in 2009 from Bathinda.
CareerShe was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999 , the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 and to the 15th Lok Sabha, in 2009 from Patiala becoming the only Member of Parliament from Patiala to be elected to the Lok Sabha from Patiala for three consecutive terms. She defeated her nearest rival Prem Singh Chandumajra of the SAD (B) by over 99,000 votes in the general election of 2009.
Her Highness is considered a social and cultural icon in Patiala. Prior to her elections as a MP she worked as an active social worker with Indian Red Cross and various other organisations for betterment of masses. She started Sanjeevani an institute in Patiala for differently abled children.
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