R. P. N. Singh
Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh | |
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Former Minister of State | |
Personal details | |
Born |
New Delhi, India | 25 April 1964
Political party | INC |
Spouse(s) | Sonia Singh |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh |
Alma mater | The Doon School |
Religion | Hinduism |
Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh (born 25 April 1964, Delhi) is an Indian politician and former Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was a MP from Kushinagar(Padrauna Sadar) constituency in 15th Lok Sabha.
Personal life
Singh hails from a Suryavanshi (Sept of ancient Suryavanshi Gaharwar Rajputs) [1][2] of Kushinagar (Padrauna), Uttar Pradesh and attended The Doon School.[3] In May 2014, he became the president of Doon's alumni body The Doon School Old Boys' Society .[4] He was married on 7 December 2002,to Sonia Singh (prominent anchor and editorial director at NDTV), and has three daughters. He currently resides in the Palace, Padrauna Distt, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.His father Late Kunwar C.P.N.Singh was also M.P. of Kushinagar.His father was Minister of state for Defence in Indira Gandhi cabinet in 1980.Kunwar R.P.N.Singh was also former MLA from the seat of Padrauna until he was not elected for Loksabha.In Loksabha election. Now Mr RPN Singh is one of leading member of Congress party from UP.
Position held
- M.L.A. (Uttar Pradesh) 1996-2009,
- President, Uttar Pradesh Youth Congress 1997-1999,
- Secretary, AICC 2003-2006,
- Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Padrauna constituency, 2009,[5]
- Union Minister of State, Road, Transport and Highways 2009-2011,[6]
- Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas and Corporate Affairs 2011-2013.
- Secretary, Sri Aurobindo Society Centre (Padrauna),
- Secretary, Udit Narain Degree College,
- Secretary, Udit Narain Inter College,
- Secretary, Udit Narain Trust,
- Union Minister of state for Home Affairs 2013-2014 .[7]
- President, The Doon School Old Boys' Society (2014 - Present)
Award
- Winner, Duke of Edinburgh Award (Gold)
References
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Indianexpress.com : comments : Doon squad
- ↑ Meat exporter Qureshi quits Doon School alumni body | The Indian Express
- ↑ "Nervous moments for freshers at oath-taking ceremony". Indian Express. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Massive road communication programme proposed: Minister". Daily News & Analysis. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Congress chooses tokenism over efficiency". First Post (India). 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.