Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)

Raja Dinesh Singh
Minister of External Affairs
In office
1969–1970
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byIndira Gandhi (Acting)
Succeeded bySardar Swaran Singh
In office
1993–1995
Prime MinisterP. V. Narasimha Rao
Preceded byP. V. Narasimha Rao (Acting)
Succeeded byPranab Mukherjee
Ministry of Water Resources
In office
14 February 1988 – 25 June 1988
Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi
Preceded byRam Niwas Mirdha
Succeeded byB. Shankaranand
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1967–1977
Preceded byAjit Pratap Singh
Succeeded byRoop Nath Singh Yadav
ConstituencyPratapgarh
In office
1984–1991
Preceded byAjit Pratap Singh
Succeeded byAbhay Pratap Singh
ConstituencyPratapgarh
Pretender information
Title(s)Raja of Kalakankar
Throne(s) claimedKalakankar
Pretend from1971–1995
Monarchy abolishedSovereign Monarchy
1947 (Instrument of Accession)
Titular Monarchy
1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution)
Last monarchHimself
SuccessorVacant
Raja of Kalakankar
Reign1933–1947
PredecessorRaja Awadhesh Singh
Titular Reign1947–1971
Born(1925-07-19)19 July 1925
Kalakankar, United Provinces, British India
Died30 November 1995(1995-11-30) (aged 70)
Delhi, India
SpouseNeelima Kumari
FatherRaja Awadhesh Singh
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow
The Doon School
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children6 (including Rajkumari Ratna Singh)

Raja Dinesh Singh (19 July 1925 – 30 November 1995) was an Indian politician. His family is from Kalakankar. He served as a Member of Parliament on several occasions, and twice served as the Minister of External Affairs of India.[1]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Dinesh Singh". The Independent. 2 December 1995.