M. S. Gill

M. S. Gill
Gill in 2008
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation
In office
19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011
PresidentPratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byShriprakash Jaiswal[a]
Succeeded bySrikant Kumar Jena[a]
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
In office
28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011
PresidentPratibha Patil
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Succeeded byAjay Maken[a]
In office
6 April 2008 – 22 May 2009[a]
Preceded byMani Shankar Aiyar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2004 – 9 April 2016
Succeeded byPartap Singh Bajwa
ConstituencyPunjab
Chief Election Commissioner of India
In office
12 December 1996 – 13 June 2001
President
Prime Minister
Preceded byT. N. Seshan
Succeeded byJ. M. Lyngdoh
Personal details
Born
Manohar Singh Gill

(1936-06-14)14 June 1936
Died15 October 2023(2023-10-15) (aged 87)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse
Vinnie Gill
(m. 1965)
Children3
ProfessionCivil servant
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2000)
a. ^ as Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Manohar Singh Gill (14 June 1936 – 15 October 2023) was an Indian bureaucrat, politician, and writer. As a bureaucrat, he served as a member of the Indian Administrative Service from 1958 until his retirement in 2001 as 11th Chief Election Commissioner of India. Upon his retirement, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab in 2004 and served as a member of the upper house until his retirement in 2016. He also served as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports[1] from 2008 to 2011 and as Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation in 2011.

  1. ^ "Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Government of India. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.