M. S. Gill | |
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Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation | |
In office 19 January 2011 – 12 July 2011 | |
President | Pratibha Patil |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Preceded by | Shriprakash Jaiswal[a] |
Succeeded by | Srikant Kumar Jena[a] |
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | |
In office 28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011 | |
President | Pratibha Patil |
Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
Succeeded by | Ajay Maken[a] |
In office 6 April 2008 – 22 May 2009[a] | |
Preceded by | Mani Shankar Aiyar |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 10 April 2004 – 9 April 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Partap Singh Bajwa |
Constituency | Punjab |
Chief Election Commissioner of India | |
In office 12 December 1996 – 13 June 2001 | |
President | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | T. N. Seshan |
Succeeded by | J. M. Lyngdoh |
Personal details | |
Born | Manohar Singh Gill 14 June 1936 |
Died | 15 October 2023 Delhi, India | (aged 87)
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse |
Vinnie Gill (m. 1965) |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Civil servant |
Awards | Padma 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.