Partap Singh Kairon | |
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| 3rd Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 23 January 1956 – 21 June 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Bhim Sen Sachar |
| Succeeded by | Gopi Chand Bhargava (caretaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1901 Kairon, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 6 February 1965 (aged 63) Sonipat, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal (1937-1941) Indian National Congress (1941-1965) |
| Children | 11 children |
| Parent | S. Nihal Singh |
Partap Singh Kairon (1 October 1901 – 6 February 1965)[1] was the 3rd Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising Punjab, Haryana and part of Himachal Pradesh), and is widely acknowledged as the architect of post-Independence Punjab Province (or Punjab, Haryana and Himachal as of today). Moreover, he was an Indian independence movement leader. He was jailed twice by the British Empire, once for five years for organizing protests against British rule. His political influence and views are still considered to dominate politics in Punjab.[2]
- ^ "Kairon, Partap Singh", in Indian Dictionary of National Biography. Institute of Historical Studies (1990) p. 212
- ^ Builder of Punjab - THE LOST LEGACY OF SARDAR PARTAP SINGH KAIRON