Bhupinder Singh Hooda | |
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| Leader of the Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2019 | |
| Deputy | Aftab Ahmed |
| Preceded by | Abhay Singh Chautala |
| 9th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 5 March 2005 – 26 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position established Himself as MLA of Kiloi |
| Constituency | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi |
| In office June 2005 – October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shri Krishan Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Constituency renamed as Garhi Sampla-Kiloi after delimitation |
| Constituency | Kiloi |
| In office February 2000 – May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Shri Krishan Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Shri Krishan Hooda |
| Constituency | Kiloi |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office June 1991 – October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Inder Singh |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| In office May 2004 – June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Inder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Constituency | Rohtak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1947 Rohtak, East Punjab, India (present-day Haryana) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1972 – present) |
| Spouse |
Asha Dahiya (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 (including Deepender Singh Hooda) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Panjab University (B.A.), Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B) |
| Source: [1] | |
Bhupinder Singh Hooda (born 15 September 1947)[1] is an Indian National Congress politician who is the current Leader of the Opposition in Haryana Legislative Assembly. He also served as the Chief Minister of Haryana from 2005 to 2014.[2][3]
When he began a second term in October 2009 after leading the Congress to an election victory, it was the first time since 1972 that a Haryana electorate returned a ruling party back to power. Hooda is also a Member of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. In 2010, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh constituted the Working Group on Agriculture Production under Hooda's chairmanship to recommend strategies and action plan for increasing agricultural production and productivity, including long-term policies to ensure sustained agricultural growth.
- ^ "Loksabha : Member's Bioprofile". Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Bhupinder Singh Hooda biography". oneindia.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Bhupinder Singh Hooda Biography". elections.in. Retrieved 15 July 2022.