Birender Singh (politician, born 1946)

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Birender Singh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2 August 2016 – 20 January 2020
Constituency	Haryana
In office 29 November 2014 – 1 August 2016
Constituency	Haryana
In office 2 August 2010 – 28 August 2014
Constituency	Haryana
Minister of Steel
In office 5 July 2016 – 14 April 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by	Dharmendra Pradhan
Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Nitin Gadkari
Succeeded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Rural Development
In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Nitin Gadkari
Succeeded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Nitin Gadkari
Succeeded by	Ramesh Jigajinagi, Narendra Singh Tomar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1984–1989
Preceded by	Mani Ram Bagri
Succeeded by	Jai Parkash
Constituency	Hisar
Personal details
Born	(1946-03-25) 25 March 1946 (age 78) Rohtak, Punjab, British India
Political party	INC (1972–2014)(2024-present) BJP (2014–2024)
Spouse	Premlata Singh
Children	2, including Brijendra Singh

Chaudhary Birender Singh Sheokand (born 25 March 1946) is a senior Indian political leader and a well-known face in Indian Politics. He lately served as Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking Water from 2014 to 2016 and later as the Union Minister of Steel from 2016 to 2019 in the Narendra Modi led NDA Government in India.

Birender Singh is the maternal grandson of the peasant leader, Sir Chhotu Ram. His father Chaudhary Neki Ram was a politician in joint Punjab. His association with the Indian National Congress started over 52 years ago, which resumed in April 2024 after Chaudhary Birender Singh joined the party on 9 April 2024, after serving BJP for a period of 9 years 8 months before it.