Harcharan Singh Brar

Harcharan Singh Brar
13th Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
31 August 1995 – 21 November 1996
Preceded byBeant Singh
Succeeded byRajinder Kaur Bhattal
Governor of Haryana
In office
24 September 1977 – 9 December 1979
Preceded byJaisukh Lal Hathi
Succeeded bySurjit Singh Sandhawalia
Governor of Odisha
In office
7 February 1977 – 22 September 1977
Preceded byShiva Narayin Sankar
Succeeded byBhagwat Dayal Sharma
Personal details
Born(1922-01-21)21 January 1922
Sarai Naga, Punjab, British India
Died6 September 2009(2009-09-06) (aged 87)
Chandigarh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseGurbinder Kaur Brar

Harcharan Singh Brar (21 January 1922 – 6 September 2009) was an Indian politician belonging to the Punjab unit of Indian National Congress. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Punjab and held this position from 31 August 1995 to 21 November 1996. He succeeded the assassinated Chief Minister Beant Singh. At the time he was member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Muktsar Assembly Constituency.[1]

  1. ^ "The Brar dynasty: Not a male bastion, MLA Karan Brar is holding fort to the legacy". Sukhdeep Kaur. Hindustan Times. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.