Harpal Singh Cheema

Harpal Singh Cheema
Cabinet Minister, Government of Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 March 2022
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
CabinetMann ministry
Chief MinisterBhagwant Mann
Ministry and Departments
Preceded byManpreet Singh Badal
Punjab Cabinet minister for Dept. of Cooperation
In office
21 March 2022 – 4 July 2022
Preceded bySukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Succeeded byBhagwant Mann
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly[2]
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byBalvir Singh
ConstituencyDirba
Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Legislative assembly
In office
27 July 2018 – 10 March 2022
Governor
Preceded bySukhpal Singh Khaira
Succeeded byPratap Singh Bajwa
Personal details
Born (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974 (age 50)
Nabha, Punjab, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ResidenceDirba
Alma materPunjabi University, Patiala
OccupationPolitician

Harpal Singh Cheema (born 10 February 1974) is an Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Dirba Assembly constituency located in Sangrur District, Punjab.[3] In March 2022, he became first BobA to be a finance minister of Punjab.[4] He joined the Aam Aadmi Party just before the 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. He contested and won the election from Dirba Assembly constituency against a popular Punjabi Kabbadi player Gulzar Singh Moonak from Shiromani Akali Dal and Ajaib Singh Ratolan from Indian National Congress.[5] In July 2018 he was appointed leader of opposition of Punjab Legislative Assembly.[6]

  1. ^ "Mann keeps Home, 26 others, gives Finance to Cheema; Mines to Bains". 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ Members detail punjabassembly.nic.in
  3. ^ "Government of Punjab, India". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Harpal Singh Cheema becomes first Dalit leader to be Finance Minister of Punjab". Punjab News Express. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ "2017 Dirba - Punjab Assembly Election Winner, LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates". India.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "AAP replaces Punjab leader of opposition Sukhpal Khaira with Harpal Singh Cheema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2018.