Harsimrat Kaur Badal | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Paramjit Kaur Gulshan |
| Constituency | Bathinda |
| Minister for Food Processing Industries | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 17 September 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Krishna Tirath |
| Succeeded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1966 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance (1998-2020) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Parkash Singh Badal (father-in-law) Bikram Singh Majithia (brother) Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia (grandfather) Majithia Sirdars |
| Residence | Chandigarh |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | harsimratkaurbadal |
Harsimrat Kaur Badal (born 25 July 1966) is an Indian politician and a former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Government of India[1] and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Bathinda. She is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal Party.[2] Her husband Sukhbir Singh Badal is former deputy chief minister of Punjab and the president of Shiromani Akali Dal.[3] She resigned from the cabinet on 17 September 2020 to protest against few farmer related ordinances and legislation.[4]
- ^ HT Correspondent (26 May 2014). "Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal sworn in as food processing minister". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Constituency Wise Detailed Results (2009)." Electoral Commission of India, 2009. Page 112. Retrieved 30 October 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Politically Famous Better Halves: Sonia Gandhi, Poonam Sinha & Dimple Yadav". The Economic Times. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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