General Vijay Kumar Singh(retd), PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC (born 10 May 1951)[a] is an Indian politician and a former four-star General in the Indian Army.[b] He is former Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation in the Second Modi ministry.[7] He previously served as Minister of State for External Affairs, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region and Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation[c] in the First Modi ministry.
During his military career, Singh served as the 24th[d][9] Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) from 2010 to 2012.[10] Singh took the Government of India to court in a dispute over his date of birth and subsequent retirement, becoming the first serving Indian Chief of the Army Staff to take legal action against the Indian government.[11]
After his retirement from the military, Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 and was elected as Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha for the Ghaziabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh in that year's general election. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2019.
Singh has written an autobiography called Courage and Conviction.[e]
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- ^ India Strategic (March 2010). "Gen V K Singh takes over as Army Chief". www.indiastrategic.in. No. Indian Army News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Official Indian Army Web Portal. "Chief of the Army Staff (COAS)". www.indianarmy.nic.in. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Staff writers (23 May 2021). "V K Singh: Latest News (topic roundup)". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
Singh served as the 24th Chief of the Army Staff from 2010 to 2012
- ^ Staff writer. "Gen VK Singh Biography in Hindi: About family, Political life, Age, Photos, Videos, History". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 12 October 2020.
VK Singh retired on 31 May 2012 after contributing for 42 years in the Army. He was the 24th Chief of the Army Staff in the Indian Army
- ^ "India is Seeming Ungrateful, Writes General VK Singh". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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