| Name(s) |
ARJUN SINGH |
| Date of
Birth |
November 05, 1930 |
| Date of
Death |
March 04, 2011 |
|
Identity |
Indian politician |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- June 08, 1980: Became Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh on this day.
- March 10, 1985: Retired as
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on this day.
- December 03, 1984: He was
the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh when the deadly gas
leak from the Union Carbide factory occurred on the night
between 2 and 3 December 1984; Arjun Singh fled to his Kerwa
Dam Palace (outside Bhopal) to save himself and was not
available to manage the crisis or lead the administration.
- June 991 - December 1994:
Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
- April 2000: Elected to
Rajya Sabha.
- May 22, 2004 to May 2009:
He was the Minister of Human Resource, Govt of India.
- March 20, 2006: Re-elected
as Member of the Rajya Sabha.
- June 07, 2010: Arjun Singh
government's mishandling was criticized by the court in the
verdict on Bhopal incident pronounced by the Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Bhopal on this day.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He represented the Indian National Congress party.
- He was the Union Minister of Human Resource Development
in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009.
- He served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh three
times, Union minister and Governor of Punjab once for a
short period.
- As Governor of Punjab, he worked for the Rajiv-Longwal
Accord for peace in Punjab.
- He was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in
2000.
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