Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), was an Indian politician. He was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990.[1] He was born in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India.
Vishwanath Pratap Singh | |
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विश्वनाथ प्रताप सिंह | |
.jpg) Singh, c. 1983 | |
| Prime Minister of India | |
| Raja Bahadur of Manda | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| President | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| Vice President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Deputy | Devi Lal (until 1 August 1990) |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| Union Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 5 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Union Minister of Defence | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Preceded by | K. C. Pant |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Shekhar |
| In office 24 January 1987 – 12 April 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Succeeded by | K. C. Pant |
| Union Minister of Finance | |
| In office 31 December 1984 – 23 January 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office December 1984 – April 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Datt Tiwari |
| Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 9 June 1980 – 19 July 1982 | |
| Governor | Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh |
| Preceded by | Banarsi Das |
| Succeeded by | Sripati Mishra |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Krishna Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Vishambhar Prasad Nishad |
| Constituency | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1980–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Janeshwar Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Krishna Prakash Tiwari |
| Constituency | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Succeeded by | Janeshwar Mishra |
| Constituency | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Janeshwar Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Kamala Bahuguna |
| Constituency | Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| President of Jan Morcha | |
| In office 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Raj Babbar |
| President of Janata Dal | |
| In office 1988 – 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
Singh died of multiple myeloma in New Delhi on 27 November 2008 at the age of 77.
Vishwanath Pratap Singh Media
Vishwanath Pratap Singh taking the oath of office as India's 8th Prime Minister on 2 December 1989
Map of Ram Rath Yatra by L. K. Advani.
The Vice President of India, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat looking at painting works by the former Prime Minister Shri V. P. Singh, after inaugurating the exhibition, in New Delhi on 14 February 2006
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, paying homage at the mortal remains of the former Prime Minister, Shri V. P. Singh, in New Delhi on 28 November 2008
References
- ↑ Singh, Indra Shekhar. "A grandson's tribute: The forgotten idealism of VP Singh". scroll.in. Retrieved 27 March 2018.