| File:Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon.jpg | |
| Office | Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
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|---|---|
| Term start | 1997 |
| Term end | 2017 |
| Predecessor | Sakhwinder Singh |
| Successor | Harminder Singh Gill
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| Constituency | Patti
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| Born | 1959-02-26 (age 67)[1] |
| Born | Amritsar, Punjab
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| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Parneet Kaur[2]
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| Alma mater | Punjab Engineering College, Kellogg School of Management
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Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon (born 1959) is a politician from Punjab, India. He belongs to the Kairon political family and was the longest served minister in the state of Punjab. He is the great-grandson of Nihal Singh Kairon, grandson of Pratap Singh Kairon, son of Surinder Singh Kairon, son-in-law of Parkash Singh Badal, nephew of Harcharan Singh Brar and brother-in-law of Sukhbir Singh Badal. He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Patti Constituency. He has served thrice as a minister. He has held the portfolios of Excise and Taxation, Food and IT.[3][4]
He holds a BE degree from Punjab Engineering College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.[2] He has two sons.Template:Citation needed
References
- ↑ page 4 of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium Template:Webarchive. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 13 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In new Akali Cabinet, 3 ministers are CM’s kin. The Indian Express(3 March 2007). Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ Badal family gainfully employed in public life!. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Punjab politics: It's all in the family. The Times of India(4 January 2007).