| Office | MLA, Punjab
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|---|---|
| Office | Minister for Sports & Youth Services |
| Office | Minister for Welfare of SCs and BCs |
| Office | Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Fisheries
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| Predecessor | Sukhdev Singh Shehbazpuri |
| Successor | Incumbent
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| Constituency | Attari
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| Born | 1958-01-14 (age 68) |
| Born | Ranike, Amritsar, India
|
| Political party | Shiromani Akali Dal
|
| Children | 2 living and Ruhaniyat Jot Kaur (died 2006)
|
| Website | http://gulzarsinghranike.in |
Gulzar Singh Ranike was a cabinet minister in the previous Punjab government and he belongs to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal. He was Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Fisheries in that Government.[1] He had been holding this post from 2012 to 2017. He is also President of Shiromani Akali Dal SC Wing.
Personal life
He was born into Mazhabi Sikh family and his father was also a leader in Akali Dal.[2]
Political career
He started his political career in 1983 as a Sarpanch (Village chief) of Ranike. He was first elected for the Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1997 as an Akali Dal candidate from Attari.[3] He was again re-elected in 2002, 2007 and 2012.[4][5][6][7] In 2007 he was made Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Fisheries, Welfare of SCs and BCs, Sports & Youth Services.[8] After 2012, he continued to be minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Fisheries, Welfare of SC & BC, whereas portfolio of Sports & Youth Services was transferred to deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ SAD fields Gulzar Singh Ranike from Faridkot, Pioneer, The. The Pioneer. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
- ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1992 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2002 Results. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Elections-2002 winners
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Badal allocates portfolios