Surender Singh

He was educated at Panjab University, Chandigarh and completed his Master of Arts and Bachelor of Law.

Advocate and agriculturist. He was son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal.

1971-73 General-Secretary, District Congress Committee (D.C.C.), Bhiwani

1973-77 Treasurer, Indian Youth Congress

1977-86 Member, Haryana Vidhan Sabha

1982-83 Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Wildlife Preservation, Haryana

1986-92 Member, Rajya Sabha

Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, House Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

1989-90 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Hindi Salahakar Samiti, Ministry of Environment and Forests

Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Communications its Sub Committee 'A' on Department of Telecom

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation

Travelling, participation in the youth activities; including: sports, cultural activities and debates.

Reading and sports

Outstanding sportsman during college days, keen interest in cricket

Canada, Finland, France, Switzerland, US and the former USSR; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to UK, 1998

He also held positions including President, Bar Association, Bhiwani, 1970–71, Chairman, (i) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana; (ii) Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, 1978 and 1980–82; Member (i) Executive Council, Kurukshetra University; (ii) Executive Committee, C.R. Jat College, Hissar; (iii) Executive Committee, Indian Olympic Association; (iv) All India Congress Committee (Indira); and (v)Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira), Haryana

On 31 March 2005 Singh aged 59, died along with noted industrialist and Power Minister Om Prakash Jindal, in a chopper crash during an emergency landing in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was survived by his wife Kiran Choudhry and daughter Shruti Choudhry.[1]

• "Biographical Sketch of Member of XII Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 18 August 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
• "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.