Veer Bahadur Singh | |
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| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 25 June 1988 – 30 May 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Vasant Sathe |
| Succeeded by | Giridhar Gamang |
| 14th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 24 September 1985 – 24 June 1988 | |
| Preceded by | N. D. Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | N. D. Tiwari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1935 Gorakhpur,United Provinces,British India |
| Died | 30 May 1989 (aged 54) Paris,France |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Veer Bahadur Singh (18 February 1935 – 30 May 1989) was an Indian politician belonging to theIndian National Congress. He wasChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1985 to 1988 andMinister of Communications in Central government from 1988 to 1989. He was also an author.[citation needed]
Veer Bahadur Singh was born inGorakhpur.[1] He was born in a Rajput family.[2][3][4]
His son,Fateh Bahadur Singh who studied in Colonel Brown Cambridge School, Dehradun has been the minister several times in Uttar Pradesh cabinet (Forest Minister of U.P.).
Vir Bahadur Singh remained Chief Minister ofUttar Pradesh from 24 September 1985 till 25 June 1988.[5]
He was appointed Union Minister of Communication in 1988, byRajiv Gandhi.[6]
Late Om Prakash Pandey and Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh were his close aides. Vir Bahadur Singh has delegated his political activities inEastern Uttar Pradesh to them. They were very active budding leaders in the belt ofAllahabad University,Banaras Hindu University andPurvanchal University. The political activities at the grass root i.e. "student leadership at university level" touched its zenith under the leadership of Om Prakash Pandey. The root cause of their political success was Om Prakash's populist measures towards people atrocities and swift decision making. The sudden death of Om Prakash Pandey due to unknown reason in early 1988 broke the reign of burgeoning student political water in the region. All student associations dispersed after his death as Mr. Brij Bhushan Singh who was too young to accept the responsibility therefore withdrew from political career.
The same proved the major setback for Vir Bahadur Singh and his political career hence losing majority in state assembly in June 1988.
Singh was appointed the 13thChief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 24 September 1985 and remained for a period of 2 years and 274 days, till 2 August 1988. At that time he wasMember of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly fromPaniyara.[7] He succeededN. D. Tiwari who was also Chief Minister before him.[8] He was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from Gorakhpur.[9] He lost the Chief Ministership in a party reshuffle when he resigned as CM to join the Union Cabinet as Minister for Communications.
After resignation from the position of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, he was assigned the position ofMinister of Communications of India on the 25 June 1988 and remained till 30 May 1989, under theRajiv Gandhi ministry.[10][11]
Veer Bahadur Singh died on 30 May 1989 inParis,France at the age of 54 during his visit.[7]
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| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 24 Sep 1985 – 25 Jun 1988 | Succeeded by |
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