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Lallan Prasad Singh | |
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| Governor of Assam | |
| In office 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 | |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister | Sarat Chandra Sinha Golap Borbora Jogendra Nath Hazarika Anwara Taimur Kesab Chandra Gogoi |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Mehrotra |
| Governor of Meghalaya | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 | |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister | Williamson A. Sangma Darwin Diengdoh Pugh B. B. Lyngdoh Williamson A. Sangma |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Mehrotra |
| Governor of Nagaland | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 | |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister | Hokishe Sema Vizol Koso John Bosco Jasokie Vizol Koso S. C. Jamir John Bosco Jasokie |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Governor of Manipur | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 23 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 | |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister | Mohammed Alimuddin Yangmaso Shaiza Rajkumar Dorendra Singh Yangmaso Shaiza Rajkumar Dorendra Singh Rishang Keishing |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Governor of Tripura | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 23 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 | |
| Appointed by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister | Sukhamoy Sen Gupta Prafulla Kumar Das Radhika Ranjan Gupta Nripen Chakraborty |
| Preceded by | Braj Kumar Nehru |
| Succeeded by | S. M. H. Burney |
| Ambassador of India to Nepal | |
| In office 22 January 1972 – 5 September 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Bahadur |
| Succeeded by | Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra |
| Home Secretary | |
| In office 18 September 1964 – 1 January 1971 | |
| Preceded by | V. Vishwanathan |
| Succeeded by | Govind Narain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 9 November 1998 (age 86) |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (1999)(posthumously) |
Lallan Prasad Singh ICS (1912 – 17 October 1998) was an Indian bureaucrat who became Governor ofAssam (1973–80),Manipur (1973–80, 1982–83),Meghalaya (1973–80),Nagaland (1973–81), andTripura (1973–80).
He was awardedPadma Vibhushan award in 1999 after his death.
He was born inBuxar,Bihar,India, in 1912[1] and died inNew Delhi on 17 October 1998. A member of the 1936 batch of the Indian Civil Service (ICS), he joined the ICS on 9 September 1936.[2] After independence in 1947, he had a long and distinguished career in the civil service. L.P. Singh wasChief Secretary to the government of Bihar in the first post-independence government (1946–61). He also served briefly as the Finance Secretary to the government of Bihar. He enjoyed the confidence of both the firstBihar Chief Minister Dr S K Singh & deputyChief Minister cum Finance Minister Dr Anugrah Narain Sinha. He also held several posts includingHome Secretary of India,Governor of the five North Eastern States and Indian Ambassador to Nepal.
Apart from his bureaucratic career, Singh also authored two books:Portrait of Lal Bahadur Shastri: the Quintessential Gandhian andElectoral Reform in India.
He was married to Manorama Singh (née Mehta) and had four children, namely, Vineeta, Nandini, Vijay and Priyadarshini.
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