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Jaswinder Singh Brar

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Jaswinder Singh Brar
Leader of opposition in Punjab assembly[1]
In office
16 March 1972 – 2 October 1972
Preceded byMajor Harinder Singh
Succeeded byPrakash Singh Badal
ConstituencyKotkapura
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly[2]
In office
1972–1980
Preceded byHarcharan Singh
Succeeded byBhagwan Dass
ConstituencyKotkapura
Minister of Cooperation,Government of Punjab
In office
23 June, 1977 – 12 February, 1980
Personal details
Born(1938-05-18)18 May 1938
Faridkot, British India (now Punjab, India)
Died2 April 1993(1993-04-02) (aged 54)
Sandhwan, Faridkot, Punjab
Political partyShiromani Akali Dal
SpouseManjit Kaur
ParentS. Karnail Singh

Jaswinder Singh Brar was an Indian politician and was Cabinet minister of Punjab in Prakash Singh Badal ministry (1977–80).

Jaswinder Singh Brar was a Punjabi politician who became a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly twice by winning an assembly election in 1972 and then in 1977 from Kotkapura Assembly Constituency on the ticket of Shiromani Akali Dal. In 1972 he became the Leader of opposition but due to differences with high command he resigned and was succeeded by Prakash Singh Badal.

In 1977 when Shiromani Akali Dal formed the government in Punjab he became the Minister of Cooperation[3] and held the position until President's rule was declared in Punjab.

He also remained the President of All India Sikh Students Federation.

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