Ram Kripal Sinha

Dr. Ram Kripal Sinha is a politician from the Indian state of Bihar. He is a former minister of state in the Government of India and a cabinet minister in the Government of Bihar.[1] He is the office secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Party Executive Committee.[2]

Dr. Ram Kripal Sinha
Union Minister of State for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs
In office
1977–1979
PresidentBasappa Danappa Jatti (Acting)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Prime MinisterMorarji Desai

Early life and education

Sinha was born in April 1934 in the family of Suryadeo Sinha. He obtained a Master of Arts degree in English and a Doctorate in Prakrit.[1]

Career

Sinha started his career as a college lecturer based in Muzaffarpur town, Bihar. Shortly afterwards, he received his doctorate, he settled at MMuzaffarpurof Bihar.[3] In 1968, he was elected as a member to the Bihar Legislative Council which he served till 1974. In 1971, he was appointed as cabinet minister in the Socialist Party (India) government of Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur. On 3 April 1974, he was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament of India and served as a parliamentarian till 1980. During this term, he was appointed as the Union Minister of State for Labour and Parliamentary Affairs in the Janata Party government of Prime Minister Morarji Desai and served to this post till the dissolution of Government in 1979.[1][4][5]

Personal life

Sinha is married to Mridula Sinha who is the Governor of Indian state Goa[6] and a renowned writer in Hindi Literature and politician.[7][8]

References
  1. "Short Bio - Former Rajya Sabha Members (Alphabet 'S')" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. "BJP Parliamentary Party Executive Committee". BJP. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. "Mridula Sinha". Nth Wall. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. "BJP CHIEF CHOOSES TEAM TO SUIT STATES GOING TO POLLS". Jal Khambata. 11 July 2002. Archived from the original on 25 September 2003. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. "Rajya Sabha (1976-78)". rajivgandhi.in. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  6. "PRESS COMMUNIQUE". Press Information Bureau. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  7. "Sheila Dikshit resigns; Kalyan Singh is new Governor of Rajasthan". Indian Express. PTI. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. "Mridula Sinha appointed Goa Governor". Goa News. Goa News Desk. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.


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