Inder Kumar Gujral
12th Prime Minister of India (1919-2012)
Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian politician. He was the 12th Prime Minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998. Gujral was the third Prime Minister to be from the Rajya Sabha.[2]
Inder Kumar Gujral | |
|---|---|
 I K Gujral in 1997 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 April 1997 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Preceded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| In office 5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vidya Charan Shukla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1919[1] Jhelum, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 30 November 2012 (aged 92) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (1988–1998) Independent (1998 onwards) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Before 1988) |
| Spouse(s) | Shiela Gujral (m. 1945–her death in 2011) |
| Alma mater | D.A.V. College, Hailey College of Commerce Forman Christian College University |
Gujral died on 30 November 2012 from a lung infection at a Gurgaon hospital at the age of 92.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography by I. K. Gujral
- ↑ "Inder Kumar Gujral: PM who governed from the Rajya Sabha". India Today. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Former PM, IK Gujral admitted to Gurgaon hospital for lung infection". Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ "Former Prime Minister I.K.Gujral Passes Away". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
Other websites
change- I. K. Gujral: Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography, Hay House, India, 519 pages, Feb. 2011. ISBN 978-93-8048-080-0. Distributors: Penguin books, India. (The only autobiography by an Indian PM)
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