Profile of Hon’ble , , Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki,

Date of Birth : First July 1939.

Place of Birth : Village - Garhpara, Tehsil Mehgaon, Distt.- Bhind (M. P.)

Father's Name : Late Shri Jimipal Singh

Mother's Name : Smt. Parbati Bai

Educational : B.A. Self study, , Gwalior Qualifications - B.Ed. , P.G.B.T. College, Ujjain , - M.A. (English Literature), Jiwaji University, Gwalior

Spouse Name : Smt. Rani Solanki

No. of Children : Two Daughters, Three Sons

Profession : Teaching : Teaching, Politics and Social Service 1958-1965 – Teacher, Banmor Cement Works School, Banmor, Distt. Morena

1965-1966 – Teacher, Vidyalok Mandir, Senior Secondary School, Gwalior 1966-2000– Professor, P.G.V. College, Gwalior Politics : 2002-2006– General Secretary, BJP , M.P.State - 2007-2010- State Convener, BJP, Maharashtra - 2010-2014 - State Convener, BJP, Rajasthan

Positions Held : August 2009 - Elected to - Aug. 2009 - Member - Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution

July 2010 - Member - Consultative Committee - for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports - April 2012 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha - Aug. 2012 - Member - Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Member– Advisory Committee, Ministry of Power

Member– -Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Group Member– India Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group

27th July, 2014 – Took over as the Governor

of Haryana 21st January, 2015 to 21st August, 2016 Governor of Punjab and Administrator, Union Additional Charge – Territory, State President, Saraswati Vidya Pratisthan, Madhya Bharat Social Service : Regional Representative, Saraswati Shiksha

Parishad, M.P.

Executive Director, ‘Savdesh’ Newspaper, Gwalior General Secretary, Vidyalok Shikshan Samiti, Gwalior

Member, Madhya Bhartiya Hindi Sahitya Sabha, Gwalior Prant Karyawah, Madhya Bharat Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh Prant Pracharak, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh 1998-2002

Kshetriya samparak Parmukh, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh Foreign Visit : Srilanka – Speakers’ Conference Common

wealth Countries Hobbies & : Reading, discussion on Current Affairs Recreation Sports - Kabaddi & kho-kho Permanent address : B-176, Akriti Garden, Kotra, Nehru Nagar, Bhopal – 462003 ()

Present address : Haryana Raj Bhavan, Sector 6, Chandigarh – 160019 Email: [email protected]

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