Inder Kumar Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral (4 December 1919 – 30 November 2012) was an Indian diplomat, politician and freedom activist who served as the 12th prime minister of India from April 1997 to March 1998.
Inder Kumar Gujral | |
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Gujral in 1997 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998 | |
| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma K. R. Narayanan |
| Vice President | K. R. Narayanan Krishan Kant |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 April 1997 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| 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 Himself |
| 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 | Chandra Shekhar |
| 22th Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office June 1996 – November 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Succeeded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| In office April 1997 – March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Darbara Singh |
| Succeeded by | Balbir Singh |
| Constituency | Jalandhar |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rajinder Singh Sparrow |
| Succeeded by | Yash |
| Constituency | Jalandhar |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 8 July 1992 – 2 March 1998 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 3 April 1964 – 2 April 1976 | |
| Constituency | Punjab |
| Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1976–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Durga Prasad Dhar |
| Succeeded by | V. K. Ahuja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1919 Pari Darveza, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 30 November 2012 (aged 92) Gurugram, Haryana, India |
| Monuments | Smriti Sthal |
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| Spouse |
Sheila Gujral
(m. 1945; died 2011) |
| Children | 2, including Naresh Gujral |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Satish Gujral (brother) |
| Alma mater | D.A.V. College, Hailey College of Commerce Forman Christian College University Panjab University |
Born in Punjab, he was influenced by nationalistic ideas as a student, and joined the All India Students Federation and the Communist Party of India. He was imprisoned for taking part in the Quit India movement. After independence, he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1964, and became a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
He was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting during the emergency. In 1976, he was appointed the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union. In 1996, he became the Minister of External Affairs in the Deve Gowda ministry, and developed the Gujral doctrine during this period. He was appointed the 12th Prime Minister of India in 1997. His tenure lasted for less than a year.
He retired from all political positions in 1998. He died in 2012 at the age of 92, following hospitalization due to a lung infection.