Daljit Singh Cheema

Daljit Singh Cheema
Minister Government of Punjab for Education
In office 2014–2017
Constituency	Ropar Assembly Constituency
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2012-2017
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-02) 2 March 1962 (age 62) Mari Bhuchian, District. Gurdaspur
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Shiromani Akali Dal
Spouse	Dr.(Mrs) Harwinder Kaur Cheema
Children	2
Alma mater	Guru Gobind Singh Medical College
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Doctor

Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema (born 2 March 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was the Education Minister in the Punjab government.[1][2][3][4]

Educational/professional qualification

Cheema completed his M.B.B.S. medical degree. He took six-month residencies in Orthopedics and Ophthalmology from the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College (G.G.S. Medical College), Faridkot.

Constituency

Cheema represented the Rupnagar Assembly Constituency of Punjab from 2012–2017.[5] During this span of his serving his constituency as the MLA of Ropar, this region has seen developments such as First and IIT of Punjab has been set up in Ropar. Rupnagar Flyover has been developed as one of its own kind in the whole state.

Political party

Cheema is an active member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He is designated as Secretary and Spokesman to Shiromani Akali Dal. Earlier he also served the Party as Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab (in the rank of Cabinet Minister) in 2007-2012.

Other positions

• Education Minister of Punjab (2012–2017)
• Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab from Rupnagar Assembly Constituency (2012–2017)
• Chairman - Sub Committee of CABE (Central Advisory Board for Education)
• Member State Literacy Mission Authority, Punjab

References

1. "Favour detention but only after students get second chance: Daljit Singh Cheema". indianexpress.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. "Punjab education minister brainstorms with teachers over poor results". indianexpress.com. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
3. "Education channel launch soon in Punjab, says Daljit Cheema". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
4. "Punjab poor results row: Education minister conducts brainstorming session with teachers". indiatoday.intoday.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
5. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Rupnagar Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved 19 July 2016.