Gurdial Singh Dhillon

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Gurdial Singh Dhillon
G.G. Swell
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byBali Ram Bhagat
Personal details
Born(1915-08-06)6 August 1915
British India
Died23 March 1992(1992-03-23) (aged 76)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materPunjab University Law College
OccupationPolitician
Diplomat

Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon (6 August 1915 – 23 March 1992) was an Indian politician from the

High Commissioner to Canada (1980–82).[1]

Early life

On 6 August 1915, Gurdial Singh Dhillon was born in the

Government College, Lahore before graduating in Law from Punjab University Law College in Lahore.[4] He played an active role in the Harse Chhina Mogha Morcha rebellion in 1947.[5]

Political career

Dhillon was a member of the

Firozpur in 1985.[4]

Dhillon served two terms as

Indian Government (1986–1988).[8] Regarding his time in Parliament, his biography on the Lok Sabha website expresses the following:

A man of uncompromising principles, he considered the institution of Parliament to be the temple of democracy and as such had great respect for the House and its traditions and conventions. The rare ability to quickly assess the mood of the House and a pragmatic approach helped him discharge the onerous responsibility of the office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in a dignified way. Dhillon's election as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Council of the IPU was at once a great honour for himself and also for the people and the Parliament of India.[1]

With Kartar Singh, he co-authored a series of eight children's books in the early 1970s entitled 'Stories from Sikh History'.[9]

Having undergone

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi on 23 March 1992 following a heart attack.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha
  2. ^ a b The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha
  3. ^ International Organizations. worldstatesmen.org.
  4. ^ a b "Biography of G.S Dhillon". Winentrance. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ISBN 0-7619-9686-9
  6. ^ "Welcome to Official Web site of Punjab, India". Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  7. ^ http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf [dead link]
  8. ^ Mercury News: Search Results
  9. ^ Stories from Sikh History - Kartar Singh, Gurdial S. Dhillon - Google Boeken
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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