Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Patiala
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 4 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Gyan Singh Kahlon
Mother's Name : Smt. Satinder Kaur
Date of birth : 03 Oct 1944
Profession : Social Worker
Positions held :
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public DistributionMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on Empowerment of WomenMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMember, Committee on Public UndertakingsMember, Committee on Water Resources16 Aug. 2006 Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women5 Aug. 2007 Member, Committee on Water Resources2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)2009 - Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, External Affairs2014 - 2017 Member, Punjab Legislative AssemblyMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (4th term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on EthicsMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Electronics and Information & Technology, Ministry of Communications
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Actively involved in social work in the Red Cross; was awarded the certificate of Merit from the President of India`s for outstanding performance; Chairperson, Harijan Sevak Samaj; President, Citizen Welfare Council, Patiala and many other organisations
Special Interests
Reading, Art, Social Work, Gardening
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, Spending quality time with family, Walking
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Golf Club, Chandigarh; and (iii) Golf Club, Patiala; Chairperson, Patiala Polo and Riding Club
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
Ex-Maharani Sahiba of Patiala;Member, Animal Welfare Board of India, 2000-2001; Chairperson, (i) State Committee on Female Foeticide; (ii) Patiala Division and Urban Planning Authority; and (iii) Patiala Heritage Society; Member, (i) Regional Direct Taxes Advisory Committee(RDTAC), Income Tax; (ii) Punjabi University Syndicate, Oct. 2004-31 August 2005; (iii) SBOP District Level Review Committee; (iv) Department of Personnel and Adminsitrative Reforms Advisory Council, Punjab; State Sub-Montane and Kandi Areas Council; and (vi) Punjab State Bet Areas Advisory Council ; (vii) Awarded Sikh of the Year Award, 26th Nov. 2009 by the Sikh Forum International, London; (viii) Chaired the plenary session of UNGA for `UN-WOMEN`, 2nd July 2010
