Adesh Partap Singh Kairon
Indian politician
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Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon (born 26 February 1959) is a politician from Punjab, India. He was born in a Dhillon Jatt Sikh family. He is a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly in the Punjab Legislative Assembly from the Patti Constituency. He has served thrice as a minister. He has held the portfolios of Excise and Taxation, Food and IT.[3][4]
Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon | |
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| Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1997–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sakhwinder Singh |
| Succeeded by | Harminder Singh Gill |
| Constituency | Patti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1959[1] |
| Party | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| Spouse | Parneet Kaur[2] |
| Parent(s) | Surinder Singh Kairon and Kusum Kumari |
| Alma mater | Punjab Engineering College, Kellogg School of Management |
Kairon belongs to the Kairon political family and was the longest served minister in the state of Punjab. He is the great-grandson of Nihal Singh Kairon, grandson of Pratap Singh Kairon, son of Surinder Singh Kairon, son-in-law of Parkash Singh Badal and brother-in-law of Sukhbir Singh Badal. He is also a nephew (by marriage) of Harcharan Singh Brar.
Kairon holds a BE degree from Punjab Engineering College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.[2] He has two sons, Dilsher and Jayant Singh.[citation needed]
Kairon was expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal on May 25, 2024 due to participating in anti-party actions. The decision was taken after Virsa Singh Valtoha made a complaint against Kairon.[5]