Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)
Raja Dinesh Singh | |
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| Union Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Indira Gandhi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Prime Minister | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Preceded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Union Ministry of Water Resources | |
| In office 14 February 1988 – 25 June 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Ram Niwas Mirdha |
| Succeeded by | B. Shankaranand |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pratap Singh |
| Succeeded by | Roop Nath Singh Yadav |
| Constituency | Pratapgarh |
| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Ajit Pratap Singh |
| Succeeded by | Abhay Pratap Singh |
| Constituency | Pratapgarh |
Pretender information | |
| Title(s) | Raja of Kalakankar |
| Throne(s) claimed | Kalakankar |
| Pretend from | 1971–1995 |
| Monarchy abolished | Sovereign Monarchy 1947 (Instrument of Accession) Titular Monarchy 1971 (26th Amendment of the Indian Constitution) |
| Last monarch | Himself |
| Successor | Vacant |
| Raja of Kalakankar | |
| Reign | 1933–1947 |
| Predecessor | Raja Awadhesh Singh |
| Titular Reign | 1947–1971 |
| Born | 19 July 1925 Kalakankar, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 30 November 1995 (aged 70) Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Neelima Kumari |
| Father | Raja Awadhesh Singh |
| Alma mater | University of Lucknow The Doon School |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 6 (including Rajkumari Ratna Singh) |
Raja Dinesh Singh (19 July 1925 – 30 November 1995) was an Indian politician. His family is from Kalakankar. He served as a Member of Parliament on several occasions, and twice served as the Minister of External Affairs of India.