Om Prakash Chautala
Om Prakash Chautala | |
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| 7th Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 24 July 1999 – 5 March 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Bansi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| In office 22 March 1991 – 6 April 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hukam Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 12 July 1990 – 17 July 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Hukam Singh |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 22 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Devi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Leader of Opposition, Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 February 2005 – 27 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant
(himself in 1996) |
| Succeeded by | Abhay Singh Chautala |
| President of the Indian National Lok Dal | |
| In office 6 April 2001 – 20 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Devi Lal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Om Prakash Sihag 1 January 1935 Chautala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 20 December 2024 (aged 89) Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
| Political party | Indian National Lok Dal |
| Spouse |
Sneh Lata Chautala (died 2019) |
| Children | 5, including Ajay Singh Chautala and Abhay Singh Chautala |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | Sirsa district, Haryana |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
| Profession | Politician |
Om Prakash Chautala (1 January 1935 – 20 December 2024) was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Haryana from 1999 to 2005 . A member of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), he became the chief minister of Haryana for five terms. He served as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2014. He holds the record for being the oldest prisoner of the Tihar Jail, at the age of 89. He was son of Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister of India.