Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema (born 2 March 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab and was the Education Minister in the Punjab government.

Educational/professional qualification

Cheema completed his

M.B.B.S. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

medical degree. He took six-month residencies in Orthopedics and Ophthalmology from the

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Guru Gobind Singh Medical College is a government school of medicine located in Faridkot, Punjab, India. . Giani Zail Singh, president of India (1982–1987) was one of the few people involved in bringing the medical college to the Faridkot c ...

(G.G.S. Medical College), Faridkot.

Constituency

Cheema represented the Rupnagar Assembly Constituency of Punjab from 2012–2017. During this span of his serving his constituency as the MLA of Ropar, this region has seen developments such as First and IIT of Punjab has been set up in Ropar. Rupnagar Flyover has been developed as one of its own kind in the whole state.

Political party

Cheema is an active member of Shiromani Akali Dal. He is designated as Secretary and Spokesman to Shiromani Akali Dal. Earlier he also served the Party as Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab (in the rank of Cabinet Minister) in 2007-2012.

Other positions

*Education Minister of Punjab (2012–2017) *Member of Legislative Assembly, Punjab from Rupnagar Assembly Constituency (2012–2017) *Chairman - Sub Committee of CABE (Central Advisory Board for Education) *Member State Literacy Mission Authority, Punjab

References

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