The Present Governor
The Present Governor - Punjab
Father's Name: |
Lt. Col. Th. Gopal Singh Badnore |
Date of Birth: |
May 12, 1948 |
Place of Birth: |
Badnore, Distt Bhilwara (Rajasthan) |
Educational |
Schooling at Mayo College Ajmer, BA(Hons.) Business Management A.S.C.I Hyderabad |
Profession: |
Farmer, Political and Social Worker, Educationist |
Permanent Address: |
Jalmahal, Badnore, Distt. -Bhilwara |
Present Address: |
Punjab Raj Bhavan, Sector 6, Chandigarh |
Family |
Wife: Smt. Alka Singh: Son: Mr. Avijit Singh:Daughter : Ms. Divija Singh |
Positions Held: |
: 1977-1980, 1985-1990, 1993-1998 and 1998-1999 Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
: Member, National Advisory Committee : NCC
: Member, National Tourism Board 2004-2009
: National Tiger Conservation Authority July 2010
: Member, Joint Parliament Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex June 2014 :Nominated to the Panel of Vice Chairman, Rajya Sabha August 2014 :Chairman, House Committee, Rajya Sabha :Member , Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Defence December 2014- Feb 2015 :Chairman, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the payment and Settlement System (Amendment) Bill 2014-2015 :Member , Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015 |
Book Published |
Jaimal Vansh Prakash (History of Badnore (Mewar) and Mertiya Rathroe), 2013. |
Social and Cultural Activities Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other special interests |
Environment, Wildlife Photography and Vintage Cars. |
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreations |
Swimming participated at the National School Level Swimming competition. |
Member |
Delhi Golf Club Delhi Gymkhana Club Bombay Gymkhana Club, Mumbai |
Countries visited Widely Travelled Member |
i)Indian Delegation to commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canada, 1994 and 2004. ii) Indian Delegation to China (2001), Nigeria Senegal, South Africa (2002), U.K., U.S.A. (2003), Japan (2004) iii)Indian Parliamentary Delegation of South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) to Pakistan (2003) iv)Delegation of Parliamentary Network of World Bank (PNOWB) to Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Japan (2004) Brazil v) Delegation to the 7th Yale Parliamentary Leadership Programme in USA, 2013. |
Other Information |
i)Chairman Special Task Force to rehabilitate tigers in Sariska (Rajasthan), Government of Rajasthan 2005-09 ii) Chairman, Empowered Committee of forests & Wild Life Management in Rajasthan iii) Chairman, Mayoor Chopasni School Committee 2012-2015 iv)Member National Advisory Committee on tourism 2002-2005 v)Member National Committee on NCC vi)Member of Wild Life Preservation Board Rajasthan for the last 20 years vii) Member Steering Committee, Project Tiger viii) Member Board of Governors, Mayo College, Ajmer Since 1985 ix)Member Collaboration Committee of Mayo College, General Council x) Vice President, Bhartiya Janta Party, Rajasthan 1989-1990 and 2001-2010 xi) Vice President Mayoor School, Abu Dhabi since 2013 xii)Founder Member and Executive Member, Indo-British Parliamentary Forum 2003-2004; Co-Chairman of the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum xiii) Worked in London (UK) in New Caxton Encyclopaedia in 1970 xiv) worked in Escorts Ltd (India) in the management Cadre, 1970-77 and 1980-81 |
Founder Member/Vice President |
Mayoor Abu Dhabi School, 2012-13 Mayoor Chopasni, Jodhpur, 2012-2013 and Mayoor School, Raipur 2012-13, 2015 Jan 2015-Participated in UNFPA-IAPPD Conference at Bangkok Sept 2015 –Attended Climate Change & renewable energy Conference of Parliamentarians at London, U.K. Oct 2015 - Leader of 5 Member MP’s delegation to Japan for furthering bilateral relationship sponsored by Sasakawa Peace foundation, Japan On August 22, 2016 -Took over as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of U.T., Chandigarh |
