Preneet Kaur

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Preneet Kaur, the wife of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh, represents the Patiala constituency and is currently serving as Minister of State for External Affairs in the Congress-led coalition center government.

Personal life and family background –
Preneet Kaur, the titular rani of Patiala, was born on 3rd of October 1944 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, to mother Satinder Kaur and father Gian Singh Kahlon. She attended St. Bede’s College, Shimla and earned a graduation degree from Convent of Jesus & Mary, which is also situated in Shimla. She has one sister, Geetinder Kaur, and two children a son, Yuvraj Raninder Singh and a daughter, Jai Inder Kaur.

Political Career –
She was first elected to Parliament in the year 1999, from the Patiala constituency. She was re-elected in the years 2004 and 2009 from the same constituency. She had defeated Akali Dal rival candidate Prem Singh Chandumajra by more than 99,000 votes, and became the only MP (Member of Parliament) to be elected for three terms in a row.

Previous to embarking on political career, Preneet Kaur volunteered with the Indian Red Cross. She created an institute called Sanjeevani to cater to special needs of disabled kids.