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Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian politician and economist (1898–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998)[1][2] was an Indian politician and economist who specialised in labour issues. He was the Acting Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 respectively. Both his terms ended after the ruling Indian National Congress's parliamentary party elected a new prime minister. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1997.
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Gulzarilal Nanda | |
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![]() Nanda in 1965 | |
Acting Prime Minister of India | |
In office 11 January 1966 – 24 January 1966 | |
President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Vice President | Zakir Husain |
Preceded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Succeeded by | Indira Gandhi |
In office 27 May 1964 – 9 June 1964 | |
President | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Vice President | Zakir Hussain |
Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Succeeded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Union Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 29 August 1963 – 14 November 1966 | |
Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi |
Preceded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Succeeded by | Yashwantrao Chavan |
Union Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 27 May 1964 – 7 June 1964 | |
Prime Minister | himself (Acting) |
Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Succeeded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission | |
In office 17 February 1953 – 21 September 1963 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | V. T. Krishnamachari |
2nd Leader of the House in Lok Sabha | |
In office 11 January 1966 – 24 January 1966 | |
Preceded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Succeeded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
In office 27 May 1964 – 9 June 1964 | |
Preceded by | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Succeeded by | Satya Narayan Sinha |
Personal details | |
Born | (1898-07-04)4 July 1898 Sialkot, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
Died | 15 January 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 99) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Height | 5.9 |
Spouse | Lakshmi Nanda (till 1916) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
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