Biography

Father's Name       	Chaudhry Balbir Singh                   

Date of Birth       	3 July 1947

Place of Birth      	Hoshiarpur (Punjab)                               

Marital Status      	Married on 10 April 1977

Spouse's Name       	Smt. Sudha Chaudhry                     

Children            	One son and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               Pre-Engineering, National Defence Academy, All Purpose
               Flying Instructor Course, MIG Conversion

               Educated at D.A.V. College, Hoshiarpur, Khadakvasla, Poona,
               Flying Instructors' (F.I.S.) School, Tambaram and the former
               U.S.S.R.

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Pilot, Teacher and Educationist, 
                    
Permanent Address  

               Civil Lines                             
               Hoshiarpur-146001                       
               (Punjab)                                

               Tel. (01882) 22103                                                    

Present Address  

		76, Lodhi Estate,
		New Delhi-110003

		Tel. (011) 4652929

Positions Held  

1985           Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

	       
	       Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
               Environment and Forests

	       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
	       Defence

1989           Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

	       Member, Estimates Committee

	       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
	       Defence

1992           Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

	       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
	       Defence

1995-96        Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings

1998           Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)
		
1998-99        Chairman, Committee on Defence and its
	       Sub-Committees

	       Member, General Purposes Committee

	       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
	       Home Affairs

Social and Cultural Activities  

President, Arya Samaj ,Hoshiarpur

Special Interests  

Practising Yoga

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Western Dance, making friends, listening to music
and travelling

Sports and Clubs  

Boxing, wrestling, riding, swimming, diving, water polo,
sailing, rock climbing, gliding, para sailing, badminton,
volleyball, basketball and athletics; President, Boxing
Association, Hoshiarpur; Chairman, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Hockey Tournament Committee; Member, (i) Punjab Olympic
Association; (ii) Air Force Golf Club, New Delhi;
(iii) Madras Gymkhana Club; and (iv) Secunderabad Club

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled (12 countries); as a member of Indian
Parliamentary Delegation, visited Jordan and Yemen and as a
member of IPU Delegation, visited Brazil

Other Information  

Squadron Leader in Indian Air Force, Fighter Pilot, Staff
Officer to the Station Commander during Indo-Pak War,
December, 1971; Adjutant of a Fighter Squadron, 1972-73;
Flying Instructor at Fighter Training Wing; Flight
Commander of the latest fighter interceptor Squadron of
the Indian Air force at that time; President, Managing
Committee, D.A.V. College, Hoshiarpur since 1985 and
managing 15 schools/colleges; Patron, District Model Schools
Association, Hoshiarpur; Member, (i) Panjab University
Senate, 1988-1996; and (ii) Panjab University Syndicate,
1989-91; Patron, National Ex Servicemen Co-ordination Committee