Kanwar Natwar Singh
Kanwar Natwar-Singh (born May 16, 1931 in the Indian state of Rajasthan ) is a former Indian politician of the Congress Party . From 2004 to 2005 he was his country's foreign minister in the first cabinet of Manmohan Singh . He was also a member of the 12th Lok Sabha .
Political career
In 2005, he was the first foreign minister in 15 years to visit neighboring Pakistan . On December 6, 2005, he was removed from office because of serious allegations of corruption by the Volcker Commission on the scandal surrounding the oil-for-food program and left Congress in 2008. Manmohan Singh took over his office .
Web links
- Singh, Shri K. Natwar , Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha. (Short profile, English)
- Literature by and about Kanwar Natwar Singh in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ^ Volcker Report names Natwar Singh and Congress Party as "beneficiaries" . In: The Hindu, October 29, 2005. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ Natwar Singh quits Congress . In: ZeeNews of February 13, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2013 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Natwar-Singh, Kanwar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Natwar Singh, K. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | State of Rajasthan |