Sewa Singh Sekhwan
| Sewa Singh Sekhwan | |
|---|---|
| Education minister | |
| Constituency | Kahnuwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1950 Gurdaspur, Punjab, India |
| Political party | SAD |
| Spouse(s) | Amarjit kaur 1977 - present |
| Children | 2 sons,2 daughters |
| Residence | Sekhwan, Punjab, India |
| Salary | 2 million per year |
| Religion | Sikhism |
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As of august 6, 2009 Source: | |
Sewa Singh Sekhwan(Punjabi:ਸੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖਵਾਂ) is the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Member of legislative assembly (MLA) and Education minister[1] of Punjab He was sworn in as a cabinet minister for the second time on October 26, 2009. Sekhwan's father Ujagar Singh Sekhwan was MLA from Kahnuwan in 1977 and 1980. He was founder of a group supporting Indian minorities and Dalits front. He remained the president of Akali Dal during the Emergency in India.
Sewa Singh Sekhwan worked as a teacher for 14 years before entering politics after his father's death in 1990. Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, then SAD president encouraged him to follow his father and supported him to run for Kahnuwan assembly in Gurdaspur District. He was elected MLA in 1997 from Kahnuwan. He was made Revenue, Rehabilitation and Public Relations, Minister in the Badal government.
Sekhwan is a member of SGPC, the supreme Sikh body. His wife Amarjit Kaur is on the executive body of SGPC.