Amarinder Singh

**Amarinder Singh** (born 11 March 1942) is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and former veteran. He was the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Patiala.

In 1980, he won a seat in the Lok Sabha for the first time. Singh resigned as the Chief Minister of Punjab on 18 September 2021.

## Infobox (royalty)

- **embed**: yes
- **succession**: Maharaja of Patiala (Pretender, Titular)
- **reign**: 17 June 1974– present
- **predecessor**: Yadavindra Singh
- **successor**: Raninder Singh
- **signature**: Amarinder Singh signature.svg


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **image**: Amarinder Singh.jpg
- **caption**: Singh in April 2017
- **birth place**: Patiala, Patiala City, Patiala State, Punjab Province (British India), Punjab, British India

- **office**: 15th Chief Ministers of Punjab (India), Chief Minister of Punjab
- **term start**: 16 March 2017
- **term end**: 19 September 2021
- **predecessor**: Parkash Singh Badal
- **successor**: Charanjit Singh Channi
- **governor**: V. P. Singh Badnore
Banwarilal Purohit
- **term start1**: 26 February 2002
- **term end1**: 1 March 2007
- **governor1**: J. F. R. Jacob
O. P. Verma
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (additional charge)
Sunith Francis Rodrigues
- **predecessor1**: Parkash Singh Badal
- **successor1**: Parkash Singh Badal
- **1blankname2**: Ministries and Departments
- **1namedata2**: Government of Punjab, India, Minister of Administrative Reforms, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Horticulture,Conservation of Land and Water, Excise & Taxation, General Administration, Home Affairs & Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Vigilance, Personnel, Civil Aviation, Defence Services Welfare, Hospitality, Investment Promotion, Information & Public Relations, Environment, Wildlife, NRI Affairs
<small> _Government of Punjab, India_</small>
- **term start2**: 16 March 2017
- **term end2**: 18 September 2021
- **predecessor2**: Parkash Singh Badal
- **successor2**: Charanjit Singh Channi
- **office3**: Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab Legislative Assembly, Punjab 
- **term start3**: 11 March 2017
- **term end3**: 15 March 2022
- **predecessor3**: Preneet Kaur
- **successor3**: Ajit Pal Singh Kohli
- **constituency3**: Patiala Urban (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Patiala Urban
- **term start4**: 2002
- **term end4**: 2014
- **predecessor4**: Surjit Singh Kohli
- **successor4**: Preneet Kaur
- **constituency4**: Patiala Town
- **term start5**: 1992
- **term end5**: 1997
- **predecessor5**: Hardial Singh Rajla
- **successor5**: Jagtar Singh Rajla
- **constituency5**: Samana Assembly Constituency, Samana
- **term start6**: 1985
- **term end6**: 1992
- **predecessor6**: Avtar Singh
- **successor6**: Harminder Singh
- **constituency6**: Talwandi Sabo Assembly Constituency, Talwandi Sabo
- **office7**: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
- **constituency7**: Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency), Amritsar
- **term start7**: 26 May 2014
- **term end7**: 23 November 2016
- **predecessor7**: Navjot Singh Sidhu
- **successor7**: Gurjit Singh Aujla
- **constituency8**: Patiala (Lok Sabha constituency), Patiala
- **term start8**: 1980
- **term end8**: 1984
- **predecessor8**: Gurcharan Singh Tohra
- **successor8**: Charanjit Singh Walia
- **party**: Punjab Lok Congress
- **otherparty**: Indian National Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiromani Akali Dal (Panthic)
- **nationality**: Indian people, Indian
- **citizenship**: Indian people, Indian
- **children**: 2, including Raninder Singh
- **serviceyears**: 1963–1966
- **rank**:  Captain (armed forces), Captain
- **unit**: Sikh Regiment
- **honorific prefix**: Captain (Army), Captain (Retd.)
- **battles**: Indo-Pakistani War of 1965