Sardar Swaran Singh
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Sardar Swaran Singh (August 19, 1907 - October 30, 1994) was an Indian politician. He served as India's foreign minister from 1964 to 1966, and again from 1970 to 1974. He also served as the Indian defense minister from 1966 to 1970, and again from 1974 to 1975. He was also president of the National Congress in 1977, and from 1978 to 1979.
Sardar Swaran Singh was chairperson of the committee entrusted with the responsibility of studying the Constitution of India in 1976 during the national emergency. Soon after the declaration of the national emergency, Indira Gandhi constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Sardar Swaran Singh to study the question of amending the constitution in the light of past experiences. Based on its recommendations, the government incorporated several changes to the Constitution including the Preamble, through the Forty-second amendment (passed in 1976 and came into effect on January 3, 1977).
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| Preceded by Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Minister for External Affairs of India 1964–1966 |
Succeeded by M C Chagla |
| Preceded by Dinesh Singh |
Minister for External Affairs of India 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by Yashwantrao Chavan |
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