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Consider the following statements and identify the personality
1. He served as High Commissioner of India to Canada.
2. He served as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
3. He served two terms as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements and identify the personality
1. He served as High Commissioner of India to Canada.
2. He served as Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly.
3. He served two terms as Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Correct Answer Gurdial Singh Dhillon

Gurdial Singh Dhillon was President of the Inter - Parliamentary Union (1973-76) and Indian High Commissioner to Canada (1980-82). In 1967, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament representing Tarn Taran Sahib Parliamentary Constituency. He was elected from Firozpur in 1985. Dhillon served two terms as Speaker of Lok Sabha and was Minister of Agriculture in the Indian Government.

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