Chaudhary Brahm Prakash was a visionary freedom fighter, veteran parliamentarian, and first Chief Minister of Delhi. He played a foundational role in establishing statutory co-operative legal frameworks in post-independence India and is widely regarded as the "Father of the Delhi Cooperative Movement."
- June 16, 1918 – August 11, 1993
- Completed higher education at Ramjas College, University of Delhi.
- Place of Origin: Born in Shakarpur, Delhi.
- Family Roots: Raised in an agrarian family with strong ties to rural Delhi and Haryana.
- Founder and General Secretary of the Delhi Consumers' Cooperative Store
- President of the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI)
- Founder Chairman of the National Federation of State Cooperative Banks (NAFSCOB)
- Chief Minister of Delhi (1952–1955) and Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for multiple terms
- Model Cooperative Law (1991): Chaired the High-Powered Committee on Cooperative Law, drafting the historic "Model Cooperative Act" to free cooperatives from bureaucratic control, promote voluntary membership, and ensure democratic autonomy.
- Urban Consumer & Credit Cooperatives: Pioneered the establishment of consumer co-operative stores, credit unions, and housing co-operatives across the National Capital Territory, bridging rural-urban economic networks.
- National Policy Integration: Spearheaded national policy dialogues advocating for autonomous multi-state cooperative federations across banking, agriculture, and urban distribution.
- Author of the seminal Report of the Committee on Model Cooperative Act (Planning Commission of India, 1991), which served as the blueprint for federal and state cooperative legislative reforms.
- Commemorative Stamp: India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp in his honor in 2001.
- Institutional Legacy: Premier health and educational institutions, including the Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan (Najafgarh, Delhi), are named in his memory.