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Arun Jaitley Dies: A Look at Former Finance Minister’s Political Journey

The 66-year-old BJP leader, a lawyer-turned-politician, joined the party in 1991 and is believed to have been Narendra Modi's go-to-man since the late 1990s.

Updated: August 24, 2019 1:36 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Ashna Kumar

Arun Jaitley Dies: A Look at Former Finance Minister's Political Journey

New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader and former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (66) breathed his last in Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday noon.

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The former Finance Minister was admitted in the hospital on August 9 on complaints of weakness and breathing issues.

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Jaitley had been unwell for the past two years. In 2018, Arun Jaitley had to undergo a kidney transplant. Earlier, in 2014, he had undergone bariatric surgery. This was done to bring down his weight that was gained as a result of his long-standing diabetic condition. He also underwent a renal transplant on May 14 last year. Owing to his health conditions Arun Jaitley did not fight the elections this year.

The 66-year-old BJP leader, a lawyer-turned-politician, joined the party in 1991 and is believed to have been Narendra Modi’s go-to-man since the late 1990s.

A LOOK AT ARUN JAITLEY’S POLITICAL JOURNEY:

  • 1989-90: Additional Solicitor General, Government of India 13 October 1999-30, Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting September 2000.
  • Dec 10 1999-July 2000: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Department of Disinvestment (Additional Charge)
  • April 2000: Elected to Rajya Sabha
  • July 23 2000 – 6 Nov 2000: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
  • Nov 7 2000 – 1 July 2002: Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
  • March 20 2001 – 1 Sept 2001: Minister of Shipping (Additional Charge)
  • July 29, 2002-29, Jan 2003: Member, Court of the University of Delhi
  • Jan 1-29 2003: Member, Committee on Home Affairs Member, Committee on External Affairs
  • Jan 29, 2003-21, May 2004: Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Aug 2004-May 2009: Member, Committee of Privileges
  • Oct 2004-May 2009: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Jan 2006 onwards: Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
  • April 2006: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
  • Aug 2006-Dec. 2008: Member, Joint Committee to examine the constitutional and legal position relating to the Office of Profit
  • Aug 2006-Dec. 2009: Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
  •  June 3, 2009, onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
  • July 2009, onwards: Member, General Purposes Committee
  • Aug 2009 onwards: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
  • December 2009 onwards: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House
  • Aug 2012 onwards: Member, Railway Convention Committee Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex
  • On May 26, 2014: Arun Jaitley became the Finance Minister with an additional charge of Defence Ministry but now the Defence Ministry has been transferred to previous Goa CM Manohar Parrikar.
  • Jun 14 2018: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, March 2018

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