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Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley is an Indian politician and the current Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs in the Government of India. One of the prominent members of BJP, Jaitley has served as a member to the Board of Governors of Asian Development Banks. He is a senor advocate in the Delhi High Court and a former Additional Solicitor General of India. Jailtley has held the cabinet portfolios of Commerce and Industry and Law and Justice. He has also served as the Minister of Defence for a very brief period. Jaitley has been the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha from 2009-2014. Jaitley served as the General Secretary of BJP in 2002 and then in 2004 and he resigned from this post in 2009 after being appointed as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha under the partys principle of One Man, One Post. He has also been the Vice President of BCCI. Known as an eloquent speaker, Jaitleys political career is largely non controversial.Born on 28th December 1952 in New Delhi, Arun Jaitley was born in a family of lawyers, social activists and Philanthropist. His father Maharaj Kishen Jaitley was a lawyer and his mother Ratan Prabha was a housewife and social activists. The family resided in Naraina Vihar, New Delhi. After completing his schooling from St. Xaviers College in 1969, he graduated from Shree Ram College of Commerce in 1973. Later he did his LLB from University of Delhi in 1977. From childhood itself, he was very passionate about studies, debates and cricket. Jaitley had a great amount of interest in law and politics and his political journey began as an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student leader and then as the President of the Students Union of Delhi University in 1974. Jaitley was influenced by the activities of Janata Party and during the Emergency period, he was under preventive detention for 19 months in Tihar jail. He was also a prominent leader of the 1973 movement against corruption launched by Raj Narain and Jayprakash Narayan. He created awareness among the general public about the misgovernance and corruptions of the high officials. He was then appointed as the Convenor for the National Committee for Student and Youth Organization. He was appointed by Jai Prakash Narayan. Jaitley was also the convener of the Loktantrik Yuva Morcha in 1977 and was appointed as the president of the Delhi ABVP and All India Secretary of ABVP. After being engaged with ABVP for a long period, Arun Jaitley joined BJP in 1980. A short time after he joined BJP, he was made the President of the youth wing of the BJP. In 1991, he became the member of the National Executive of BJP. In the 1998 session of the United Nation General Assembly when the bill against drugs and money laundering was introduced, Arun Jaitley represented the session as the delegate on behalf of Government of India. Just before the 1999 elections, he was appointed as the BJP spokesperson and after the elections he took over as the Minister of State, Department of information and broadcasting as well as he headed Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. He further became the Minister of State in the Council of Ministers and became the in charge of the newly formed Department of Disinvestment. After the bifurcation of the Ministry of Surface Transport, he was appointed as the first Minister of Shipping in 2001.he then left the cabinet in 2002 to become the General Secretary of BJP in July 2002 and also worked as the National Spokesperson till January 2003. He joined the Union Cabinet back in 2003 as the Minister of Commerce of industry and law and Justice and functioned at this position till May 2004. He was re elected as the member of Rajya Sabha in 2006 and in 2012 from Gujarat marking his third term as a member of Rajya Sabha. He was the Leader of Opposition of Rajya Sabha on 3rd June 2009 by Lal.Krishna Advani. As the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, he played a vital role in the Women Reservation Bill as well as daring the Anna Hazare movement supporting the Jan Lokpal Bill. Being in the party since 1980, Jaitley never contested any direct election. In 2014, he contested elections for the first time as the BJP candidate for the Amritsar seat of Punjab replacing Navjot Singh Sidhu. But he lost the election to Amrinder Singh from Indian National Congress. He currently is a member of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. However, in the 2014 general elections, the BJP led NDA government came into power and on 26th May 2014, Arun Jaitley became the Finance Minister. He was also handed the responsibility as the in charge of Defence Ministry but later, the Defence Ministry has been transferred to Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister of Goa. Jaitley also serves as a member to the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank.Arun Jaitley is married to Sangeeta Jaitley and has two children Sonali and Rohan and both are lawyers. Jaitley loves the game of cricket and because of his love for this sport, he was appointed as the Vice President of BCCI but he later resigned from the post after the IPL match fixing scandal came into light. Jaitley was also the President of Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA) but he resigned from the post after a service of 13 years to concentrate on politics. Jaitley has a good record in DDCA and has made great contribution in improving the standards of the stadiums in Delhi and the stadiums improved under his presidency was rated as one of the best from BCCI. Arun Jaitley has six siblings and he is uncle of actors Riddhi and Akshay Dogra.

'India Steadfast on Path of Progress Under PM Modi,' Tweets Jaitley
India.com News Desk | May 31, 2019 9:15 AM IST
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley may have voluntarily kept out of the new government at the...
'India Steadfast on Path of Progress Under PM Modi,' Tweets Jaitley
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PM Modi Meets Arun Jaitley at His Residence, 'Asks' Him to Reconsider Decision And Remain in Govt
India.com News Desk | May 29, 2019 8:58 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Arun Jaitley at his residence and reportedl...
PM Modi Meets Arun Jaitley at His Residence, 'Asks' Him to Reconsider Decision And Remain in Govt
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Arun Jaitley Writes to PM, Asks to be Kept Out of New Govt Due to Ill Health
India.com News Desk | May 29, 2019 1:29 PM IST
New Delhi: A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Council of ministers swearing-in to f...
Arun Jaitley Writes to PM, Asks to be Kept Out of New Govt Due to Ill Health
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Reports on Arun Jaitley's Deteriorating Health False, Media Advised to Stay Away From Rumour Mongering: Govt
India.com News Desk | May 26, 2019 6:54 PM IST
New Delhi: Press Information Bureau (PIB) spokesperson on Sunday issued a clarification over rumours...
Reports on Arun Jaitley's Deteriorating Health False, Media Advised to Stay Away From Rumour Mongering: Govt
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Arun Jaitley Misses Cabinet Meeting Due To Ill Health, May Step Down as Finance Minister
India.com News Desk | May 24, 2019 7:10 PM IST
New Delhi: On the day of the Saffron party's victorious glory, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stal...
Arun Jaitley Misses Cabinet Meeting Due To Ill Health, May Step Down as Finance Minister
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NDA's Victory a Miraculous Win, People Rejected Royalties, Dynasties: Jaitley
PTI | May 23, 2019 7:24 PM IST
Terming the BJP-led NDA's victory in the Lok Sabha elections as "miraculous win", Finance Minister A...
NDA's Victory a Miraculous Win, People Rejected Royalties, Dynasties: Jaitley
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'Crowds Don't Come Without First Family, no Votes With it,' Jaitley's Jibe at Congress
India.com News Desk | May 20, 2019 8:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Buoyed by the exit poll results, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday sounded th...
'Crowds Don't Come Without First Family, no Votes With it,' Jaitley's Jibe at Congress
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Arun Jaitley Hopes LS Poll Results Are in Line With Exit Poll Predictions
PTI | May 20, 2019 7:31 PM IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday expressed hope that the results of 2019 general election wou...
Arun Jaitley Hopes LS Poll Results Are in Line With Exit Poll Predictions
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Frightening Scenario Opposition Promises Will Lead to Its Rout: Jaitley
IANS | May 17, 2019 12:23 AM IST
The "frightening and scary" scenario that the opposition promises will be responsible for its rout i...
Frightening Scenario Opposition Promises Will Lead to Its Rout: Jaitley
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Classic Case of Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery in WB: Jaitley
PTI | May 16, 2019 12:31 AM IST
The Election Commission cutting down campaign period in West Bengal shows there is a classic case of...
Classic Case of Breakdown of Constitutional Machinery in WB: Jaitley
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'Women in BJP Are Absolutely Safe, You Don't Have to be Worried About us', Sitharaman Hits Back at Mayawati Over Personal Attack on PM
India.com News Desk | May 13, 2019 6:29 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Niramla Sitharaman on Monday lambasted Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) S...
'Women in BJP Are Absolutely Safe, You Don't Have to be Worried About us', Sitharaman Hits Back at Mayawati O
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'Firm on Becoming PM, Mayawati's Ethics Stoop to All-time Low,' Jaitley Hits Back at BSP Chief For Jibe on PM
India.com News Desk | May 13, 2019 2:11 PM IST
New Delhi: Saying that her comments had pulled the political discourse to an all-time low, Finance M...
'Firm on Becoming PM, Mayawati's Ethics Stoop to All-time Low,' Jaitley Hits Back at BSP Chief For Jibe on PM
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Jaitley Says Mamata, Naidu Will Lose Lot of Ground in Their States in Polls
IANS | May 11, 2019 7:45 PM IST
Union Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that Mamata Banerjee and Chandrababu Naidu believe that t...
Jaitley Says Mamata, Naidu Will Lose Lot of Ground in Their States in Polls
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Will Rahul Oust His 'Guru' Pitroda For Anti-Sikh Remark, Asks Jaitley
PTI | May 10, 2019 9:02 PM IST
Attacking Congress party over Sam Pitroda's reported remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Finance Minist...
Will Rahul Oust His 'Guru' Pitroda For Anti-Sikh Remark, Asks Jaitley
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Kaamdars Use Naval Fleet to Fight Terror, Naamdars Use it For Holidaying: Jaitley
PTI | May 9, 2019 9:12 PM IST
Echoing sentiments expressed by the Prime Minister over the use of INS Viraat by late Rajiv Gandhi f...
Kaamdars Use Naval Fleet to Fight Terror, Naamdars Use it For Holidaying: Jaitley
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Jaitley Calls Congress 'Cry Baby', Says MCC Cannot Encroach Right to Free Speech
PTI | May 7, 2019 11:56 PM IST
Calling the Congress party the "cry baby" of this election, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday...
Jaitley Calls Congress 'Cry Baby', Says MCC Cannot Encroach Right to Free Speech
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Arun Jaitley Wonders Why Rahul is Worried Over Questions Raised on Rajiv Gandhi Government
India.com News Desk | May 5, 2019 9:38 PM IST
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday unleashed a barrage of attacks on the Congr...
Arun Jaitley Wonders Why Rahul is Worried Over Questions Raised on Rajiv Gandhi Government
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Congress Hits Out at BJP, Lists Six Surgical Strikes Under UPA Rule
PTI | May 2, 2019 11:46 PM IST
The Congress on Thursday came out with a list of six anti-terror surgical strikes carried out during...
Congress Hits Out at BJP, Lists Six Surgical Strikes Under UPA Rule
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Priyanka Made 'Confessional Statement' About Cong Becoming 'Fringe Organisation': Jaitley
PTI | May 2, 2019 10:57 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's comment that the Congress will cut into the BJP's votes in Uttar Pradesh is ...
Priyanka Made 'Confessional Statement' About Cong Becoming 'Fringe Organisation': Jaitley
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Oppn Fears Paying Political Price if it Celebrates Action Against Azhar: Jaitley
PTI | May 2, 2019 7:25 PM IST
With the nationalism plank driving its Lok Sabha poll campaign, the BJP on Thursday sought to corner...
Oppn Fears Paying Political Price if it Celebrates Action Against Azhar: Jaitley
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