Arun Jaitley
Indian politician and attorney (1952–2019)
Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 – 24 August 2019[3]) was an Indian politician. He was the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Minister of Defence from in 2014 and in 2017. From 2009 to 2014 he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.[4][5][6]
Arun Jaitley | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Minister of Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sachin Pilot |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 13 March 2017 – 3 September 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Manohar Parrikar |
| Succeeded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | A. K. Antony |
| Succeeded by | Manohar Parrikar |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prakash Javadekar |
| Succeeded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 11 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 June 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jaswant Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Jana Krishnamurthi |
| Succeeded by | H. R. Bhardwaj |
| In office 23 July 2000 – 1 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ram Jethmalani |
| Succeeded by | Jana Krishnamurthi |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Arun Shourie |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Nath |
| Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Jaipal Reddy- |
| Succeeded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2000 – 24 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Naresh Agrawal |
| Succeeded by | Sudhanshu Trivedi[1][2] |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Constituency | Gujarat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arun Jaitley 28 December 1952 Delhi, India |
| Died | 24 August 2019 (aged 66) New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Sangeeta Jaitley
(m. 1982–2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B.), Delhi University (B.Com), |
| Occupation |
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| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (2020) (posthumously) |
| Website | arunjaitley |
Jaitley had diabetes.[7] In January 2019, Jaitley was diagnosed with a rare form of soft-tissue cancer and had treatment in New York.[8]
On 9 August 2019, he was hospitalized in New Delhi under critical condition for respiratory problems.[9] He died on 24 August at the hospital, aged 66.[10] The cause of death was problems caused by diabetes.[11]
References
change- ↑ "BJP nominates Sudhanshu Trivedi to Arun Jaitley's Rajya Sabha seat in UP". The Indian Express. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "BJP names Sudhanshu Trivedi for Rajya Sabha By polls from Uttar Pradesh". The Times of India. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ↑ "Arun Jaitley passes away at 66". India Today. August 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ↑ Khandelwal, Avani (10 July 2014). "Who is Arun Jaitley: The rise of India's newest finance minister". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ Arun Jaitley is no 'outsider' to Amritsar Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine – Niticentral
- ↑ "Arun Jaitley, the eyes and ears of Modi". The Indian Express. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "President visits AIIMS to enquire about Jaitley's health". Economic Times. 16 August 2019.
- ↑ "Indian FM Arun Jaitley diagnosed with rare cancer". Khaleej Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ "President Ram Nath Kovind visits AIIMS to inquire about Arun Jaitley's health". Times of India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ↑ "Arun Jaitley Passes Away due to health reasons". News Nation. 24 Aug 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 Aug 2019.
- ↑ "Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley is no more – How can diabetes adversely affect your kidneys?". Times Now News. 25 August 2019.
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