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
Arun Jaitley
Minister of Finance
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byP. Chidambaram
Succeeded byNirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Corporate Affairs
In office
26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded bySachin Pilot
Succeeded byNirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Defence
In office
13 March 2017 – 3 September 2017
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byManohar Parrikar
Succeeded byNirmala Sitharaman
In office
26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byA. K. Antony
Succeeded byManohar Parrikar
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
In office
9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPrakash Javadekar
Succeeded byVenkaiah Naidu
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
In office
26 May 2014 – 11 June 2019
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded byThawar Chand Gehlot
Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 June 2009 – 26 May 2014
Preceded byJaswant Singh
Succeeded byGhulam Nabi Azad
Minister of Law and Justice
In office
29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byJana Krishnamurthi
Succeeded byH. R. Bhardwaj
In office
23 July 2000 – 1 July 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byRam Jethmalani
Succeeded byJana Krishnamurthi
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byArun Shourie
Succeeded byKamal Nath
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
In office
13 October 1999 – 30 September 2000
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byJaipal Reddy-
Succeeded bySushma Swaraj
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2000 – 24 August 2019
Preceded byNaresh Agrawal
Succeeded bySudhanshu Trivedi[1][2]
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
ConstituencyGujarat
Personal details
Born
Arun Jaitley

(1952-12-28)28 December 1952
Delhi, India
Died24 August 2019(2019-08-24) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Sangeeta Jaitley (m. 1982–2019)
Children2
Alma materFaculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B.), Delhi University (B.Com),
Occupation
  • Advocate
  • politician
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2020) (posthumously)
Websitearunjaitley.com

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

  1. "BJP nominates Sudhanshu Trivedi to Arun Jaitley's Rajya Sabha seat in UP". The Indian Express. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "BJP names Sudhanshu Trivedi for Rajya Sabha By polls from Uttar Pradesh". The Times of India. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. "Arun Jaitley passes away at 66". India Today. August 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  4. 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.
  5. Arun Jaitley is no 'outsider' to Amritsar Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine – Niticentral
  6. "Arun Jaitley, the eyes and ears of Modi". The Indian Express. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  7. "President visits AIIMS to enquire about Jaitley's health". Economic Times. 16 August 2019.
  8. "Indian FM Arun Jaitley diagnosed with rare cancer". Khaleej Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "President Ram Nath Kovind visits AIIMS to inquire about Arun Jaitley's health". Times of India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. "Arun Jaitley Passes Away due to health reasons". News Nation. 24 Aug 2019. Retrieved 24 Aug 2019.
  11. "Ex-finance minister Arun Jaitley is no more – How can diabetes adversely affect your kidneys?". Times Now News. 25 August 2019.