Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley

Politician

28/12/1952
Physical Stats

5ft 7in

Black

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Black

Male

Personal Life

New Delhi

Capricorn

Hindu

St. Xavier's School New Delhi

Shri Ram College of Commerce New Delhi University of Delhi

A-44 Kailash Colony New Delhi.

Delhi

Indian

Family

Shri Maharaj Kishen Jaitley

Smt Ratan Prabha Jaitley

Smt Madhu Bhargava

Smt Sangeeta Jaitley

Rohan Jaitley

Sonali Jaitley

Relationship

Married

Smt Sangeeta Jaitley

05/24/1982

Political Career

Amritsar

Bharatiya Janata Party

In 1977 he joined Jan Sangh

In 1977 All India Secretary of the ABVP & President of the Delhi ABVP

In 1980 he became President of the Youth Wing of the BJP

He has been a member of the national executive of BJP since 1991

In 1999 he became the spokesperson of BJP

On 13 October 1999 he became the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government

Following the resignation of Ram Jethmalani he was given the extra charge of Ministry of Law Justice & Company affairs

In November 2000 he became a cabinet minister- Minister of Law Justice and Company Affairs & Shipping

On 1 July 2002 he became General Secretary of the BJP & its National Spokesperson

On 29 January 2003 he was appointed as the Minister of Law and Justice & Commerce and Industry

On 3 June 2009 he was chosen as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha

In the 2014 general election he contested form the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat and lost to Amarinder Singh (INC candidate)

On 26 May 2014 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Narendra Modi government.

Arun Jaitley started practicing law from 1977 onwards in Supreme Court and several High Courts

The High Courts of Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand and Uttarakhand were inaugurated under his guidance

He successfully introduced the 91st amendment to the Constitution of India in 2004 for penalising defections

He has played an important role as a strategic planner for the BJP in eight Assembly elections

In 2003

he managed the Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh and won along with Uma Bharti

In 2007

he was appointed general secretary in charge of elections to MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) in which the BJP won 184 wards out of 272

He was appointed as the Vice President of BCCI because of his love for the game of cricket and his close associations but he resigned when the IPL match-fixing scandal unfolded

Rahul Gandhi

Arvind Kejriwal

Hobbies

Reading

Lifestyle

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Reading

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Favourites

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Amritsari kulcha

Cricket

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Auto Collection

Porsche

Mercedes Benz

BMW

Honda Accord

Toyota Fortuner

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Money Factor

1.40 Lakh Per Month

6.99 Crore

Additional Information

Some Interesting Facts About Arun Jaitley

  1. Arun Jaitley is not only a politician but also a lawyer. 
  2. He has served as a Trade and Law Minister more than a decade under the National Democratic Alliance government led by the BJP.
  3. Arun Jaitley graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce and was the President of the student union of the college. 
  4. During schooling, he decided to make a career in politics. He also went to jail and met several BJP leaders who liked his oratory skills.
  5. When BJP was formed, Arun Jaitley became its Youth Wing President in 1980.
  6. In between he joined the BJP, he was also practicing at Supreme court of India and became a lawyer of the country.
  7. Arun Jaitley was the Strategy planner of BJP for 2014 elections. As a result, the BJP won the elections. 
  8. He is a huge cricket fan and has also served as a Vice President of BCCI before resigning in 2014.

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