CONTACTS

SHRI ARUN JAITLEY

Name	Shri Arun Jaitley
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Father's Name	Maharaj Kishen Jaitley
Mother's Name	Shrimati Ratan Prabha Jaitley
Date of Birth	28-Dec-52
Place of Birth	New Delhi
Marital Status	Married
Date of Marriage	24-May-82
Spouse's Name	Shrimati Sangeeta Jaitley
Children	One son and one daughter
Educational Qualifications	B.Com. (Hons.), LL.B. Educated at Sri Ram College of Commerce,University of Delhi and Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Profession	Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Permanent Address	42/B, Bansidhar Society, Jawahar Nagar, Vasna,Paldi, Ahmedabad -380007
Present Address	"A-44, Kailash Colony, New Delhi. Tel. - 29248212, 29244587, 29237483, Fax: 29232358, (ii) 9, Ashoka Road, New Delhi "

Appointments Held

1989-90	Additional Solicitor General, Government of India
1991 onwards	Member, National Executive, Bharatiya Janata Party
13 Oct. 1999-30 Sept. 2000	Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
10 Dec. 1999-July 2000	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Department of Disinvestment (Additional Charge)
Apr-00	Elected to Rajya Sabha
23 July 2000 - 6 Nov. 2000	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law,Justice and Company Affairs
7 Nov. 2000 - 1 July 2002	Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
20 March 2001 - 1 Sept. 2001	Minister of Shipping (Additional Charge)
1 July 2002-Jan. 2003	General Secretary and Spokesperson, B.J.P.
29 July 2002-29 Jan. 2003 and March 2005-March 2010	Member, Court of the University of Delhi
1-29 Jan. 2003	Member, Committee on Home Affairs Member, Committee on External Affairs
29 Jan. 2003-21 May 2004	Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Commerce and Industry
July 2004 onwards	General Secretary, B.J.P.
Aug. 2004-May 2009	Member, Committee of Privileges
Aug. 2004-May 2009 and Aug. 2009 - April 2012	Member, Committee on Commerce
Oct. 2004-May 2009	Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Jan. 2006-July 2010	Member, Indian Council of World Affairs
April 2006	Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (second term)
Aug. 2006-Dec. 2008	Member, Joint Committee to examine the constitutional and legal position relating to Office of Profit
Aug. 2006-Dec. 2009	Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit 
3 June 2009-2 April 2012 and 3 April 2012 onwards	Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha 3 April 2012 onwards
Aug. 2009 onwards	Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
Dec. 2009 onwards	Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House
April 2012	Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term)
June-Nov. 2012	Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011
26th May 2014 onwards	Union Cabinet Minister, Finance

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, LITERARY, ARTISTIC AND SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OTHER SPECIAL INTERESTS

Reading and writing on legal and current affairs; connected with educational institutions; Chairperson, Governing Body of Kamla Nehru College, Delhi, 1993-98; Member, (i) Governing Body of Sri Ram College of Commerce and (ii)Governing Council, National Law University, Delhi

SPORTS, CLUBS, FAVOURITE PASTIMES AND RECREATION

President, Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA); Vice President, Board of Control for Cricket in India (B.C.C.I.); Member, Governing Council, Indian Premier League (I.P.L.)

COUNTRIES VISITED

U.S.S.R., as part of Youth Exchange delegation, 1978; Switzerland and Sweden, as Additional Solicitor General, 1990; U.S.A., as part of Indian delegation to the U.N.G.A., 1998; Syria in connection with an International Treaty, 2000; also represented India during visits to U.S.A., Pakistan, U.K., France, Denmark, U.A.E., the Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, China, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Myanmar, Germany, South Africa and Hungary; led Indian delegation to the WTO Conference held during 10-14 September 2003 in Cancun, Mexico; visited several countries across North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia

OTHER INFORMATION

Recipient of several distinctions for outstanding performance both in academics and extra-curricular activities during student days; President, Delhi University Students Union, 1974; prominent leader of a movement against corruption launched in 1973 by late Shri Jai Prakash Narain; was Convenor, National Committee for Students and Youth Organisation appointed by late Shri Jai Prakash Narain; detained for 19 months under M.I.S.A. during Internal Emergency (1975-77) when civil liberties were suspended; practising law before the Supreme Court and several High Courts in the country since 1977; designated Senior Advocate in 1989; was member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations. General Assembly Session in June 1998, where the Declaration on Laws relating to Drugs and Money Laundering was approved; has delivered lectures on many important subjects including IT Convergence, the Broadcasting Laws of India, Disinvestment and on the Review of the Functioning of the Indian Constitution; Why India Matters at London, Vibrant Gujarat. Global Investors Summit, 2003 Keynote Address at FICCI-UNCTAD Joint Seminar on Reflections on Post-Cancun Agenda; has also been appointed as Representative of the Central Government to hold discussions with the nominees of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and other groups on the issue of devolution of powers in the State, July 2002; associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party in different capacities; General Secretary, B.J.P., July 2004-June 2009