ARUN JAITLEY

A LIFE IN POLITICS

THE JOURNEY 1974: Elected DUSU President as ABVP candidate 1975: Arrested during Emergency and spent 19 months in jail 1977: Started practice as an advocate 1980: Joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 1990: Designated as a Senior Advocate and appointed Additional Solicitor General of India at the age of 37

1991: Appointed member of the BJP National Executive

ELECTED TO RAJYA SABHA:

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha: Year 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018 June 2009 to May 2014

MINISTERIAL POSITIONS HELD:

1999 to 2004: Information and Broadcasting Department of Disinvestment Law, Justice and Company Affairs Shipping Commerce and Industry 2014 to 2019: Finance Defence Corporate Affairs Information & Broadcasting

SECOND TERM OF NARENDRA MODI GOVT:

Opted out of Union Cabinet for health reasons SPOUSE Sangeeta Jaitley CHILDREN Sonali Jaitley, Rohan Jaitley