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A lawyer by profession, Arun Jaitley served in finance and denfence portfolios and oftentimes acted as the chief troubleshooter of the Narendra Modi’s government. Born on 28 December 1952, Arun Jaitley did his B.Com. (Honors), LL.B. Educated at Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi respectively and Faculty of Law at University of Delhi. The key Modi aide, in his tenure, held a good deal of positions: > Served as an Additional Solicitor General between 1989-90. > Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting from October 1999 to July 2000. > Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Affairs from July 2000 to 6 November 2000 > Served as a Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs from November 2000 to July 2002. > Minister of Shipping (Additional Charge) from March 2001 to September 2001. > Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Commerce and Industry from January 2003 to May 2004. > In April 2006, Arun Jaitley re-elected to Rajya Sabha. > From 3 June 2009 - April 2012 and April 2012 - May 2014 Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha > In April 2012, he re-elected to Rajya Sabha the Department of Disinvestment (Additional Charge) from December 1999 to July 2000. > Served as a Minister of Defence from May > Elected as a Rajya Sabha member in > Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate April 2000. > Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company 2014 to November 2014. Affairs from May 2014 to May 2018 > Served as a Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha from June 2014 to May 2019. SEPTEMBER 2019 | WWW.WISHESH.NET