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> Minister of Information and
Broadcasting from November 2014
to July 2016.
> Minister of Defence from March
2017 to September 2017.
> Re-elected to Rajya Sabha for
the fourth term in April 2018.
> Appointed as a Minister without
Portfolio from May 2018 to August
2018.
> Minister of Finance; and Minister
of Corporate Affairs from August
2018 to January 2019.
> Minister without Portfolio from
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January 2019 to February 2019.
> Minister of Finance; and Minister
of Corporate Affairs from February
2019 to May 2019.
Everything About Arun Jaitley
During his Law degree at the
University of Delhi, Arun Jaitley
was the student leader of Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) and subsequently became
the President of the University
Students’ Union in 1974.
In his tenure as a lawyer, Arun
Jailtey represented cases of high
profiles including Pepsi company’s
case against Coco Cola company
in Supreme Court in 2002.
When former Prime Minister Indira
Gandhi declared emergency
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across the year in the 1975, Arun Jaitley was placed under
preventive detention for 19 months.
Since 1999, he led several positions as minister including
for Commerce and Industry, Law and Justice and
Information and Broadcasting. In 2000, Arun Jaitley
became leader of BJP and Rajya Sabha member.
Arun Jaitley served as the vice-president of Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but stepped down from
the post after spot-fixing scandal in Indian Premier League
(IPL) came to light.
After the death of second-generation leader Pramod
Mahajan and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s retirement, Arun
Jaitley turned the voice of BJP in Rajya Sabha. In 2009 he
became Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.