24 August 2019(2019-08-24) (aged 66) New Delhi, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Sangeeta Jaitley
(m. 1982–2019)
Children
2
Alma mater
University of Delhi (B.Com) Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (LL.B)
Occupation
Advocate
politician
Awards
Padma Vibhushan (2020) (posthumously)
Website
arunjaitley.com
Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 – 24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jaitley previously held the cabinet portfolios of Finance, Defence, Corporate Affairs, Commerce and Industry, and Law and Justice in the Vajpayee government and Narendra Modi government.
From 2009 to 2014, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. He was a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India. He oversaw the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax which brought the country under one GST regime, demonetisation, merger of Railway budget with general budget and introduction of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.[3][4][5] Jaitley decided not to join the second Modi Cabinet in 2019, due to health issues.[6][7]
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, posthumously in 2020 in the field of Public Affairs.[8][9]
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^"BJP names Sudhanshu Trivedi for Rajya Sabha By polls from Uttar Pradesh". The Times of India. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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^"Arun Jaitley opts out of new government for health reasons". The Economic Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^"Arun Jaitley writes letter to PM Modi, opts out of new Cabinet citing health reasons". The Times of India. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^"Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^"Ministry of Home Affairs" (PDF). padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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