Yashwant Sinha
Introduction :
Yashwant Sinha is 87 years old Loksabha MP, elected from Hazaribagh of Jharkhand state as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party Party. Yashwant Sinha was born to Late Bipin Bihari Saran & Late Dhana Devi and is married to Smt. Nilima Sinha. He/She has 2 son(s) 1 daughter(s)
Background information of Yashwant Sinha:
A senior BJP leader, Yashwant Sinha has swtiched sides from socialist ranks to the BJP. Sinha was an Indian Administrative Services official before opting for politics.
More information
| Lecturer, Political Science, Patna University, 1958-60 |
| joined I.A.S. in 1960 |
| Deputy Commissioner, Santhal Paraganas |
| Chairman, (i) D.T.C., Delhi and (ii) Drafting Committee of the UNCTAD Conference on Shipping in Geneva |
| Consul-General of India, Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Bihar |
| Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport |
| and sought premature voluntary retirement from I.A.S. in 1984 to join politics |
Basic Details
| Party Name | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Assets ( In Rupees) | More than 4 Crore(s) |
| Background | No significant family background (Bureaucrat) |
| Profession | Civil Servant,Political and Social Worker |
| Criminal Cases | 1 |
| Education | post_graduate |
Contact Details
| Permanent Address | Rishabh Vatika via College More,Vill. Rajgoda, P.O. Morangi,Thana -Mufassil, Demotand,Distt. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
| Delhi Address | 6, Kushak Road,New Delhi - 110 011 |
| Mobile | 9868181937, 9013180414 |
| Phone | 011-23794197,06546-233418 |
| Fax | 011-23794181 |
| Email address |
Positions held
| 1984 | Joined Janata Party |
| 1986-88 | General Secretary, Janata Party |
| 1988 | Member, Rajya Sabha |
| 1989 | Member, Committee on Petitions, Rajya Sabha |
| 1990 | Joined Janata Dal (Samajwadi) after split in Janata Dal |
| 1990-91 | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
| 1995-1996 | Member, Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 1998 | Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 1998 - 1999 | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance;Member, Parliamentary Pay Committee |
| 1999 | Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1999-2002 | Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
| 1 Jul. 2002 - 2004 | Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
| 2004 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
| Sep. 2004-2009 | Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Security in Parliament House Complex, Rajya Sabha |
| Oct. 2004-2009 | Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs |
| Jun. 2006 | Member, Press Council of India |
| 2009 | Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 6 Aug. 2009 | Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
| 31 Aug. 2009 - 5 May 2010 | Chairman, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs |
| 1 May 2010 | Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
| 7 May 2010 | Chairman, Committee on Finance |
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