July 1969 |
Elected to Rajya Sabha |
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Feb. 1973-Jan. 1974 |
Union Deputy Minister, Industrial Development |
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Jan. 1974-Oct. 1974 |
Union Deputy Minister, Shipping and Transport |
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Oct. 1974-Dec. 1975 |
Union Minister of State, Finance |
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July 1975 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) |
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Dec. 1975-Mar. 1977 |
Union Minister of State, Revenue and Banking (Independent Charge) |
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1978 -1980 |
Deputy Leader, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha |
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27 Jan.1978-18 Jan.1986, 10 Aug. 1997-25 June 2012 |
Member, Congress Working Committee |
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1978 – 1979 |
Treasurer, All India Congress Committee |
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Treasurer, Congress (I) Party in Parliament |
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1978 – 1986 |
Member, Central Parliamentary Board, AICC |
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Jan. 1980-Jan. 1982 |
Union Minister, Commerce and Steel and Mines |
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1980 -1985 |
Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha |
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Member, Business Advisory Committee |
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Member, Committee on Privileges, Rajya Sabha |
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Member, Committee on Rules, Rajya Sabha |
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Aug. 1981 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term) |
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Jan. 1982-Dec. 1984 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
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Sep. 1984 – 31 Dec. 1984 |
Addtional charge of the Ministry of Commerce and Supply |
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1984, 1991,1996 , 1998, 1999 |
Chairman, Campaign Committee of the AICC for conducting National Elections to Parliament |
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1985, Aug. 2000 – Jun. 2010 |
President, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee |
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1987 – 1989 |
Chairman, Economic Advisory Cell, AICC |
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June 1991-May 1996 |
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission |
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Jan. 1993-Feb. 1995 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce |
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1993 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term) |
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Feb. 1995-May 1996 |
Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
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1996 – 2004 |
Chief Whip, Congress Party, Rajya Sabha |
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1996 -1999 |
Member, Consultative Committee on External Affairs |
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1997 |
Chairman, Departmentally related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forest |
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1999 |
Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term) |
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28 June 1999 |
Chairman, Central Election Coordination Committee, AICC |
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1998 – 1999 |
General Secretary, AICC |
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June 1998 – May 2004 |
Chairman, Departmentally related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs |
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12 Dec. 2001-25 June 2012 |
Member, Central Election Committee, AICC |
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13 May 2004 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
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23 May 2004 – 24 Oct. 2006 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Defence |
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25 June 2004-June 2012 |
Leader of the House, Lok Sabha |
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25 Oct. 2006-23 May 2009 |
Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs |
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24 Jan. 2009 – May 2009 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
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20 May 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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2009 – 26 Jun. 2012 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Finance |
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25 June 2012 |
Resigned from the Congress Party prior to contesting to the Office of President of India |
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25 July 2012 |
Ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha upon election as the President of India |
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