Shri Yashwant Sinha

Sinha, Shri Yashwant Constituency   : Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : (i) ysinha[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in (ii) ysinha2005[AT]hotmail[DOT]com

Father’s Name Late Bipin Bihari Saran Mother’s Name Late Dhana Devi Date of Birth 06 Nov 1937 Place of Birth Patna (Bihar) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 17 Feb 1961 Spouse’s Name Smt. Nilima Sinha No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Patna University,Bihar Profession Civil Servant Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Rishabh Vatika via College More, Vill. Rajgoda, P.O. Morangi, Thana – Mufassil, Demotand, Distt. Hazaribagh, Jharkhand Tel. (06546) 233418 Present Address 6, Kushak Road, New Delhi – 110 011 Tels. (011) 23794197, 9868181937, 9013180414 (M) Fax. (011) 23794181 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, Bihar Legislative Assembly

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

Special Interests Public administration, external and economic affairs Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, travelling, listening to music and watching films Sports and Clubs Member,(i) Delhi Gymkhana Club, New Delhi; (ii) Bankipur Club, Patna, President- All India Tennis Association Countries Visited Widely visited Other 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

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