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Yashwant Sinha (Hindustani pronunciation: [jəʃˈʋən̪t̪ sɪnˈɦɑː], born 6 November 1937) is an Indian administrator and politician. He served as the Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and again from March 1998 to July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He also served as the Minister of External Affairs from July 2002 until May 2004.[2] He was a senior leader of the BJP before he left the party on 21 April 2018.[3] In 2022, he was the Presidential candidate of India for the opposition.[4]
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Yashwant Sinha | |
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Vice President of All India Trinamool Congress | |
In office 15 March 2021 – June 2022 | |
President | Mamata Banerjee |
Minister of External Affairs | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 22 May 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Jaswant Singh |
Succeeded by | Natwar Singh |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 5 December 1998 – 1 July 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | P. Chidambaram |
Succeeded by | Jaswant Singh |
In office 10 November 1990 – 5 June 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
Preceded by | Madhu Dandavate |
Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1998–2014 | |
Preceded by | M. L. Vishwakarma |
Succeeded by | Jayant Sinha |
Constituency | Hazaribagh |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1988–1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1937-11-06) 6 November 1937 (age 86)[1] Patna, Bihar Province, British India (present-day Bihar, India)[1] |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal (1988–1991) Bharatiya Janata Party (1992–2018) Bhartiya Sab Log Party (2020-2021) All India Trinamool Congress (2021-2022) |
Spouse | Nilima Sinha |
Children | Jayant Sinha Sumant Sinha, Sharmila |
Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Civil servant, politician |
Awards | Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (2015) |
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