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{{short description|Indian politician and attorney (1952–2019)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Arun Jaitley
| image               = The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2014
| alt                 = Arun Jaitley
| office              = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Union Minister of Finance]]
| primeminister       = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start          = 26 May 2014
| term_end            = 30 May 2019{{efn|Jaitley was on medical leave between 14 May 2018 & 23 August 2018 and 23 January 2019 to 15 February 2019, during which his colleague [[Piyush Goyal]] took over his responsibilities.}}
| predecessor         = [[P. Chidambaram]]
| successor           = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| office2             = [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Union Minister of Corporate Affairs]]
| primeminister2      = Narendra Modi
| term_start2         = 26 May 2014
| term_end2           = 30 May 2019{{efn|Jaitley was on medical leave between 14 May 2018 & 23 August 2018 and 23 January 2019 to 15 February 2019, during which his colleague [[Piyush Goyal]] took over his responsibilities.}}
| predecessor2        = [[Sachin Pilot]]
| successor2          = Nirmala Sitharaman
| office3             = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Union Minister of Defence]]
| primeminister3      = Narendra Modi
| term_start3         = 13 March 2017{{efn|Jaitley succeeded Parrikar due to his election as [[Chief Minister of Goa]].}}
| term_end3           = 3 September 2017
| predecessor3        = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| successor3          = Nirmala Sitharaman
| term_start4         = 26 May 2014
| term_end4           = 9 November 2014
| primeminister4      = Narendra Modi
| predecessor4        = [[A. K. Antony]]
| successor4          = [[Manohar Parrikar]]
| office5             = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| primeminister5      = Narendra Modi
| term_start5         = 9 November 2014
| term_end5           = 5 July 2016
| successor5          = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| predecessor5        = [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| office6             = [[Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)|Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start6         = 26 May 2014
| term_end6           = 11 June 2019
| predecessor6        = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| successor6          = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| office7             = [[Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha]]
| primeminister7      = Manmohan Singh
| 1blankname7         = [[Vice President of India|Chairman]]
| 1namedata7          = [[Mohammad Hamid Ansari]]
| deputy              = [[Surendrajeet Singh Ahluwalia]]
| term_start7         = 3 June 2009
| term_end7           = 26 May 2014
| predecessor7        = [[Jaswant Singh]]
| successor7          = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| office8             = [[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Union Minister of Law and Justice]]
| primeminister8      = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start8         = 29 January 2003
| term_end8           = 22 May 2004
| predecessor8        = [[Jana Krishnamurthi]]
| successor8          = [[H. R. Bhardwaj]]
| primeminister9      = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| term_start9         = 23 July 2000
| term_end9           = 1 July 2002
| predecessor9        = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
| successor9          = Jana Krishnamurthi
| office10            = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Union Minister of Commerce and Industry]]
| primeminister10     = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| term_start10        = 29 January 2003
| term_end10          = 22 May 2004
| predecessor10       = [[Arun Shourie]]
| successor10         = [[Kamal Nath]]
| office11            = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
| primeminister11     = Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| term_start11        = 13 October 1999
| term_end11          = 30 September 2000
| predecessor11       = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
| successor11         = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
| office12            = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| constituency12      = *[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] (from 2018)
*[[List of Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat|Gujarat]] (till 2018)
| term_start12        = 3 April 2000
| term_end12          = 24 August 2019
| predecessor12       = [[Naresh Agrawal]]
| successor12         = [[Sudhanshu Trivedi]]<ref>{{cite news |url =https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-nominates-sudhanshu-trivedi-for-bypoll-on-jaitleys-rajya-sabha-seat-from-up-6051476/|title = BJP nominates Sudhanshu Trivedi to Arun Jaitley's Rajya Sabha seat in UP|newspaper =[[The Indian Express]] |date= 3 October 2019 |access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-names-sudhanshu-trivedi-satish-dubey-as-its-nominees-for-rajya-sabha-polls/articleshow/71426702.cms|title = BJP names Sudhanshu Trivedi for Rajya Sabha By polls from Uttar Pradesh|newspaper =[[The Times of India]] |date= 3 October 2019|access-date=3 October 2019}}</ref>
| birth_name          = 
| birth_date          = {{birth date|df=y|1952|12|28}}
| death_date          = {{death date and age|df=y|2019|08|24|1952|12|28}}
| birth_place         = [[Delhi]], India
| death_place         = [[New Delhi]], India
| party               = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Sangeeta Jaitley|1982}}
| children            = 2; including [[Rohan Jaitley]]
| education           = 
| alma_mater          = [[Delhi University]] ([[BCom]], [[LLB]]) <br/>
| occupation          = {{hlist|Advocate|politician}}
| awards              = [[Padma Vibhushan]] (2020) (posthumously)
| website             = {{Official URL}}
}}
'''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 [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance]] and [[Minister of Corporate Affairs (India)|Corporate Affairs]] of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jaitley previously held the cabinet portfolios of [[Minister of Finance (India)|Finance]], [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defence]], [[Corporate Affairs]], [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Commerce and Industry]], and [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Law and Justice]] in the [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee]] government and [[First Modi ministry|Narendra Modi government]].

Educated at [[Delhi University]], Jaitly was a [[Senior Advocate]] of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. From 2009 to 2014, he served as the [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]]. He oversaw the introduction of the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|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, 2016|Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/arun-jaitley-an-unforgettable-stint-as-indias-finance-minister/article29241655.ece | title=Arun Jaitley: An unforgettable stint as India's Finance Minister | work=Business Line | date=24 August 2019 | access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/arun-jaitley-death-former-finance-minister-gst-tax-reform-1591115-2019-08-24 | title=Arun Jaitley, the man who brought India under one-tax regime | work=India Today | date=24 August 2019 | access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/career-timeline-of-arun-jaitley-pm-modi-s-go-to-man-in-new-delhi-119082400288_1.html|title=Career timeline of Arun Jaitley, PM Modi's go-to man in New Delhi|newspaper=Business Standard|date=24 August 2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> Jaitley decided not to join the second Modi Cabinet in 2019, due to health issues.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arun-jaitley-opts-out-of-modi-cabinet-cites-health-reasons/articleshow/69555782.cms | title=Arun Jaitley opts out of new government for health reasons | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] | date=30 May 2019 | access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arun-jaitley-opts-out-of-new-cabinet/articleshow/69555700.cms|title=Arun Jaitley writes letter to PM Modi, opts out of new Cabinet citing health reasons|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=29 May 2019|access-date=30 May 2019}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second highest civilian award, posthumously in 2020 in the field of Public Affairs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-ministers-arun-jaitley-sushma-swaraj-and-george-fernandes-given-padma-vibhushan/articleshow/73617205.cms | title=Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients | work=[[The Economic Times]] | date=26 January 2020 | access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Home Affairs |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2020AwardeesList.pdf |website=padmaawards.gov.in |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Arun Jaitley was born on 28 December 1952 in [[Delhi]] into a [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family which migrated from [[Lahore]] during [[Partition of India]].<ref name="GoIBio"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Arun Jaitley, the eyes and ears of Modi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/arun-jaitley-the-eyes-and-ears-of-modi/ |work=The Indian Express |agency=PTI |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=1 March 2022 |quote=Coming from a Punjabi Brahmin family with little political background ...... }}</ref> His father Maharaj Kishen Jaitley was a lawyer and mother Ratan Prabha Jaitley a housewife.<ref name="GoIBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=27 |title=Detailed Profile: Shri Arun Jaitley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809093224/http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=27 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |work=Government of India |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> He studied at [[St. Xavier's Senior Secondary School, Delhi]] from 1957 to 1969.<ref name="autogenerated8">{{cite web|url=http://www.arunjaitley.com/en/myjourney.php|title=My memorable School days at St. Xaviers|publisher=Arun Jaitley|access-date=17 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212061309/http://www.arunjaitley.com/en/myjourney.php|archive-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> He graduated with the [[honours degree]] in commerce, [[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom]] from [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]] of [[Delhi University]] in 1973. He passed his [[LLB|LLB]] degree from [[Faculty of Law, University of Delhi]] in 1977.<ref name="rs">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|title=Member Profile: Arun Jeitley|publisher=Rajya Sabha|access-date=17 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="pib.myiris.com">{{cite web |title=Shri Arun Jaitley, Honb'le Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Shipping, Bharatiya Janata Party |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |year=1999 |url=http://pib.hyyyyhhbj.com/profile/article.php3?fl%3DD20166|access-date=24 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724073025/http://pib.myiris.com/profile/article.php3?fl=D20166|archive-date=24 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Layak|first1=Suman|date=10 July 2016|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cabinet-reshuffle-modi-governments-got-talent-but-is-it-being-fully-utilised/articleshow/53132757.cms|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>

Jaitley was the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) [[student leader]] at the [[Delhi University]] Campus in the seventies and rose to be the President of the [[Students Union]] of [[Delhi University]] in 1974. During the period of proclamation of [[Internal Emergency]] (1975–77) when [[Fundamental rights in India|fundamental rights]] were suspended, he was under [[preventive detention]] for a period of 19 months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Cometh-The-Hour/290904 |title=Cometh The Hour... |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |access-date=3 June 2014}}</ref> He was a prominent leader of a [[Total Revolution|movement]] against corruption launched in the year 1973 by [[Raj Narain]] and [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]. He was the convener of the National Committee for Students and Youth organisation appointed by [[Jai Prakash Narayan]].<ref name=domain-case>{{cite web|last=Singh|first=Justice Manmohan|title=Mr. Arun Jaitley vs Network Solutions Private Limited|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/754672/|publisher=[[Delhi High Court]]|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> He was also active in civil rights movement and helped found PUCL Bulletin along with Satish Jha and Smitu Kothari.<ref name="pib.myiris.com"/><ref name="indianexpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990919/iex19021.html |title=Sorry |work=The Indian Express |access-date=25 October 2012}}</ref>.

In 1977, being the convener of the Loktantrik Yuva Morcha at a time when the Congress suffered defeat, Jaitley was appointed the president of the Delhi ABVP and All India Secretary of the ABVP. He was then made the president of the youth wing of the BJP and the secretary of the Delhi Unit in 1980, a short time after joining the party.<ref name=DNA-FM>{{cite news|last1=Khandelwal|first1=Avani|title=Who is Arun Jaitley: The rise of India's newest finance minister|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-who-is-arun-jaitley-the-rise-of-india-s-newest-finance-minister-2001109 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=10 July 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>

==Legal career==
[[File:Finance Minister at GNLU.jpg|thumb|left|Jaitley with Former Supreme Court Judge [[K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan]] at the [[Gujarat National Law University]]]]
Since 1977, Jaitley had been practising law in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and several High Courts in India.<ref name="pib.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rjan2003/30012003/r300120032.html|title=Arun Jaitley – A Profile|date=30 January 2003|website=PIB Press Releases|publisher=Press Information Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106133246/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rjan2003/30012003/r300120032.html|archive-date=6 January 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> In January 1990, he was designated as a [[Senior Advocate]] by the [[Delhi High Court]].<ref name=jsa>{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame – Top 50|url=http://www.jsalaw.com/Admin/uplodedfiles/PublicationFiles/Hall%20of%20Fame_Top%2050_2010.pdf|publisher=J. Sagar Associates|access-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202101217/http://www.jsalaw.com/Admin/uplodedfiles/PublicationFiles/Hall%20of%20Fame_Top%2050_2010.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="sr-adv">{{cite web |title=List of Senior Advocates designated by Delhi High Court up to August, 2014 |url=http://delhihighcourt.nic.in/writereaddata/Upload/PublicNotices/PublicNotice_8LPFZYBU.PDF |access-date=6 September 2014 |publisher=Delhi High Court}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-who-is-arun-jaitley-the-rise-of-india-s-newest-finance-minister-2001109|title=Who is Arun Jaitley: The rise of India's newest finance minister|last=Khandelwal|first=Avani|date=10 July 2014 |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/arun-jaitley-the-eyes-and-ears-of-modi/|title=Arun Jaitley, the eyes and ears of Modi|date=26 May 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express |access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>

He was appointed [[Additional Solicitor General of India]] by the [[V. P. Singh]] government in 1989 and did the paperwork for the investigations into the [[Bofors scandal]].<ref name="indianexpress.com"/><ref name=DNA-FM /> His clients cover the political spectrum from [[Sharad Yadav]] of the [[Janata Dal]] to [[Madhavrao Scindia]] of the [[Indian National Congress]] to [[L. K. Advani]] of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Several publications on legal and current affairs were written by him.<ref name="pib.nic.in" /> A paper on law about corruption and crime in India was presented by him, before the Indo-British Legal Forum.<ref name="pib.nic.in" /> He was appointed  the [[Government of India]]'s delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Session in June 1998 which approved the Declaration on Laws Relating to Drugs and Money Laundering.<ref name=jsa /><ref name="pib.nic.in" />

Jaitley had also appeared on behalf of giant multinational corporations such as [[PepsiCo]] against [[Coca-Cola]] and in various other cases in India.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Sharon |title=Taking the 'Cola Wars' Into Court |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1998/05/31/taking-the-cola-wars-into-court/c538dcd1-90ca-4036-83e3-13d1eecfbf0e/ |access-date=23 January 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=31 May 1998}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated5>{{cite news |title=SC stays contempt proceedings against Coke, Pepsi |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/newet/business-of-brands/sc-stays-contempt-proceedings-against-coke-pepsi/articleshow/1403551.cms |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=7 February 2006}}</ref> After having been the Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Jaitley represented Pepsi in 2002 in a case where the Supreme Court of India admonished and imposed stiff fines on 8 companies for painting advertisements on ecologically fragile rocks along the Manali-Rohtang road in the [[Himalayas]]. "The companies were also issued show-cause notices as to why exemplary damages should not be imposed on them for indulging in environmental vandalism."<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news|title=SC imposes Rs 1 cr cost on firms for defacing rocks |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/SC-imposes-Rs-1-cr-cost-on-firms-for-defacing-rocks/articleshow/23394168.cms |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130103070134/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-09-26/india/27319067_1_cr-cost-manali-rohtang-road-malhotra-book-depot |url-status= live |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date= 3 January 2013 }}</ref> In 2004, Jaitley appeared on behalf of [[Coca-Cola]] in a [[Rajasthan High Court]] case.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|title=Court blow to cola giants |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]1 |url= http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041105/asp/nation/story_3968020.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041110011353/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1041105/asp/nation/story_3968020.asp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 10 November 2004 | location=Calcutta | date=5 November 2004}}</ref>

Given his political duties as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaitley stopped practising law in June 2009.<ref name=no-lawyer>{{cite news|title=Arun Jaitley recuses himself from decisions on Vodafone tax case|url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/arun-jaitley-recuses-himself-from-vodafone-tax-row/1/207379.html |work=Business Today |agency=Press Trust of India |date=19 June 2014 |access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>

==Political career==
Jaitley had been a member of the national executive of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 1991.<ref name=RS-bio>{{cite web|title=Rajya Sabha Members Homepage – Arun Jaitley|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha|access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> He became the spokesperson of the BJP during the period preceding the 1999 general election.

=== Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting (1999–2000) ===
On 13 October 1999, after the [[Vajpayee Government]] of the BJP led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] came to power, he was appointed Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge).<ref name="pib.nic.in" /> In addition he was appointed Minister of State for Disinvestment (Independent Charge). The disinvestment ministry was created for the first time in accordance with the policy of disinvestment under the [[World Trade Organization]] regime.<ref name="pib.nic.in" /> On 23 July 2000 following the resignation of [[Ram Jethmalani]] as the Union Cabinet Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, he took over his ministry as an additional charge.<ref name="pib.nic.in" />

=== Union Minister of Law and Justice (2000–04) ===
In November 2000 Jaitley was made a Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and Shipping. The Ministry of Surface Transport was bifurcated and he was appointed as the first Minister of Shipping. He demitted the office of the Minister for Shipping with effect from 1 September 2001 and as Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs on 1 July 2002.<ref name="pib.nic.in" /> He then served as the General Secretary of the BJP and its national spokesman.<ref name="pib.nic.in"/> He worked in this capacity until January 2003. He rejoined the Union Cabinet as the Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice on 29 January 2003.<ref name=DNA-FM /> With the defeat of the National Democratic Alliance in May 2004, Jaitley returned to his legal career and worked in the Supreme Court.<ref name="barandbench">{{cite news |title=Arun Jaitley from the eyes of a legal practitioner [Column] |url=https://barandbench.com/arun-jaitley-from-the-eyes-of-a-legal-practitioner-a-tribute/ |access-date=24 August 2019 |work=Bar & Bench |date=24 August 2019}}</ref>

=== Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha (2009–14) ===
He was chosen as the [[Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha|Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha]] on 3 June 2009 by [[L.K. Advani]]. On 16 June 2009, he resigned from the post of General Secretary of the BJP, as per his party's One Man One Post principle. He was also a member of the Central Election Committee of the party.<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Election Committee|url=http://bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175&Itemid=487|publisher=BJP|access-date=6 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220112148/http://bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175&Itemid=487|archive-date=20 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> As the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, he participated in the debates on the [[Women's Reservation Bill]] in the Rajya Sabha and also supported Anna Hazare in his [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement]] for the [[Jan Lokpal Bill]].<ref name=DNA-FM /> He successfully introduced the 84th amendment to the [[Constitution of India]] in 2002, freezing parliamentary seats until 2026, and the ninety-first amendment to the Constitution of India in 2004, penalising defections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend84.htm |title=The Constitution (Eighty Fourth Amendment) Act, 2002 |website=indiacode.nic.in |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920140332/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend84.htm |archive-date=20 September 2005 |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend91.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050517190814/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend91.pdf |title=The Constitution (Ninety-First Amendment) Act, 2003 |archive-date=17 May 2005 |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> However, being in the party since 1980, he never contested any direct election until 2014. He was the BJP candidate for the [[Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amritsar seat]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (replacing [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]) for the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]], but lost to the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Amarinder Singh]]. He was elected as a [[Rajya Sabha]] member from [[Gujarat]]. He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh in March 2018.<ref>{{citation |title=RS polls: BJP trumps opposition, makes it nine out of ten seats in UP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rs-polls-bjp-trumps-opposition-makes-it-nine-out-of-ten-in-up/articleshow/63434789.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 March 2018 }}</ref>

On 26 August 2012, he said (outside Parliament) "There are occasions when an obstruction in Parliament brings greater benefits to the country." This statement was considered to have given legitimacy to obstruction by the parliament in contemporary Indian politics. After forming a government in 2014, the BJP government has faced disruption and obstruction in parliament multiple times, and the opposition have referred to this statement as a legitimising that floor strategy.<ref>{{cite news |title=View from the Earlier Side: When Jaitley saw 'benefits to the country' in obstructing Parliament |author=Manoj C G |date=27 July 2015 |newspaper=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/India/India-others/view-from-the-earlier-side-when-jaitley-saw-benefits-to-the-country-in-obstructing-parliament/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 December 2014 |title='Disrupting Parliament is important': BJP's words from opposition days come back to haunt it |publisher=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/article/696910/disrupting-parliament-is-important-bjps-words-from-opposition-days-come-back-to-haunt-it}}</ref>

=== Union Finance Minister (2014–19) ===
[[File:Shri Arun Jaitley taking charge as the Union Minister for Finance, in New Delhi on May 27, 2014.jpg|thumb|Jaitley taking charge as the Union Minister for Finance, in New Delhi on 27 May 2014]]
On 26 May 2014, Jaitley was selected by newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the Minister of Finance, the Minister for Corporate Affairs and the Minister of Defence, in his cabinet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/narendra-modi-government-list-of-portfolios-and-ministers/|title=Narendra Modi government: Full list of portfolios and ministers|work= The Indian Express|date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/corporate-affairs-ministry-to-be-clubbed-with-finance-ministry/articleshow/35634966.cms|title=Corporate Affairs Ministry to be 'clubbed' with Finance Ministry|work=The Economic Times|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Analysts cited Jaitley's "part-time" focus on defence as a simple continuation of the policies of the previous government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140907/DEFREG03/309070017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140907180346/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140907/DEFREG03/309070017 |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2014 |title=Analysts: New Modi Government Lacks Clear Defense Policy |last1=Raghuvanshi |first1=Vivek |date=7 September 2014 |work=[[Defense News]] |access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> According to a WikiLeaks cable by Robert Blake, the Charge at the US Embassy, to his government, When raised  on the question of Hindutva, Jaitley had argued that Hindu nationalism "will always be a talking point" for the BJP and characterised this as an opportunistic issue.<ref>{{cite web | title=WikiLeaks cable on Arun Jaitley's 'opportunistic' remark | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date=26 March 2011 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/wikileak/wikileaks-cable-on-arun-jaitleys-opportunistic-remark-451235 | access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> Jaitley later clarified that "the use of the word opportunistic in reference to nationalism or Hindu nationalism is neither my view nor my language. It could be the diplomat's own usage."<ref>{{cite web | title=Arun Jaitley denies remark in WikiLeaks cable | publisher=[[NDTV]] | date=26 March 2011 | url=http://www.ndtv.com/wikileak/arun-jaitley-denies-remark-in-wikileaks-cable-451224 | access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>

During the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Arun Jaitley agreed with Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s assertions that the idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger and was against giving reservations to Muslim Dalits and Christian Dalits as it might impact demography.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-polls-grand-alliances-idea-of-reservations-on-the-basis-of-religion-is-fraught-with-danger-says-fm-arun-jaitley/articleshow/49588622.cms|title=Bihar polls: Grand Alliance's idea of reservations on the basis of religion is fraught with danger, says FM Arun Jaitley|first=Rakesh Mohan|last=Chaturvedi|date=30 October 2015|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/all-those-who-are-involved-in-the-traditional-caste-psyche-will-suffer-a-big-setback-fm-arun-jaitley/articleshow/49590053.cms|title=All those who are involved in the traditional caste psyche will suffer a big setback: FM Arun Jaitley|first=Rakesh Mohan|last=Chaturvedi|date=30 October 2015|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He also served as a member to the Board of Governors of [[Asian Development Bank]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Arun Jaitley appointed to Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/arun-jaitley-appointed-to-board-of-governors-of-asian-development-bank/|agency=Indo-Asian News Service|publisher=Biharprabha News |access-date=2 June 2014}}</ref> In November 2015, Jaitley said that personal laws governing marriages and divorces should be subject to fundamental rights, as constitutionally-guaranteed rights are supreme.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Choudhary |first1=Amit Anand |title=Personal law should be subject to fundamental rights: Jaitley {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Personal-law-should-be-subject-to-fundamental-rights-Jaitley/articleshow/49965830.cms |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 November 2015 |language=en}}</ref> He announced the [[Income declaration scheme, 2016]] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=IDS 'Major Success' Compared to VDIS, Says Arun Jaitley |url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/ids-major-success-compared-to-vdis-says-arun-jaitley-1313184.html |first=Nakshab |last=Khan |work=[[News 18]] |date=18 November 2016 |access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref>

During his tenure as the Finance Minister of India, the government [[Indian 500 and 1000 rupee currency demonetization|demonetised the ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes]], with the stated intention of curbing corruption, black money, fake currency, and terrorism from 9 November 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rs 500, Rs 1000 currency notes stand abolished from midnight: PM Modi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/narendra-modi-prime-minister-address-to-the-nation4364609/ |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He oversaw the introduction of the [[Goods and Services Tax (India)|Goods and Services Tax]] (GST) which brought the country under one GST regime. On 20 June 2017, he reaffirmed that the roll-out of GST overseen by him as the finance minister was on track.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/will-be-switching-to-gst-regulation-from-june-30-midnight-fm-arun-jaitley/articleshow/59231111.cms|title=Will be switching to GST regulation from June 30 midnight: FM Arun Jaitley |date=20 June 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=20 June 2017}}</ref>

[[Todd G. Sears|Out Leadership]] recommended Arun Jaitley as one of the experts and leaders who openly speak on [[LGBT]]+ issues.<ref>{{cite web |title=CEO Brief: India |publisher=Out Leadership |date=8 June 2017 |location=New York |url=http://outleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OL_CEO-brief_India.pdf |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903171747/http://outleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OL_CEO-brief_India.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 29 May 2019, in a letter to Prime Minister Modi, Arun Jaitley cited his health as a reason for not taking an active role in the formation of the new government, effectively declining a role as a minister in the second term of Prime Minister Modi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theindependent.in/arun-jaitley-calls-it-a-day/|title=Arun Jaitley calls it a day|date=20 June 2017|work=theindependent.in |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>

In January 2019 Jaitley generated controversy when he accused the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] of ''investigative adventurism'' in the [[ICICI Bank]] – [[Videocon]] fraud case.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arun-jaitley-targets-cbi-over-kochhar-probe-says-adventurism-taking-over-professionalism/articleshow/67693611.cms|title=Arun Jaitley Targets CBI over Kochhar Probe|work=The Economic Times|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> The [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] had named [[Chanda Kochhar]] and her husband Deepak Kochhar as beneficiaries in the financial fraud, in which [[Venugopal Dhoot]], the promoter of Videocon had fraudulently transferred part of the loan received from ICICI Bank to the Kochhar's business entreprise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/whos-who-named-by-cbi-and-their-role-in-the-chanda-kochhar-case-5556581/|title=Who is Who named by CBI in Chanda Kochhar Case|work=The Indian Express|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref> Jaitley stated that naming the corrupt bank officials will not help in the investigation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/arun-jaitley-targets-cbi-over-chanda-kochhar-probe-says-adventurism-taking-over-professionalism/articleshow/67692960.cms|title=Arun Jaitely Targets CBI over Chanda Kochhar Case |work=The Times of India|access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> Previously in September 2012, Jaitley had warned CBI on corruption cases involving political leaders from [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/jaitley-warns-cbi-on-cases-against-gujarat-leaders-506905.html|title=Jaitely Warns CBI over Gujarat Leaders|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 January 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Arun Jaitley married Sangeeta, daughter of former [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] finance minister [[Girdhari Lal Dogra]], on 24 May 1982. They have two children, Sonali Jaitley and [[Rohan Jaitley]]; the former married Jaiyesh Bakhshi.<ref name="autogenerated7">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/knot-for-everybodys-eyes/articleshow/636819.cms|title=Knot for everybody's eyes|last=Chatterjee|first=Ashok|date=24 April 2004|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123190141/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Knot-for-everybodys-eyes/articleshow/636819.cms|archive-date=23 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pib.nic.in"/><ref name=164.100.47.5>{{cite web|title=Profiles of Rajya Sabha Members (needs selection)|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|publisher=Rajya Sabha|access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shah-rukh-khan-arun-jaitley-daughter-sangeet-sonali-jaitley/|title=Arun Jaitley's daughter Sonali gets married|date=8 December 2015|website=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123191404/https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/shah-rukh-khan-arun-jaitley-daughter-sangeet-sonali-jaitley/|archive-date=23 January 2019|url-status=live|access-date=23 January 2019}}</ref> Both his children are lawyers. He had two siblings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/an-eyewitness-to-history-we-were-a-partition-family-says-arun-jaitley/story-ylaSOHqv0z7ctw0d5EWpbN.html|title=An eyewitness to history: We were a Partition family, says Arun Jaitley|date=28 May 2016|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>

==Illness and death==
Jaitley had a series of health-related issues and underwent multiple surgeries leading into his deteriorating health and subsequent death in 2019. In 2005, he underwent a [[coronary artery bypass surgery]] after he was hospitalised with [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaitley undergoes bypass surgery, stable |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/11arun.htm |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=Rediff.com |date=11 July 2005}}</ref> In 2014, when he weighed {{convert|117|kg|lb}}, a [[gastric bypass surgery]] was performed on him aimed at reducing his weight. Doctors confirmed that Jaitley had been "suffering from diabetes for nearly two decades" then, and that the said procedure was the best option for patients with "uncontrolled diabetes".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Durgesh Nandan |title=Arun Jaitley undergoes weight loss surgery |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Arun-Jaitley-undergoes-weight-loss-surgery/articleshow/41553675.cms |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> In May 2018, he underwent a [[Kidney transplantation|kidney transplant]] surgery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arun Jaitley stable after kidney transplant at AIIMS |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arun-jaitley-undergoes-successful-kidney-transplant-at-aiims/articleshow/64158660.cms |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=14 May 2018}}</ref>

In February 2019, the media reported that Jaitley had been diagnosed with a rare form of [[soft-tissue sarcoma]] and was undergoing treatment in the US, although it was termed a "regular medical check-up".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kohli |first1=Namita |title=The veiled tumour |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2019/02/02/the-veiled-tumour.html |access-date=26 August 2019 |work=The Week |date=2 February 2019 }}</ref> On 9 August, he was admitted to the [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]] (AIIMS) after he complained of "breathlessness".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsstate.com/india/news/former-union-minister-and-senior-bjp-leader-arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-aiims-103357.html | title=Arun Jaitley Passes Away due to health reasons | publisher=[[News Nation]] | date=24 August 2019 | access-date=24 August 2019 | archive-date=24 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824073720/https://www.newsstate.com/india/news/former-union-minister-and-senior-bjp-leader-arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-aiims-103357.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-ram-nath-kovind-visits-aiims-to-inquire-about-arun-jaitleys-health/articleshow/70696946.cms|title=President Ram Nath Kovind visits AIIMS to inquire about Arun Jaitley's health|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 August 2019|date=16 August 2019}}</ref> On 17 August, it was reported that he was on [[life-support]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arun-jaitleys-condition-critical-say-sources/article29117556.ece|title=Arun Jaitley put on life support, say AIIMS sources|date=17 August 2019|access-date=18 August 2019|newspaper=The Hindu|last1=Perappdan|first1=Bindu Shajan}}</ref>

By 23 August, his health had deteriorated.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/arun-jaitleys-health-deteriorates-say-aiims-sources/article29237600.ece|title=Arun Jaitley's health deteriorates, say AIIMS sources|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 August 2019}}</ref> Jaitley died at 12:07&nbsp;p.m. ([[Indian Standard Time|IST]]) the following day, aged 66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/arun-jaitley-passes-away-at-66-1591089-2019-08-24|title=Arun Jaitley passes away at 66|website=India Today|date=24 August 2019 |access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newsnation.in/india-news/arun-jaitley-former-union-minister-and-bjp-stalwart-dies-article-235185.html | title=Arun Jaitley Passes Away due to health reasons | publisher=[[News Nation]] | date=24 August 2019 | access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> He was [[Cremation|cremated]] at [[Nigambodh Ghat|Nigam Bodh Ghat]] on 25 August.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/arun-jaitley-to-be-cremated-at-nigambodh-ghat-today-1591300-2019-08-25|title=Arun Jaitley to be cremated at Nigambodh Ghat today|date=25 August 2019|website=India Today|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> The [[India national cricket team|Indian Cricket team]] wore black armbands for a day during the test match with [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies and the United States in 2019|the West Indies]], to condole Jaitley's death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/arun-jaitley-death-india-cricket-black-armbands-west-indies-1st-test-day-3-antigua-1591213-2019-08-24|title=India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli's men to wear black armbands to condole Arun Jaitley's death|date=24 August 2019|website=India Today|access-date=1 September 2019}}</ref>

==Legacy==
On 12 September 2019, Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium was renamed as [[Arun Jaitley Stadium]] at a function held at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in memory of Jaitley. The decision to name the stadium after him came as he was once the president of [[Delhi & District Cricket Association|DDCA]] and also the vice-president of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Delhi's Iconic Feroz Shah Kotla to be Renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/feroz-shah-kotla-to-be-renamed-arun-jaitley-stadium-2286121.html |access-date=27 August 2019 |work=News18 |date=27 August 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium renamed after Arun Jaitley, pavilion stand unveiled as Virat Kohli stand |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/feroz-shah-kotla-stadium-renamed-after-arun-jaitley-pavilion-stand-unveiled-as-virat-kohli-stand-1598525-2019-09-12 |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=12 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

On 28 December 2020, Home Minister [[Amit Shah]] unveiled a statue of Arun Jaitley at the [[Arun Jaitley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Home Minister Amit Shah unveils Arun Jaitley's statue at DDCA premises {{!}} Cricket News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/home-minister-amit-shah-unveils-arun-jaitleys-statue-at-ddca-premises/articleshow/79990651.cms |access-date=28 December 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=28 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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