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Jaswant Singh
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- Born 03 January 1938
- Birth Place Jasol
- Profession Politician, Military Personnel, Writer
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party (until 2014)
- In Office 21st Union Minister Of Finance 1 July 2002 - 21 May 2004, 19th Union Minister Of Defence 16 March 2001 - 18 October 2001, 23rd Union Minister Of External Affairs 25 March 1998 - 1 July 2002, 24th Leader Of House, Rajya Sabha 13 October 1999 - 22 May 2004, 11th Leader Of The Opposition, Rajya Sabha 3 June 2004 - 16 May 2009, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 2009-2014, 21st Deputy Chairman Of The Planning Commission 25 March 1998 - 4 February 1999
- Awards Outstanding Parliamentarian Award, 2001
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Jaswant Singh BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 08 Jan 2025
Jaswant Singh (3 January 1938 - 27 September 2020): A BJP Veteran's Legacy Jaswant Singh, a prominent figure in Indian politics, served as a cabinet minister and a long-standing parliamentarian. A founding member of the BJP, his nearly continuous parliamentary career (1980-2014), spanned both the Lo...
Jaswant Singh PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Thakur Sardar Singh Rathore |
| Mother | Kunwar Baisa |
| Spouse | Sheetal Kanwar (1963-2020), |
| Children | 2 (including Manvendra Singh) |
| Education | Indian Military Academy, Mayo College |
POSITIONS HELD BY Jaswant Singh
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | 1 July 2002 - 21 May 2004 |
| Minister of Defence (India) | 2 January 2000 - 18 October 2001 |
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | 2009 - 2014 |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 1980 - Present |
| Minister of Finance | 16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996 |
JASWANT SINGH NEWS
Jaswant Singh dead: From key figure in Vajpayee govt to BJP rebel
September 27, 2020 5:54 pm
Jaswant Singh, who was from Rajasthan, had served as India's foreign minister, defence minister and finance minister. He was an officer in the Army till 1965, but later resigned from his commission to embark on his political career.
Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passes away at 82
September 27, 2020 1:44 pm
Jaswant Singh dead: A former officer of the Indian Army, Singh had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as an Independent candidate from Barmer district in Rajasthan after he did not get a BJP ticket. He lost to Colonel Sona Ram of the BJP.
Changing Rajput-Jat equations in Rajasthan: The story of two ‘rebels’ and the one seat of Barmer
March 20, 2019 9:05 am
Apart from the fact that the Congress may find it difficult to say no given how Manvendra took on the gauntlet of fighting against Raje, the Rajput leader also stands favourably in the changing equations between the community and Jats in western Rajasthan.
People of Rajasthan will take revenge on BJP for insulting my father: Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra
October 18, 2018 7:01 pm
Training his guns on Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, he said the people of Rajasthan have decided to remove her government and the upcoming elections will see a big change in the state.
Jaswant Singh son and BJP MLA Manvendra Singh to join Congress today
October 17, 2018 8:07 am
While Congress leaders asserted that the move will help bring Rajput votes to the party in the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections, Rajasthan minister and BJP leader Rajendra Rathore said Singh’s exit will have “no effect in Barmer-Jaisalmer belt”.
Disgruntled caste leaders may dent BJP's appeal in Rajasthan
September 25, 2018 4:27 pm
Manvendra Singh claimed that the ‘swabhiman' of the Rajput community was hurt when the BJP did not give his father and veteran leader Jaswant Singh the ticket to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
Won’t quit BJP, Modi has told me to wait, says Manvendra
February 02, 2015 2:23 am
Asked about his father’s health, he said, “His condition is improving and he has started reacting.”
Jaswant Singh discharged from hospital
December 31, 2014 1:56 am
The 76-year-old leader was admitted on August 8 to the hospital in a critical condition.
Jaswant still in coma but family hopes he will rise from it
September 19, 2014 1:57 am
His family said that they are assured that Singh is in good hands here and have no plans to move him elsewhere.
'Maha-mratyunjya yagya' for Jaswant in Jaisalmer
August 10, 2014 2:08 pm
Jaswant's supporters and well wishers started the yagya at the Muketeshwar Mahadev Temple premise for his long life.
