Arun Jaitley

'Arun Jaitley (born December 28, 1952) is an Indian politician and a former minister for commerce, industry, law and justice of the Union Government of India. Image File history File links Arun_Jaitley. ... Image File history File links Arun_Jaitley. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was born in New Delhi. He did his schooling from St. Xavier School, New Delhi, finishing school in 1969-70. He graduated in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, (one of India's top commerce colleges) New Delhi (1973). He graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 1977. During his career as a student he was the recipient of several distinctions for his outstanding performance both in academics and extra curricular activities. He was President of Students Union of Delhi University (1974). During the period of proclamation of Internal Emergency (1975-77) when civil liberties were suspended, he was under preventive detention for a period of 19 months. He was a prominent leader of movement against corruption launched in the year 1973 by Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan. He was the Convener of the National Committee for Students and Youth organization appointed by Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan. The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ... Shri Ram College of Commerce is an undergraduate & post graduate college(under Delhi University) in New Delhi, India. ... The University of Delhi (Hindi: दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) is a university in India. ... Jayaprakash Narayan (October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979), widely known as JP, was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader. ...

He has been practicing law before the Supreme Court of India and several High Courts in the country since 1977. He is a designated Senior Advocate. He was the Additional Solicitor General of India for the Government of India in the year 1990. He has authored several publications on legal and current affairs. He has presented a Paper on Law relating to Corruption and Crime in India before the Indo British Legal Forum. He was a delegate on behalf of the Government of India to the United Nations General Assembly Session in June 1998 where the Declaration on Law relating to Drugs and Money Laundering was approved. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. ...

Arun Jaitley became the spokesman of the Bharatiya Janata Party during the period preceding the 1999 general election. Subsequently, he joined the council of ministers as the Minister of State with independent charge of the newly created Department of Disinvestment on October 13, 1999. He took over as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (independent charge) in 1999 and got additional charge of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs. On November 7, 2000 he was elevated as a Cabinet Minister with the charge of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and the additional charge of the Ministry of Shipping. He demitted office as Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs on July 1, 2002 to join as General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and functioned as its national spokesman till January, 2003. He joined the Union Cabinet again as the Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law &Justice on 29th January, 2003. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally meaning Indian Peoples Party, created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ...

On January 28, 2004, he announced the Cabinet decision to free gold and silver imports from restrictions. With the defeat of the National Democratic Alliance (India) in May 2004, Jaitley returned to serving the Bharatiya Janata Party as a General Secretary,and back to his legal career.He is representing the Birla family in their legal battle against R. S. Lodha on the question of ownership of Birla Corporation Limited He is currently a Rajya Sabha member and has never contested any election. January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a coalition in India. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally meaning Indian Peoples Party, created in 1980, is one of the two major national political parties in India. ... The Birla family is a business house from India. ... Birla Corporation Limited, popularly known as Birla Corp is an Indian company based in Kolkata. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ...