Jaswant Singh
| Jaswant Singh | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 1 July 2002 – 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Yashwant Sinha |
| Succeeded by | P Chidambaram |
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In office 1996–1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | P Chidambaram |
| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 2000–2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | George Fernandes |
| Succeeded by | George Fernandes |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
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In office 5 December 1998 – 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Yashwant Sinha |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 January 1938 Jasol, Barmer district, Rajputana, British India (now Rajasthan, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |
Bharatiya Janata Party Independent (from 29 March 2014) |
| Children | Manvendra Singh |
| Alma mater |
Mayo College Indian Military Academy |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://www.jaswantsingh.com |
Jaswant Singh (born 3 January 1938) is an Indian politician. He earlier belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party and has held many portfolios in the national cabinet including Finance, External Affairs and Defence during the NDA regime (1998 to 2004). He was also the Leader of Opposition from 2004 to 2009 in the Rajya Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India(1998–99). He is known for his rigid political views.
On 29 March 2014, he was expelled from the BJP after he refused to withdraw his nomination as an independent in the Barmer-Jaisalmer Lok Sabha constituency against his own party candidate.
On 7 August 2014, he had a fall at his home and suffered a serious head injury. He was admitted to Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi for treatment. He is in a state of coma ever since.
Singh was born on 3 January 1938 at village Jasol, Barmer district, Rajasthan in a Rajput family. His father was Thakur Sardara Singh Rathore and mother was Kunwar Baisa. Singh is married to Sheetal Kanwar. They have two sons. his elder son Manvendra Singh former Member of Parliament from Barmer. He also has two grandchildren (children of Manvendra singh Rathore) Harshini Kanwar Rathore (Granddaughter) and Hamir Singh Rathore (Grandson). He was an officer in the Indian Army in the 1960s and is an alumnus of Mayo College and the National Defence Academy (India), Khadakwasla.
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