Yashwant Sinha (Indian Civil Servant) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant, Politician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	06/11/1937
Age	88 years
Birthplace	Asthawan, Nalanda, British India (now in Bihar), India

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Real Name	Yashwant Sinha

College/University	Patna University
Qualification	Master's Degree in Political Science

Age (as of 2023)	86 Years
Address	76 A Village Hupad P.O.- Thana-Muffassil, Dist - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kayastha
Hobbies	Gardening, Blogging, Reading Newspapers, Writing, Travelling

Wife

Nilima Sinha

Children

Sons	Jayant Sinha (Politician) Sumant Sinha (Businessman)
Daughter	Sharmila (Writer)

Service

Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

Batch

1960

Cadre

Bihar

Politics

Political Party

Janata Party/Janata Dal (1984-1991)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (quit on 21 April 2018)
All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) (joined on 13 March 2021; resigned in June 2022)

Political Journey

1984: Joined Janata Dal as an active member.
1986: Became All-India General secretary of Janata Dal.
1988: Elected to Rajya Sabha.
November 1990 to June 1991: Served as the Minister of Finance in Chandra Shekhar's Cabinet.
1996: Became the National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
1998: Became the Union Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Cabinet.
2002: On 1st of July, appointed as Minister for External Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Cabinet.
2004: Lost the Lok Sabha election from the Hazaribagh Constituency.
2005: Again became a Member of Rajya Sabha.
2009: On 13 June, resigned from the post of vice-president of BJP.
2018: He quit the BJP.
2021: On 13 March, he joined the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)
2022: In June, he resigned from the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the presidential election.
On 21 June, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced the name of Yashwant Sinha as the common candidate for presidential election.

Favourite Politician	Atal Bihari Vajpayee

1. He was born into a Kayastha family in Patna.
2. After earning his Master’s Degree in Political Science in 1958, Sinha taught at Patna University until 1960.
3. In 1960, he joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and served in various roles over 24 years.
4. He resigned from the IAS in 1984 to enter active politics as a member of the Janata Party.
5. As Union Finance Minister, Sinha implemented several crucial reform measures that boosted India's economy.
6. He was the first Finance Minister to change the tradition of presenting the Union Budget at 5 pm, which dated back to British rule.
7. Sinha documented his experiences as Finance Minister in a book titled "Confessions of a Swadeshi Reformer."
8. The French Government honored him with Officier de la Légion d’Honneur on 25 April 2015.