Yashwant Sinha Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Nilima Sinha
Age: 86 Years
Caste: Kayastha
Bio | |
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Real Name | Yashwant Sinha |
Profession(s) | Civil Servant & Politician |
Civil Service | |
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. [1]NDTV On 21 June, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh announced the name of Yashwant Sinha as the common candidate for presidential election. [2]The Hindu |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Grey |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 6 November 1937 (Saturday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 86 Years |
Birthplace | Asthawan, Nalanda, British India (now in Bihar), India |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Patna, Bihar, India |
College/University | Patna University |
Educational Qualification | A Master's Degree in Political Science from the Patna University in 1958 |
Debut | In 1984, when he joined Janata Dal as an active member |
Family | Not Known |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Kayastha |
Address | 76 A Village Hupad P.O.- Thana-Muffassil, Dist - Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
Hobbies | Gardening, Blogging, Reading Newspapers, Writing, Travelling |
Controversies | • In November 2013, Pappu Yadav, in his autobiography- Drohkaal ka Pathik, alleged that 3 MPs of his Indian Federal Democratic Party got money from Sinha (the then Finance Minister), to join the NDA in 2001. • Sinha was also criticized for his alleged involvement in the UTI Scam. • On 4 April 2017, he was arrested by the Hazaribagh police for pelting stones at the police. Singa was holding a religious procession, and when the police stopped them, Sinha and his supporters started pelting stones at the police leading to their arrest. • On 27 September 2017, he again invited a controversy by making a statement against the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. He said, "I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak up even now against the mess the finance minister has made of the economy." • Sinha has also been criticized for promoting nepotism by nominating his son Jayant Sinha as a successor to contest from Hazaribagh. |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Politician | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Girls, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse | Nilima Sinha (Author) |
Children | Sons- Jayant Sinha (Politician), Sumant Sinha (Businessman) Daughter- Sharmila (Writer) |
Money Factor |
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Salary (as a Member of Parliament) | 50000 INR /month |
Net Worth | 3 Crore INRs (as in 2014) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Yashwant Sinha
- Does Yashwant Sinha smoke?: Not Known
- Does Yashwant Sinha drink alcohol?: Not Known
- He was born in a Kayastha family in Patna.
- After receiving his Master’s Degree in Political Science in 1958, Sinha taught at the Patna University till 1960.
- In 1960, he joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and spent over 24 years serving in different capacities during his service tenure.
- In 1984, he resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and joined active politics as a member of the Janata Party.
- During his tenure as the Union Finance Minister, Sinha was widely credited for pushing through many major reform measures, which put the Indian economy on a firm growth trajectory.
- He is also known for being the 1st Finance Minister to break the 53-year-old tradition of presenting the Union Budget of India at 5 pm local time, a practice held over from the British rule in India.
- Sinha has compiled the accounts of his years as Finance Minister in the form of a book titled- Confessions of a Swadeshi Reformer.
- On 25 April 2015, The French Government bestowed him with Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour)- the highest French civilian award.
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