Positions Held
- 1980 Elected to Rajya Sabha
- 1986 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term)
- 1986-1989 – Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajya Sabha
- Member, Committee on Privileges, Rajya Sabha
- Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Rajya Sabha
- 1987 Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State
- 1989-1991 Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Act, 1987
- 1990 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
- 1991-1996 Chairman, Estimate Committee
- 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- 1991 Chairman, Committee on Environment and Forests
- 1992 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions
- 1993 – Chairman, Committee on Energy
- 1996-97 – Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- May 1996 – Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
- 25 March 1998 – 4 Feb. – Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
- July 1998 – Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term)
- Dec. 1998-1 Jul. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs
- Feb-Oct. 1999 Union Cabinet Minister, Electronics (Simultaneous charge)
- 6 Aug.-13 Oct. 1999 Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (Simultaneous charge)
- 15 Oct. 1999 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term)
- 18 March-15 Oct. 2001 Union Cabinet Minister, Defence (Simultaneous charges)
- 1 Jul. 2002-9 Apr. 2 Minister of Finance & Company Affairs, Govt. of India
- 10 April 2002-21 May Union Cabinet Minister, Finance
- 2004 Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term)
- 2004 Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha
- August 2004 – August 2006 – Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests
- August 2004 – May 2009 – Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
- August 2005 – Member, General Purposes Committee
- 2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 6 Aug. 2009 - 31 December – Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts
- 10 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Budget
- 1 Jan. 2010 Member, Committee on Public Accounts
| Preceded by Manmohan Singh |
Minister of Finance of India 1996–1996 |
Succeeded by P. Chidambaram |
| Preceded by Yashwant Sinha |
Minister of Finance of India 2002–2004 |
Succeeded by P. Chidambaram |
| Preceded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Minister for External Affairs of India 1998–2002 |
Succeeded by Yashwant Sinha |
| Preceded by George Fernandes |
Minister for Defence of India 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by George Fernandes |
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