As Leader of Opposition, I have focused on the efforts to position BJP as a party which plays a pro-active role in the democratic functioning of the country. Thus, all steps have been taken to expose deficit of governance; be it various corruption scandals such as the 2G spectrum scam, the Common Wealth Games scam, the Antrix-Devas deal, or the failure on the economic front to rein in spiraling inflation and to push for a stable environment conducive for investments and growth. The Party played a very constructive role while passing the historic Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha. Similarly, the Party kept the government under scrutiny while passing the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. The Party supported the Anna Hazare movement for bringing in a strong and effective Lok Pal and successfully resisted the passing in the Rajya Sabha of a weak bill passed by Lok Sabha.

As the Commerce Minister, led the Indian Delegation for the WTO conference in Cancun, Mexico.

I was given additional charge for the Ministry of Shipping. I paid special attention to modernization of Ports by upgrading berths and introducing new berths so as to improve the efficiency by reducing the turnaround time.

I was elected the President of the Delhi District Cricket Assosciation. In 2009, I was elected the Vice President of the BCCI.

I became a member of the National Executive of the BJP.

Birth of son Rohan Jaitley who is now a lawyer.

I married Sangeeta Jaitley, daughter of Shri Giridhar Lal Dogra and Smt. Shakuntala Dogra.

I began my practice before the courts in Delhi. I practiced from the Trial Court, the High Court, and the Supreme Court of India. In January 1990, I became a senior advocate and became the Additional Solicitor General of India at the age of 37. While in practice, I handled many important cases and some of them have come to become landmark judgments in their own right.

The imposition of Emergency is by far the darkest chapter in our democracy. The suspension of civil liberties represented a draconian mindset of the British Raj. Like every right thinking citizen, I raised my voice against this grossly undemocratic step. I escaped arrest in the early hours of 26th June 1975 and organized the first protest against the Emergency that day and was arrested. I underwent imprisonment for 19 months in the Tihar Jail. The days in Jail unravelled the different facets of life before me as I interacted with people coming from diverse back grounds. It gave me a certain insight in to the working of the human mind, which would stand me in good stead in my later life.

I joined Shri Ram College of Commerce ,University of Delhi (North Campus)for my graduation. This college truly laid the foundation of my professional career. I made some of my dearest friends in the campus. I was a multilingual debater and the president of my college student's union.

My father Maharaj Kishen Jaitley was a lawyer. We used to stay in Naraina Vihar, New Delhi where I spent most part of my childhood. My mother Ratan Prabha was a housewife who devoted her spare time to social work. I have two sisters, both elder to me. My parents migrated to Delhi from Lahore.