| Father's Name |
Shri Krishna Bihari Vajpaye |
| Date of Birth |
25 December 1924 |
| Place of Birth |
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Marital Status |
Unmarried |
| Educational Qualifications |
M.A. (Political Science)
Educated at Victoria (now Laxmibai)
College, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) and
D.A.V. College, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Profession |
Journalist and Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
A-302, La Place, Lucknow
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tel. (0522) 220909 |
| Present Address |
7, Race Course Road,
New Delhi-110011
Tel. (011) 3018939, 3011156
Fax. (011) 3019545 |
| Positions Held |
|
| 1951 |
Founder-Member, Bharatiya Jana
Sangh (B.J.S) |
| 1957 |
Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha |
| 1957-77 |
Leader, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Parliamentary Party |
| 1962 |
Member, Rajya Sabha |
| 1966-67 |
Chairman, Committee on
Government Assurances |
| 1967 |
Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd
term) |
| 1967-70 |
Chairman, Public Accounts
Committee |
| 1968-73 |
President, B.J.S |
| 1977 |
Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (4th
term) |
| 1977-79 |
Union Cabinet Minister, External
Affairs |
| 1977-80 |
Founder- Member, Janata Party |
| 1980 |
Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (5th
term) |
| 1980-86 |
President, Bharatiya Janata
Party (B.J.P.) |
| 1980-84 |
Leader, B.J.P. Parliamentary
Party |
| 1986 and 1993-96 1986 |
Member, Rajya Sabha Member,
General Purposes Committee |
| 1988-90 |
Member, House Committee
Member, Business Advisory Committee |
| 1990-91 |
Chairman, Committee on
Petitions
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term) |
| 1991-93 |
Chairman, Public Accounts
Committee |
| 1993-96 |
Chairman, Committee on External
Affairs Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha |
| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha
(7th term) |
| 16 May 1996 |
Prime Minister of India; and
other subjects not 31 May |
| 1996 |
allocated to any other Cabinet
Minister |
| 1996-97 |
Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha |
| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha
(8th term) |
| 1998-99 |
Prime Minister of India;
Minister of External Affairs; and
also incharge of
Ministries/Department not specifically
allocated to the charge of any Minister |
| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha
(9th term) |
| 13 Oct.1999 |
Prime Minister of India and also
in charge ofthe Ministries/Departments not
onwards specifically allocated to the charge
of any Minister |
