Jayant Sinha
Jayant Sinha | |
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Sinha in November 2014 | |
| Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Minister | Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati (till 2018) Suresh Prabhu (from 2018) |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Sharma |
| Succeeded by | Hardeep Singh Puri (as MoS independent charge) |
| Union Minister of State for Finance | |
| In office 9 November 2014 – 5 July 2016 | |
| Minister | Arun Jaitley |
| Preceded by | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Ram Meghwal Santosh Gangwar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Yashwant Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Manish Jaiswal |
| Constituency | Hazaribagh, Jharkhand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1963 Giridih, Bihar, India (present-day Jharkhand) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Punita Kumar Sinha
(m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Residence | 4, Kamraj Lane, New Delhi |
| Alma mater | IIT Delhi (BTech) University of Pennsylvania (MS) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
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Jayant Sinha (born 21 April 1963; Hindi pronunciation: [d͡ʒəjən̪t̪ sɪn̪ɦaː]) is an Indian businessman and former politician who served as Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha for Hazaribagh from 2014 to 2024 and of Minister of State for Finance and Minister of State for Civil Aviation in the Government of India. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and a Senior Advisor at the Indian Venture Capital Association. Sinha formerly served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance (India) and a member of the Public Accounts Committee for 2019–24. He has also been an investment fund manager and management consultant. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of India's International Movement to Unite Nations.
In May 2014, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as MP, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from his hometown Hazaribagh in Jharkhand. In the 2019 general elections, Sinha was re-elected as Member of Parliament from the same constituency with a record majority.
During his time as a two-term Member of Parliament, Sinha represented nearly 3 million people in a region heavily reliant on coal mining and facing significant economic and developmental challenges. Throughout his tenure, he focused on various infrastructure improvements, including upgrading transportation systems, enhancing healthcare and educational facilities, and supporting initiatives like the Akshaya Patra food program. These efforts were aimed at addressing local challenges, fostering growth in the community, and contributing to the overall welfare of the region's residents.
Sinha's prior business experience includes twelve years with McKinsey & Company as a partner in the Boston and Delhi offices. At McKinsey, Sinha co-led the global Software and IT Services practice. He was most recently a partner at Omidyar Network. Sinha led ON's overall investment strategy and operations in India. He also spent several years as a managing director at Courage Capital, a global special situations hedge fund.