Sushil Kumar Modi
Sushil Kumar Modi | |
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Modi in 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 7 December 2020 – 2 April 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Dharamshila Gupta |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 27 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Renu Devi, Tarkishore Prasad |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Minister of Finance Government of Bihar | |
| In office 27 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Abdul Bari Siddiqui |
| Succeeded by | Tarkishore Prasad |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Rabri Devi |
| Succeeded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 19 June 2013 – 27 July 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ghaus |
| Succeeded by | Rabri Devi |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Council | |
| In office 7 May 2006 – 11 December 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Constituency | elected by the Members of Legislative Assembly |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Subodh Ray |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Constituency | Bhagalpur |
| Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 19 March 1996 – 28 March 2004 | |
| Chief Minister | Lalu Prasad Yadav Rabri Devi |
| Preceded by | Yashwant Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Upendra Kushwaha |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1990–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Aquil Haider |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Sinha |
| Constituency | Patna Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1952 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 72) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Jessie George (m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Patna, Bihar, India |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Website | www |
Sushil Kumar Modi (5 January 1952 – 13 May 2024) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He was a Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar as well as the Finance Minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2013 and 2017 to 2020. He was a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was appointed the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers for the Implementation of Goods and Service Tax in July 2011. He was posthumously honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.