Satyendar Kumar Jain | |
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Cabinet Minister, Government of Delhi | |
In office 14 February 2015 – 28 February 2023 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung Anil Baijal Vinai Kumar Saxena |
Cabinet | Kejriwal ministry - III |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Najeeb Jung |
Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
Ministry and Departments |
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Preceded by | Kiran Walia |
Succeeded by | President's Rule |
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 14 February 2015 | |
Preceded by | President's rule |
Constituency | Shakur Basti |
In office 28 December 2013 – 14 February 2014 | |
Preceded by | Shyam Lal Garg |
Succeeded by | President's rule |
Constituency | Shakur Basti |
Personal details | |
Born | Kirthal, Uttar Pradesh | 3 October 1964
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Spouse | Poonam Jain |
Children | 2 |
Education | Architecture |
Occupation | Politician |
Portfolio | Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & flood Control. |
Satyendar Kumar Jain is an Indian politician who is member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Delhi led by Arvind Kejriwal.[1] Jain is an architect by profession.[2] He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in May 2022 and has been his custody since on allegations of money laundering, 9 months after which he submitted his resignation for the portfolios he held as a minister.[3] He has spent more than 2 years in jail without bail or a trial or conviction.[4]
His portfolios included Health and Family Welfare, Industries, Home, Power, Water, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood Control.[1] He served three terms as the Delhi Health Minister. In his first tenure he served as Health & Family welfare, Gurudwara Elections and Industries Minister from 28 December 2013 to 14 February 2014 and, In his Second tenure he served as Health & Family Welfare, Industries, Home, PWD, Power, Water, Transport, Urban Development and Irrigation & Flood Control from 14 February to 13 February 2020 in the previous AAP Governments.[5]