Sushil Kumar Modi

Sushil Kumar Modi
Modi in 2015
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
7 December 2020 – 2 April 2024
Preceded byRam Vilas Paswan
Succeeded byDharamsheila Gupta
ConstituencyBihar
4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
27 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byTejashwi Yadav
Succeeded byRenu Devi, Tarkishore Prasad
In office
24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRam Jaipal Singh Yadav
Succeeded byTejashwi Yadav
Minister of Finance
Government of Bihar
In office
27 July 2017 – 16 November 2020
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byAbdul Bari Siddiqui
Succeeded byTarkishore Prasad
In office
24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRabri Devi
Succeeded byNitish Kumar
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
19 June 2013 – 27 July 2017
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byGhulam Ghaus
Succeeded byRabri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
7 May 2006 – 11 December 2020
Succeeded byShahnawaz Hussain
Constituencyelected by the Members of Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2005
Preceded bySubodh Ray
Succeeded bySyed Shahnawaz Hussain
ConstituencyBhagalpur
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
19 March 1996 – 28 March 2004
Chief MinisterLalu Prasad Yadav
Rabri Devi
Preceded byYashwant Sinha
Succeeded byUpendra Kushwaha
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
1990–2004
Preceded byAquil Haider
Succeeded byArun Kumar Sinha
ConstituencyPatna Central
Personal details
Born(1952-01-05)5 January 1952
Patna, Bihar, India
Died13 May 2024(2024-05-13) (aged 72)
Patna, Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Jessie George
(m. 1986)
Children2
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
Alma materPatna University
Websitewww.sushilmodi.in

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Sushil Kumar Modi passes away at 72: All you need to know about the veteran Bihar leader". The Times of India. 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Bihar elections: Sushil Modi tops BJP's list of CM probables". Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Sushil Modi elected new chief of Empowered Committee on GST". The Hindu. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2021.