Former defence minister George Fernandes passes away
TOI
New Delhi, 29 Jan: Former Union defence minister George Fernandes passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday morning.
Fernandes held the defence ministry portfolio from 2001 to 2004 under the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Apart from defence, he also held the portfolios of communications, industry and railways under various governments.
He was a key member of the Janata Dal and later founded the Samata Party in 1994, which later merged with Janata Dal (United).
Fernandes was a senior member in Morarji Desai’s cabinet when the Janata Party took office in 1977. He also held the portfolio of Union railways minister from 1989 to 1990 under the leadership of the then Prime Minister V P Singh.
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