New Delhi:
Sushil Kumar Modi was a former Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar. A lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Sushil Modi was appointed the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers for the Implementation of Goods and Service Tax in July 2011.
Born on January 5, 1952 , Sushil Modi joined active politics and successfully contested from Patna Central Assembly in 1990 and was re-elected in 1995, 2000.
He was appointed the Chief Whip of the BJP Bihar Legislature Party in 1990. He was the Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly from 1996 till 2004.
In 2004, he became a member of Lok Sabha representing the constituency of Bhagalpur. In 2000, he was the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in the Nitish Kumar government.
When NDA came to power in 2005 Bihar election, Sushil Modi was elected the leader of Bihar BJP Legislature Party. He resigned from the Lok Sabha and became the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, having the Finance Portfolio along with other departments. He continued to be the Deputy chief minister of Bihar after NDA victory in 2010 Bihar elections.
Below are the positions held by Sushil Modi:
1973–77: General Secretary, Patna University Students Union
1983–86: All India General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
1995–96: Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
1996–2004: Leader of Opposition (Bihar Legislative Assembly)
2000: Minister, Parliamentary Affairs (Government of Bihar)
2004: Member, Lok Sabha (14th lok sabha)
1990–2004: Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (3rd term)
November 2005 – June, 2013: Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar)
November 2005 – June, 2013: Finance Minister of Bihar
