Army ( and was being treated for sepsis with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome and effects of a severe head injury he suffered as a result of a fall in 2014. On 27 September he suffered cardiac arrest. Singh died at the age of 82 years. His death was triggered as a sign of honour and was mourned with full esteem and with state funeral. His last rites were done by his son Manvendra Singh and was cremated in Jodhpur, Rajasthan with full Hindu rituals. Due to COVID-19 pandemic only family members were present and very few relatives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted on his death stated that "Jaswant Singh Ji served our nation diligently, first as a soldier and later during his long association with politics. During Atal Ji's Government, he handled crucial portfolios and left a strong mark in the worlds of Finance, Defence and External affairs. Saddened by his demise" Positions held 1980Elected to Rajya Sabha (1st term) 1986Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (2nd term) 19861989Member, Public Accounts Committee, Rajya Sabha 19861989Member, Committee on Privileges, Rajya Sabha 19861989Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Rajya Sabha 1989Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Jodhpur 19901992Member, Consultative Committee constituted under the Punjab State Legislature (Delegation of Power) Act, 1987 19891991Member, Panel of chairmen, Lok Sabha 19911996Chairman, Estimates Committee 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) from Chittorgarh 19911992Chairman, Committee on Environment and Forests 19911994Member, Business Advisory Committee 1992Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions 19931996Chairman, Standing Committee on Energy 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) from Chittorgarh May 1996June 1996Union Cabinet Minister, Finance March 1998February 1998Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission July 1998Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (3rd term) December 1998July 2000Union Cabinet Minister, External Affairs February 1999October 1999Union Cabinet Minister, Electronics (Simultaneous charge) August 1999October 1999Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport (Simultaneous charge) October 1999Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (4th term) March 2001October 2001Union Cabinet Minister, Defence (Simultaneous charges) July 2002April 2004Union Minister, Finance & Company Affairs April 2002May 2004Union Cabinet Minister, Finance 2004Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (5th term) 2004Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha August 2004August 2006Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests August 2004May 2009Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex August 2005Member, General Purposes Committee 2009Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term) from Darjeeling August 2009December 2009Chairman, Committee on Public Accounts September 2009Member, Committee on Budget