BCom (Hons), Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi; LLB, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Lawyer and Advocate and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India. 2000-02, Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs; 2001, also Minister of Shipping; 2002-03, General Secretary and Spokesperson, BJP; 2002-03 and since 2005, Member, Court of University of Delhi; 2003, Member, Committee on Home Affairs; Member, Committee on External Affairs; 2003-04, Minister of Law and Justice and Minister of Commerce and Industry; since 2004, General Secretary, BJP and Member, Committee on Commerce, Committee of Privileges and Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs; since 2006, Member, Indian Council of World Affairs; re-elected to Rajya Sabha; Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit. President, Delhi District Cricket Association.