Lal Krishna Advani MP 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India In office 5 February 2002 – 22 May 2004 President K. R. Narayanan Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Preceded by Chaudhary Devi Lal Succeeded by Vacant Minister of Home Affairs In office 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Succeeded by Shivraj Patil Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) In office May 2004 – December 2009 Preceded by Sonia Gandhi Succeeded by Sushma Swaraj In office 1990 – 1993(resigned) Preceded by Rajiv Gandhi Succeeded by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions In office 29 January 2003 – 21 May 2004 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Minister of Coal and Mines In office 1 July 2002 – 25 August 2002 Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) In office January 1980 – April 1980 Minister of Information and Broadcasting In office 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1980 Prime Minister Morarji Desai Member of Parliament for Gandhinagar Incumbent Assumed office 1998 Preceded by Vijay Patel Member of Parliament for New Delhi In office 1989–1996 Personal details Born Lal Krishna Advani (1927-11-08) 8 November 1927 (age 91) Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Sindh, Pakistan) Nationality Indian Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–present) Other political affiliations Bharatiya Jana Sangh (Before 1977) Janata Party (1977–80) Spouse(s) Kamla Advani (m. 1965–2017) Children Pratibha Advani (Daughter) Jayant Advani (Son) Alma mater University of Mumbai Profession Politician, activist Awards Padma Vibhushan Website Official website