Who did P. Chidambaram succeed as Finance Minister in July 2012?
Pranab Mukherjee
Manmohan Singh
Arun Jaitley
Yashwant Sinha
Answer
P. Chidambaram succeeded Pranab Mukherjee as Finance Minister in July 2012. This was after Mukherjee was elected President of India. Chidambaram had previously served as Finance Minister from 2004 to 2008. He was also Home Minister from 2008 to 2012.
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