Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs
Date & year of birth: August 18, 1959
Constituency: None
Whether represented the constituency before: No
Whether held ministerial charge earlier: No
The articulate national spokesperson of the BJP, Nirmala Sitharaman, has never contested a Parliamentary election.
An Arun Jaitley acolyte, she holds an M Phil and Ph D from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and is an authority in International Relations. A late entrant into politics, she was appointed to the National Commission for Women as a member from 2003 to 2005.
The BJP’s move to have 33 per cent reservation for women in the party, paved the way for her upward mobility in the ranks. She subsequently was a member of national executive council and made the national spokesperson in the year 2010.
A Tamilian, married to an Andhraite, she has carved out a niche for herself and is known for her cool demeanour in the most heated of debates.
Date & year of birth: August 18, 1959
Constituency: None
Whether represented the constituency before: No
Whether held ministerial charge earlier: No
The articulate national spokesperson of the BJP, Nirmala Sitharaman, has never contested a Parliamentary election.
An Arun Jaitley acolyte, she holds an M Phil and Ph D from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and is an authority in International Relations. A late entrant into politics, she was appointed to the National Commission for Women as a member from 2003 to 2005.
The BJP’s move to have 33 per cent reservation for women in the party, paved the way for her upward mobility in the ranks. She subsequently was a member of national executive council and made the national spokesperson in the year 2010.
A Tamilian, married to an Andhraite, she has carved out a niche for herself and is known for her cool demeanour in the most heated of debates.
