| Names |
SUSHMA SWARAJ |
| Date of
Birth |
February 14, 1952 |
| Identity |
Indian politician |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- May 26, 2014: She became
the Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of
Overseas Indian Affairs in the NDA Govt. led by Narendra
Modi.
- January 07, 2016: She
retired as the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs in the
NDA Govt. led by Narendra Modi.
- December 21, 2009: She
became the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- May 26, 2014: She retired
as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
- January 29, 2003: She
became the Minister of Parliamenttary Affairs as also
the Minister of health and Family Welfare. Also, She retired
as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
- May 22, 2004: She retired
as the Minister of Parliamenttary Affairs as also the
Minister of health and Family Welfare.
- September 30, 2000: She
became the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
- October 13, 1998: She
became the Chief Minister of Delhi.
- December 03, 1998: She
retired as the Chief Minister of Delhi.
- July 13, 1973: She married
Swaraj Kaushal, a peer and fellow advocate at the Supreme
Court of India.
- December 10, 2016: She
underwent for a kidney transplant at AIIMS, with the organ
being harvested from a living unrelated donor. The surgery
was successful.
- August 12, 2015: Leader of
Indian National Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, moved an
Adjournment Motion in the lower house seeking resignation of
Sushma Swaraj due to her alleged conduct in this regard. The
Adjournment Motion was subsequently rejected with voice
vote.
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| General |
- She is the current (Jan-2017) Minister of External
Affairs of India.
- She is the second woman to be India's external affairs
minister, first being Indira Gandhi.
- She has been elected seven times as a Member of
Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative
Assembly.
- At the age of 25, she became Haryana's youngest
cabinet minister and in 1998, also served as Chief Minister
of Delhi for a short term.
- In Indian general election, 2014, she won from Vidisha
constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
- She retained her Vidisha parliamentary seat by over
400,000 votes in the 16th lok Sabha in the general election
held in May 2014.
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