Sushma Swaraj

Key facts

Born

14 February 1952, Ambala Cantonment

Died

6 August 2019, New Delhi

State of birth

Ambala Cantonment, Haryana

Sector

Politics & governance

Profession

Indian politician

Gender

Female

Biography

Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019. She was the second person to complete a 5-year term as the Minister of External Affairs, after Jawaharlal Nehru. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the second woman to hold the office of Minister of External Affairs, after Indira Gandhi. She was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the youngest cabinet minister of the Indian state of Haryana. She also served as Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998 and became the first female Chief Minister of Delhi.

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Timeline

1. 1952Born in Ambala Cantonment
2. 1977Becomes Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
3. 1990Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
4. 1998Becomes Chief Minister of Delhi
5. 1998Becomes Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
6. 2004Awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award
7. 2004Awarded the Banga Bibhushan
8. 2014Becomes Minister of External Affairs
9. 2014Becomes Member of the 16th Lok Sabha
10. 2015Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
11. 2019Dies in New Delhi
12. 2020Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs