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Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Father's NameShri Narayanan Sitharaman
Mother's NameShrimati Savitri
Date of Birth18 August 1959
Place of BirthMadurai (Tamil Nadu)
Educational QualificationsM.A. (Economics), M.Phil, Educated at Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Positions Held

2003-2005Member, National Commission for Women
Since 2008Member, BJP National Executive
2010-2014National Spokesperson, B.J.P.
2014Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
2014- 2017Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2014Elected as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the State of Andhra Pradesh
2016Re-elected as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the State of Karnataka
2017- 2019Minister of Defence
2019 - 2024Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs
2022Re-elected as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the State of Karnataka
10 June 2024 Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs onwards