Sushma Swaraj

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Full Name	Sushma Swaraj
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1952(1952-02-14)
Age	72
Date Of Death	2019-08-06
Birthplace	Ambala Cantonment
Country	India
Birth City	Haryana
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sushma Swaraj Biography

Sushma Swaraj is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 14, 1952 in Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, India. Indian political figure and an ex Supreme Court lawyer. She was a prominent leader and vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Indira Gandhi was the first woman to hold the office of Minister of External Affairs. was the first woman to be elected to the position that of the Minister of External Affairs.

Sushma Swaraj ( pronunciation (help ·info ) ) (née Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer. A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government (2014–2019). She was the second woman to hold the office, 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 Indian state of Haryana. She also served as 5th Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998 and became the First female Chief Minister of Delhi.

In 1973, Swaraj started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India. She began her political career with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in the 1970s. Her husband, Swaraj Kaushal, was closely associated with the socialist leader George Fernandes and Sushma Swaraj became a part of George Fernandes’s legal defence team in 1975. She actively participated in Jayaprakash Narayan’s Total Revolution Movement. After the Emergency, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Later, she became a national leader of the BJP.

She was married in 1975. was married Swaraj Kaushal who was a peer and an advocate in the Supreme Court of India, and they had one daughter, named Bansuri.

Sushma Swaraj Net Worth

Sushma Swaraj is one of the richest Politician from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sushma Swaraj 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 25, at the time of her death in 1977 was the youngest minister in the cabinet of the north Indian state , Haryana.

She has served as minister for External Affairs of India and was the first woman to be elected as the Minister.

Sushma Swaraj (née Sharma) was born on 14 February 1952 at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, to Hardev Sharma and Shrimati Laxmi Devi. Her father was a prominent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member. Her parents hailed from the Dharampura area of Lahore, Pakistan. She was educated at Sanatan Dharma College in Ambala Cantonment and earned a bachelor’s degree with majors in Sanskrit and Political Science. She studied law at Panjab University, Chandigarh. A state- level competition held by the Language Department of Haryana saw her winning the best Hindi Speaker award for three consecutive years.

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Who is Sushma Swaraj Dating?

According to our records, Sushma Swaraj married to Swaraj Kaushal. As of December 1, 2023, Sushma Swaraj’s is not dating anyone.

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Swaraj was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha from the South Delhi constituency in the April 1996 elections. She was Union Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting during the 13-day government of PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1996.

Facts & Trivia

Sushma Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Sushma Swaraj celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

After a tenure in national level politics, she resigned from the Union Cabinet in October 1998 to take over as the first female Chief Minister of Delhi. Swaraj resigned from the position in December the same year.

Top Facts about Sushma Swaraj

1. Sushma Swaraj was India’s first female Chief Minister (Delhi).
2. She served as India’s External Affairs Minister from 2014-2019.
3. Swaraj was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
4. She received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award.
5. Swaraj played a key role in improving India’s relations with its neighbors.
6. She was known for her prompt and effective use of social media to help Indians abroad.
7. Swaraj passed away on August 6, 2019 due to cardiac arrest.
8. She had a law degree and practiced as a Supreme Court lawyer.
9. Swaraj was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament (MP).
10. She was widely respected across party lines for her leadership and integrity.

What did Sushma Swaraj do India?

Sushma Swaraj was the first female Spokesperson of a national political party in India. She has many firsts to her credit as BJP’s first female Chief Minister, Union Cabinet Minister, general secretary, Spokesperson, Leader of Opposition and Minister of External Affairs.

Who is the current foreign minister of India?

The current Minister of External Affairs is Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, succeeding Sushma Swaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party on 30 May 2019.

Is S Jaishankar Tamil?

Jaishankar was born in a Tamil family in New Delhi, India to prominent Indian strategic affairs analyst, commentator and civil servant K. Subrahmanyam and Sulochana Subrahmanyam.

Who is the first female CM of Delhi?

No.NameLength of term
Longest continuous term
1| Sheila Dikshit| 15 years, 25 days
2| Arvind Kejriwal| 7 years, 109 days
3| Chaudhary Brahm Parkash| 2 years, 332 days

Who is the first woman Chief Minister in India?

Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar; 25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India’s first woman Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.