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Nirmala Sitharaman becomes India’s first woman Finance Minister for full term
Nirmala Sitharaman becomes India’s first woman Finance Minister: Details, Profile, Political Career
Former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Modi Government (2017-2019) has been again appointed as India’s first full-time woman finance minister on 31st May 2019.
Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who served the same position for just one year (July 1969 and June 1970).
Nirmala Sitharaman, last held position as Defence Minister is succeeded by Former Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the list of Modi 2.0 Cabinet of Ministers.
Nirmala Sitharaman was born on 18th August 1959 (age 60 years) in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli.
Nirmala Sitharaman completed her graduation (BA economics) from Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College, Tiruchirappalli while completed her MA in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Nirmala Sitharaman joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in the year 2006.
When Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as Defence Minister she became second defence minister after Indira Gandhi.
Nirmala Sitharaman also had served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and the Minister for Commerce and Industry with independent charge.
Background
PM Narendra Modi and a total of 57 ministers took the oath of office and secrecy at a grand ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Union Cabinet for the 17th Lok Sabha includes 24 cabinet ministers, 9 ministers of state with independent charge and 24 Ministers of State (MoS).
