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Sushma Swaraj
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- Born 14 February 1952
- Birth Place Ambala Cantonment
- Profession Advocate, Politician, Statesperson, Diplomat
- Political Party Bharatiya Janata Party
- In Office 29th Union Minister Of External Affairs 26 May 2014 - 30 May 2019, 4th Union Minister Of Overseas Indian Affairs 26 May 2014 - 7 January 2016, 11th Leader Of The Opposition In Lok Sabha 21 December 2009 - 19 May 2014, 19th Union Minister Of Parliamentary Affairs 29 January 2003 - 22 May 2004, 29th Union Minister Of Health And Family Welfare 29 January 2003 - 22 May 2004, 21st Union Minister Of Information And Broadcasting 30 September 2000 - 29 January 2003, Member Of Parliament, Rajya Sabha 10 April 1990 - 9 April 1996, 5th Chief Minister Of Delhi 13 October 1998 - 3 December 1998, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 31 May 2009 - 24 May 2019, Minister Of Labour And Employment, Government Of Haryana June 1977 - June 1979, Minister Of Education, Government Of Haryana July 1987 - December 1989
- Residence 8, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi
- Awards Padma Vibhushan (2020)
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Sushma Swaraj BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 04 Feb 2025
Sushma Swaraj was a senior member of the Bhartiya Janta Party and former External Affairs Minister in the first Modi's government. Elected as a member of Parliament seven times, Swaraj was the second woman external affairs minister of India after Indira Gandhi. Swaraj has also served as the Chief Mi...
Sushma Swaraj PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Swaraj Kaushal (1975), |
| Children | Bansuri Swaraj (daughter) |
| Education | Sanatan Dharma College (BA), Panjab University (LLB) |
POSITIONS HELD BY Sushma Swaraj
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of Delhi | 13 October 1998 - 3 December 1998 |
| Member of Rajya Sabha | 1990 - 1996 |
| Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly | November 1998 - December 1998 |
| Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | 1977 - 1982 |
| Minister of External Affairs | 26 May 2014 - 30 May 2019 |
SUSHMA SWARAJ NEWS
Kartarpur talks related to citizens' emotions, not a resumption of dialogue: MEA
March 10, 2019 7:19 am
India had earlier this week said its first meeting with Pakistan to finalise modalities of Kartarpur Corridor will be held on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border on March 14.
Will Sushma Swaraj swoop down to London and bring back Nirav Modi, asks Chidambaram
March 09, 2019 6:03 pm
Taking to the micro-blogging site, the Congress leader said, "When Lalit Modi stayed on in the UK, I wrote to the UK Chancellor that he should be sent back to India. Mrs Sushma Swaraj mocked me for writing letters."
A new conversation
March 04, 2019 1:32 am
Diplomatic opening in Abu Dhabi has cleared ground for more intensive and sustained political engagement with Islamic world
OIC condemns ‘atrocities’, India says J&K internal matter
March 03, 2019 7:22 am
Kumar said Swaraj attended the OIC session in Abu Dhabi on Friday as the guest of honour, and “we deeply appreciate this historic gesture on the 50th anniversary of their first meeting”.
States which sponsor terror must stop: Sushma Swaraj at Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
March 02, 2019 5:06 am
In a diplomatic move to isolate Pakistan, Swaraj said OIC nations must tell countries supporting terror to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorist camps and stop providing funding and shelter to terror outfits.
Sushma Swaraj holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Bangladesh, Maldives
March 01, 2019 7:03 pm
India's participation came despite strong demand by Pakistan to rescind the invitation to Swaraj to address the grouping which was turned down by the host UAE, resulting in Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi boycotting the plenary.
Full text: 'Fight against terrorism is not confrontation against any religion', says Swaraj
March 01, 2019 4:51 pm
Swaraj addressed the two-day 46th session of foreign ministers’ meet of the OIC amidst the heightened Indo-Pak tension following the Pulwama terror attack.
Terrorism destroying lives, destabilising regions: Sushma Swaraj at OIC
March 01, 2019 5:40 pm
Sushma Swaraj said, “The fight against terrorism is not a confrontation against any religion. It cannot be. Just as Islam literally means peace, none of the 99 names of Allah means violence.”
Pakistan FM skips OIC meet in Abu Dhabi after UAE refuses to drop invite to India
March 01, 2019 1:48 pm
Pakistan had Wednesday conveyed to the OIC that it may have to boycott the foreign ministers' conclave if the invitation extended to the Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to be guest of honour at its inaugural session is not withdrawn.
OIC invitation to India is an opportunity to expand relationships in Muslim world
March 01, 2019 1:31 pm
Swaraj’s participation in the Abu Dhabi ministerial must be viewed as a diplomatic opening for a sustained and long-term political engagement of the Islamic world as a collective.
