Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj (
pronunciation (help·info)) (14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian politician and lawyer. She was a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Sushma Swaraj | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Sushma Swaraj in 2017 | |
| Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Salman Khurshid |
| Succeeded by | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
| Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 7 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Vayalar Ravi |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha | |
| In office 21 December 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | L. K. Advani |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Pramod Mahajan |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| In office 29 January 2003 – 22 May 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | C. P. Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Anbumani Ramadoss |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 30 September 2000 – 29 January 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Arun Jaitley |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
| 5th Chief Minister of Delhi | |
| In office 13 October 1998 – 3 December 1998 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Vijai Kapoor |
| Preceded by | Sahib Singh Verma |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Dikshit |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 13 May 2009 – 24 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rampal Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ramakant Bhargava |
| Constituency | Vidisha |
| In office 7 May 1996 – 3 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Madan Lal Khurana |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Kumar Malhotra |
| Constituency | South Delhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sushma Sharma 14 February 1952[1] Ambala Cantonment, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Died | 6 August 2019 (aged 67)[2] New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1975–2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Sanatan Dharma College Panjab University |
| Profession | |
Swaraj was 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.[3]
On 6 August 2019, Swaraj died of a heart attack at a hospital in New Delhi, aged 67.[4][5]
Early life and education
Sushma Swaraj (née Sharma)[6] was born on 14 February 1952 at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana,[7] to Hardev Sharma and Shrimati Laxmi Devi.[8][9] Her father was a prominent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member. Her parents hailed from the Dharampura area of Lahore, Pakistan.[10] She was educated at Sanatan Dharma College in Ambala Cantonment and earned a bachelor's degree with majors in Sanskrit and Political Science.[11] She studied law at Panjab University, Chandigarh.[12][11][13] A state-level competition held by the Language Department of Haryana saw her winning the best Hindi Speaker award for three consecutive years.[8]
References
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile Sushma Swaraj". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ↑ "Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away". The Economic Times. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "At a glance: Sushma Swaraj, from India's 'youngest minister' to 'aspiring PM'". India TV. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ↑ "Sushma Swaraj, Former Foreign Minister and BJP Stalwart, Passes Away at 67 from cardiac arrest.| LIVE". News18. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sushma Swaraj passes away at 67". India Today. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ↑ "Sushma Swaraj". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ "The push for a Swaraj party". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Sushma Swaraj Biography". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbiodata - ↑ "Indian FM Sushma Swaraj's parents hailed from Lahore – Pakistan – Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Dunya News. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Detailed Profile – Smt. Sushma Swaraj – Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ Sushma Swaraj Archived 3 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. India Today. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Modi government's got talent but is it being fully utilised?", The Economic Times, 10 July 2016, archived from the original on 15 July 2016, retrieved 13 July 2016
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