sushma swaraj
Sushma Swaraj was one of the strongest women politicians who dominated the Indian politics. She served as the minister of external affairs from May 26, 2014 to May 30, 2019. She was the second woman to hold the office after Indira Gandhi.
Born in Haryana, Sushma began her political career as a student leader and became a member of the Haryana assembly for the first time in 1977. In 1977, at the age of 25, Sushma Swaraj made history by becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister in Haryana's government. Two years later, at 27, she became the State President of Janata Party, Haryana. Swaraj also served as the first female spokesperson of a national political party in India.
In 1980, Swaraj joined the BJP and during the Ram temple movement, along with Uma Bharti, became the face of women power in the BJP. In 1990, she was elected to the Rajya Sabha and in 1996, she became a Lok Sabha member from South Delhi. In 1998, Swaraj quit the Union Cabinet of AB Vajpayee and became the first woman chief minister of Delhi. After the defeat of BJP at the hands of Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi assembly elections, Swaraj returned to national politics. Swaraj, along with other BJP leaders like Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh, was considered the future of the party in the post-AB Vajpayee and LK Advani era.
She held the distinction of being the second female chief minister in India, following V N Janaki. Swaraj, a prolific politician, contested 11 direct elections across four states and presided over the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Haryana for four years. She became the first female MP to receive the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in the year 2004.
In 2019, Swaraj was bestowed with the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by the Spanish government, acknowledging India's aid in evacuating its citizens from Nepal after the 2015 earthquake.
Swaraj served as the Indian external affairs minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first term of the BJP government from 2014 to 2019.
Swaraj died on August 6, 2019, at AIIMS Delhi due to cardiac arrest.
She was awarded India's second highest civilian award, Pasma Vibhushan posthumously in the year 2020. Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra and Foreign Service Institute of India were renamed after her in the same year.
Born in Haryana, Sushma began her political career as a student leader and became a member of the Haryana assembly for the first time in 1977. In 1977, at the age of 25, Sushma Swaraj made history by becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister in Haryana's government. Two years later, at 27, she became the State President of Janata Party, Haryana. Swaraj also served as the first female spokesperson of a national political party in India.
In 1980, Swaraj joined the BJP and during the Ram temple movement, along with Uma Bharti, became the face of women power in the BJP. In 1990, she was elected to the Rajya Sabha and in 1996, she became a Lok Sabha member from South Delhi. In 1998, Swaraj quit the Union Cabinet of AB Vajpayee and became the first woman chief minister of Delhi. After the defeat of BJP at the hands of Sheila Dikshit in the Delhi assembly elections, Swaraj returned to national politics. Swaraj, along with other BJP leaders like Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh, was considered the future of the party in the post-AB Vajpayee and LK Advani era.
She held the distinction of being the second female chief minister in India, following V N Janaki. Swaraj, a prolific politician, contested 11 direct elections across four states and presided over the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Haryana for four years. She became the first female MP to receive the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in the year 2004.
In 2019, Swaraj was bestowed with the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit by the Spanish government, acknowledging India's aid in evacuating its citizens from Nepal after the 2015 earthquake.
Swaraj served as the Indian external affairs minister under Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first term of the BJP government from 2014 to 2019.
Swaraj died on August 6, 2019, at AIIMS Delhi due to cardiac arrest.
She was awarded India's second highest civilian award, Pasma Vibhushan posthumously in the year 2020. Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra and Foreign Service Institute of India were renamed after her in the same year.
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