Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj Hindi pronunciation: [suʃmaː sʋəɾaːd͡ʒ]) was an Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Delhi, and also the Minister of External Affairs of India in the First Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019. She was the second person to complete a 5-year term as the Minister of External Affairs, after Jawaharlal Nehru. A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Swaraj was the second woman to hold the office of Minister of External Affairs, after Indira Gandhi.
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- Born in
- Ambala Cantonment
- Educated at
- Panjab UniversityKurukshetra UniversitySanatan Dharma College
- Awards
- 🏆 Banga Bibhushan🏆 Outstanding Parliamentarian Award🏆 Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit🏆 Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs
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1952
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