Hon'ble Finance Minister
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Hon'ble Finance Minister
Title | Details |
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Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Father's Name | Shri Narayanan Sitharaman |
Mother's Name | Shrimati Savitri |
Date of Birth | 18 August 1959 |
Place of Birth | Madurai (Tamil Nadu) |
Educational Qualifications | M.A. (Economics), M.Phil, Educated at Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
Position Held | |
2003-2005 | Member, National Commission for Women |
Since 2008 | Member, BJP National Executive |
2010-2014 | National Spokesperson, B.J.P. |
26 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014 | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
26 May 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017 | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
June 2014 | Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 17 June 2016) |
July 2016 | Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) |
3 Sept. 2017 - 30 May 2019 | Minister of Defence |
31 May 2019 - 9 June 2024 | Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
July 2022 | Re-elected to Rajya Sabha (third term) |
10 June 2024 onwards | Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs |