M.A. (Economics), M.Phil, Educated at Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Father's Name
Shri Narayanan Sitharaman
Mother's Name
Shrimati Savitri
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status
Married
Date of Marriage
Spouse's Name
Spouse's Name
Dr. Parakala Prabhakar
Children
One daughter
Educational Qualifications
Profession
Economist and Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
C/o, K. LAKSHMI NARAYAN, 911, 21st Main, 38th Cross, 4th T-Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka560041 Tel. - 080-26548557
Present Address
15, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. Tel. - 23793791, 23793792
Email
@email
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Position Held
Session
2003-2005
Position
Member, National Commission for Women
Session
26 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014
Position
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Session
26 May 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017
Position
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Session
June 2014
Position
Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 17 June 2016)
Session
July 2016
Position
Elected to Rajya Sabha
Session
3 Sept. 2017 - 30 May 2019
Position
Minister of Defence
Session
31 May 2019 onwards
Position
Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs
Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation Travel, trekking, music and cooking
Countries Visited
Indonesia, to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Indonesia, 21-24 Oct. 2018
Singapore, to attend 5th ADMM Plus meeting, 18-21 Oct. 2018
France, as leader of a delegation for bilateral meeting, 11-12 Oct. 2018
Kazakhstan, to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Kazakhstan, 2-4 Oct. 2018
Egypt, to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Egypt; Thailand, to enhance the bilateral relations with the defence establishment of the Kingdom of Thailand, 26-29 Aug. 2018
Vietnam, to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Vietnam, 12-15 June 2018
Cambodia, to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Cambodia, 10-12 June 2018
China, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Meeting, 23-25 April 2018
Russia, as leader of a delegation for bilateral meeting, 3-5 April 2018
Philippines, to attend 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), 23-25 Oct. 2017
Italy, to attend Joint Commission meeting in May 2017
Bilateral visit to Japan in April 2017; Bilateral visit to Cyprus in February 2017
Davos (Switzerland), to represent India at the World Economic Forum in January 2017
Philippines, to participate in the 2nd Intersessional Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting in November 2016
Bhutan for signing of the agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan in November 2016
Norway, to attend the WTO Trade Ministers Meeting in October 2016
Sri Lanka to attend bilateral meeting in September 2016
Canada, to attend the Annual ministerial dialogue in September 2016
Russia to attend the INNOPROM -2016 in July 2016
Myanmar for the India -Myanmar Business conclave in May 2016
Paris (France) to attend the Informal Gathering of the WTO Ministers in June 2016
Brussels (Belgium) and London (U.K..) to participate in India - EU Summit and bilateral meeting with EU in March - April 2016
Nairobi (Kenya) to attend the WTO Ministerial Conference 2015 in December 2015
San Francisco (U.S.A) to attend Fortune Global Forum - 2015 in November 2015
Minsk (Belarus) to participate in the seventh Session of India-Belarus Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Trade, Industrial, Scientific & Cultural Cooperation and bilateral meeting in September 2015
New York and San Jose (U.S.A.), to participate in the meetings as part of delegation led by the Prime Minister of India in September 2015
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), to participate in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Inter-sessional Ministerial and Bilateral Meeting in July and August 2015
Algeria, to attend the India - Algeria Joint Commission Meeting in May 2015; Australia to attend the Trade Ministers Meeting of G-20 held in Sydney in July 2014
Cairns (Australia), to attend the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of G-20 in September 2014
Brazil, as a Member of the Prime Minister's Delegation to the 6th BRICS Summit held in Fortaleza in July 2014
China, as a Member of the Vice-President of India's Delegation in June 2014
Taiwan and U.S.A., as a Member of the Party Delegation in March 2009 and July 2012 respectively; U.K., as a Member of the International Jury in March 2007
Other Information
Member, National Executive, B.J.P., since 2008; National Spokesperson, B.J.P., 2010-2014