Sushma Swaraj
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"Supermom" of India, Sushma Swaraj, the former Minister of External Affairs passes away at 67 after suffering from a heart attack on August 6, 2019.
Sushma Swaraj had many firsts with BJP in a political career spanning over 40 years.
She was the youngest Cabinet Minister of Haryana at the age of 25 years and also became the first woman chief minister of Delhi.
Besides she was also the first minister to advocate 'digital diplomacy', as she was evident with her prompt and round-the-cock presence on twitter to help Indians abroad.
From reuniting families to helping citizens recover their passport and travel home from war-torn countries, every request for help, small or big, never bypassed the attention Swaraj.
Former Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj: Biodata
- Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1953, in Ambala Cantt, Haryana.
- Swaraj was brought up in a political atmosphere as her father was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member.
- She completed her graduation in political science and did LLB course from Panjab University.
- She joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad in the 1970s.
- Sushma Swaraj Kaushal became the youngest Governor in the country in 1990.
- During 1990 to 1993, Kaushal served as Governor of Mizoram.
- In 1977, Swaraj made her debut in electoral politics as a member of the Janata Party and was elected to the Haryana Assembly.
- At just 25 years, Swaraj became the youngest Cabinet minister, given charge of Labour and Employment.
- Swaraj joined the BJP in 1984 and was appointed as the secretary of the party.
- In 1996, during the 13-day government under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee, she took a revolutionary step of live telecasting of Lok Sabha debates as the Union Cabinet minister for Information and Broadcasting.
- The tag of being a giant slayer eluded her by just 55,000 votes when she was pitched against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in Karnataka in the 1999 elections
- In 2014, Swaraj was given the charge of the Foreign Ministry – a role for which she won many plaudits across party lines.
- her fortunes brightened with the return of NDA in 2000 and she was sent to the Rajya Sabha.
- She was the minister of Information and Broadcasting (September 2000–January 2003) and both Health and Parliamentary Affairs (January 2003–May 2004).
Sushma Swaraj has played a significant role in the field of Indian Politics with her remarkable career graph and has also left a legacy behind for the future women political leaders.
