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Why Nirmala Sitharaman is finance minister?

Why Nirmala Sitharaman is finance minister?

A two-time Rajya Sabha MP, Sitharaman created history when she became the first full-time woman finance minister of India to propel the country out of an economic slowdown and address challenges like job creation, mounting bad loans and slowing investment.

What are the two main ministries headed by Nirmala Sitharaman in her political career?

She has served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs under the Ministry of Finance and the Minister for Commerce and Industry with independent charge.

What is the age of Nirmala Sitharaman?

62 years (August 18, 1959)
Nirmala Sitharaman/Age

Who is the finance minister before Nirmala Sitharaman?

Lists of Finance Ministers

Name Term of office
(26) Arun Jaitley 23 January 2019
(27) Piyush Goyal 15 February 2019
(26) Arun Jaitley 30 May 2019
28 Nirmala Sitharaman Incumbent
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Who is Nirmala Sitharaman husband?

Parakala Prabhakarm. 1986
Nirmala Sitharaman/Husband

Which number of finance minister is Nirmala Sitharaman?

Lists of Finance Ministers

Name Length
(26) Arun Jaitley 153 days
(27) Piyush Goyal 23 days
(26) Arun Jaitley 103 days
28 Nirmala Sitharaman 2 years, 200 days

Who is our finance minister?

Nirmala Sitharaman
The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman.

Are Nirmala Sitharaman and husband together?

Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist, political commentator, economic, and social affairs. He is the spouse of the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, Nirmala Sitharaman.

Who is Nirmala Sitharaman’s husband?

Sitharaman met her husband Parakala Prabhakar who is from Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh, while studying at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. While Nirmala leaned towards the BJP, her husband was from a Congress family. They married in 1986, and have a daughter.

Who is the current Finance Minister of India?

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Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the current Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2014.

Who is Rajnath Sitharaman?

Sitharaman formerly served as the Defence Minister of India, thereby becoming India’s second female defence minister and also the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi and first full-time female Finance Minister.

What was Nirmala Sitharaman’s hour-long rejoinder all about?

It was Nirmala Sitharaman’s hour-long rejoinder to the allegations of cronyism leveled by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party over the controversial Rafale deal.