Sushma Swaraj
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Sushma Swaraj
● Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952 in Ambala, Haryana.
● She graduated from Sanatan Dharma College, Ambala Cantt and obtained her bachelor's degree in law from Punjab University, Chandigarh.
● Sushma Swaraj was also awarded Honorary Doctorate by the Agricultural University, Kanpur.
● In the year 1973, she started practice as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India.
● Sushma Swaraj entered into social life at a young age and won election to the Haryana Legislative Assembly in the year 1977 at the age of 25 and became the Minister of Labor and Employment in the Haryana State Government.
● During the period 1987 to 1990, she was re-elected as a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly and became the Minister of Education, Food and Civil Supplies.
● In the year 1990, Sushma Swaraj became a Rajya Sabha MP and in the year 1996 she was elected as a member of the 11th Lok Sabha and became the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
● She was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections and held the position of Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Government of India as well as the Ministry of Telecom as an additional charge.
● Sushma Swaraj became the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi in October, 1998.
● Thereafter, in April, 2000, she was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha and became the Minister of Information and Broadcasting from September, 2000 to January, 2003 and then Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs from January, 2003 to May, 2004.
● Sushma Swaraj was the Leader of the Opposition from December 2009 to May 2014.
● In the year 2014, she was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha. She served as the External Affairs Minister of India from May 2014 to May 2019.
● She was an able administrator and a friendly person with a human touch who left an indelible mark by helping Indians in distress abroad. For these qualities, she was declared "India's Most Favourite Politician" by the American daily 'Wall Street Journal' in 2017.
● Sushma Swaraj passed away on August 06, 2019.
● Sushma Swaraj was given the 'Padma Vibhushan' (posthumously), India's second highest civilian award.
● Sushma Swaraj will always be remembered for her exceptional oratory skills and compassionate approach.