CONTACTS

DATE OF BIRTH

8th August, 1959 in
Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India

POLITICAL PARTY
Bhartiya Janata Party

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman served as an assistant to Economist in the Agricultural Engineers Association, UK in London. She subsequently worked as a Senior Manager (Research and Analysis) with Price Waterhouse, London. During this time she also briefly worked with BBC World Service

On her return to India, she served as the Dy. Director of the Centre for Public Policy Studies at Hyderabad. Her interest in education led her to lay the foundation of 'Pranava' a reputed school in Hyderabad. She was a member of the National Commission for Women from 2003-05 and instrumental in voicing various issues of women empowerment.

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman joined Bhartiya Janata Party in 2008, and was made a member of the National Executive. She was nominated as party spokesperson in March 2010, from when she has been full time party worker

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman was inducted in the Union of India's Cabinet in a Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 26th May 2014. She was a Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce & Industry. In addition she was also made Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs.

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is married to Dr. Parakala Prabhakar, alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University and London School of Economics, and they have one daughter. She is an avid reader and maintains a personal twitter handle Follow @nsitharaman , and can be reached at nsitharaman@nic.in.