Nirmala Sitharaman

CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India19 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • First full-time woman Defence Minister of India
  • Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs since 2019
  • National Spokesperson for BJP from 2010 to 2014
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned political leader with expertise in finance and defense sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

FinanceFinancial Services

Other Skills

Financial MarketsEconomyAdministrationPoliciesLeadershipPolitics

About

Born on 18th August, 1959 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, completed bachelors from Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College in Trichirapalli and headed to the JNU to pursue masters in Economics. In 2010, appointed National Spokesperson of the BJP and after Shri Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister in 2014, was inducted into the Council of Ministers and held the charge of Minister of State( Independent charge) for Commerce & Industry. In September 2017, became the first full- time woman Defence Minister of India. After landslide victory of BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, became the Finance and Corporate Affairs of India.

Experience

Government of india (goi)

4 roles

Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs

Promoted

May 2019Present · 6 yrs 10 mos

Financial MarketsEconomyFinanceFinancial ServicesAdministration

Minister of Defence

Sep 2017May 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry

Promoted

May 2014Sep 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs

May 2014Nov 2014 · 6 mos

Bharatiya janata party

2 roles

National Spokesperson

Promoted

May 2010May 2014 · 4 yrs

National Executive Member

Jun 2008May 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

National commission for women - india

Member

Jan 2003Jan 2005 · 2 yrs

Education

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Master of Philosophy - MPhil

Jun 1982Jun 1984

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Master in Economics

Jun 1980Jun 1982

Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli - 620 002.

Bachelor of Arts — Economics

Jun 1977Jun 1980

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