Interesting facts about Sushma Swaraj, India's foreign minister

New Delhi: Sushma Swaraj is the new foreign minister of India. Here we are giving you some interesting facts about India's news external affairs minister.Sushma also has the distinction of becoming the youngest minister in India when she had joined Haryana government in 1977 at the age of 25 as education minister. Sushma Swaraj was the leader of opposition in 15th Lok Sabha.In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, she was elected from Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh.Sushma with daughter BansuriIn 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she has been elected once again from the same Lok Sabha constituency.Sushma Swaraj at RajghatIn 1979, she became the state president of the BJP in Haryana. She was also the first woman spokesperson for any political party in India and won the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.Sushma Swaraj as a young NCC cadetSwaraj, a law graduate who practised in the Supreme Court, has been elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.She began her political career with RSS student wing ABVP in the 1970s. Member of the Haryana Assembly from 1977 to 1982 from Ambala Cantonment, she was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister in the Devi Lal government.She was Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting during the 13-day Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government in 1996.She resigned from the Cabinet in the next Vajpayee regime to take over as the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi in October 1998.She has become an epitome of success and strength for almost every woman of this country. Sushma's strong oration skills and firebrand personality has been giving the opposition a tough time in and outside parliament. Born in Ambala, Haryana in 1953 Sushma had politics running in her blood. Her father was a prominent RSS member.She attended S.D. College in Ambala and graduated with her majors in Sanskrit and Political Science. Later, she also pursued her L.L.B from Punjab University and started practising as an advocate in 1973.Sushma married Swaraj Kaushal, a lawyer by profession, in the year 1975. The couple is blessed with a daughter Bansuri, who is an Oxford graduate and a Barrister at law from Inner Temple.Sushma Swaraj has always been perceived as an aggressive leader of the opposition but not many would know that there is a completely different side to her. She has a keen interest in fine arts, poetry, drama and soothing classical music.With strong command over Hindi language, Sushma presided over the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in Haryana for 4 long years.Sushma was amongst the bright students in her College days. She completed her graduation in Law from Punjab University and was received a gold medal for her outstanding skills as a student.Sushma proved her acumen as a leader since her student days. She became the student leader in 1970s and was instrumental in organizing protests against Indira Gandhi government.Sushma became the youngest Haryana minister at the age of 25 years.As a part of NCC at College level she was also given the best cadet award.Sushma also became the first ever woman chief minister of Delhi in 1998. Sushma served as a member of court of Jamia Milia Ismalia for a year from 1998-99.Sushma after taking oath as a cabinet minister in Modi governmentSushma with Hillary ClintonSushma with Pranab MukherjeeSushma with her daughterSushma with Sonia GandhiSushma with Sheila Dikshit and Sonia GandhiSushma with Pranab and Sonia GandhiSushma with Amitabh BachchanSushma with Thackeray familySushma with Hillary ClintonSushma with Modi, Rajnath and AdvaniSushma with Modi