भारत सरकारGOVERNMENT OF INDIA
वित्त मंत्रालयMinistry of Finance

श्रीमती निर्मला सीतारामन

Finance Minister	Title	Details

	Father's Name	Shri Narayanan Sitharaman
	Mother's Name	Shrimati Savitri
	Date of Birth	18 August 1959
Place of Birth	Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Marital Status	Married
Date of Marriage	12 September 1986
Spouse's Name	Dr. Parakala Prabhakar
Children	One daughter
Educational Qualifications	M.A. (Economics), M.Phil, Educated at Seethalakshmi Ramaswamy College, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Profession	Economist and Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address	C/o, K. LAKSHMI NARAYAN, 911, 21st Main, 38th Cross, 4th T-Block, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka560041 Tel. - 080-26548557
Present Address	15, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi. Tel. - 23793791, 23793792
Position Held
2003-2005	Member, National Commission for Women
26 May 2014 - 9 Nov. 2014	Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
26 May 2014 - 3 Sept. 2017	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
June 2014	Elected to Rajya Sabha (resigned w.e.f. 17 June 2016)
July 2016	Elected to Rajya Sabha
3 Sept. 2017 - 30 May 2019	Minister of Defence
31 May 2019 onwards	Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs

Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and Other Special Interests

Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation Travel, trekking, music and cooking

Countries Visited

Indonesia	to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Indonesia, 21-24 Oct. 2018
Singapore	to attend 5th ADMM Plus meeting, 18-21 Oct. 2018
France, as leader of a delegation for bilateral meeting, 11-12 Oct. 2018
Kazakhstan	to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Kazakhstan, 2-4 Oct. 2018
Egypt	to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Egypt
Thailand	to enhance the bilateral relations with the defence establishment of the Kingdom of Thailand, 26-29 Aug. 2018
Vietnam	to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Vietnam, 12-15 June 2018
Cambodia	to attend bilateral meeting with the Defence Minister of Cambodia, 10-12 June 2018
China	to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Meeting, 23-25 April 2018
Russia	as leader of a delegation for bilateral meeting, 3-5 April 2018
Philippines	to attend 4th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), 23-25 Oct. 2017
Italy	to attend Joint Commission meeting in May 2017
Japan	Bilateral visit to Japan in April 2017
Cyprus	Bilateral visit to Cyprus in February 2017
Davos (Switzerland)	to represent India at the World Economic Forum in January 2017
Philippines	to participate in the 2nd Intersessional Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting in November 2016
Bhutan	for signing of the agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit between India and Bhutan in November 2016
Norway	to attend the WTO Trade Ministers Meeting in October 2016
Sri Lanka	to attend bilateral meeting in September 2016
Canada	to attend the Annual ministerial dialogue in September 2016
Russia	to attend the INNOPROM -2016 in July 2016
Myanmar	for the India -Myanmar Business conclave in May 2016
Paris (France)	to attend the Informal Gathering of the WTO Ministers in June 2016
Brussels (Belgium) and London (U.K..)	to participate in India - EU Summit and bilateral meeting with EU in March - April 2016
Nairobi (Kenya)	to attend the WTO Ministerial Conference 2015 in December 2015
San Francisco (U.S.A)	to attend Fortune Global Forum - 2015 in November 2015
Minsk (Belarus)	to participate in the seventh Session of India-Belarus Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Trade, Industrial, Scientific & Cultural Cooperation and bilateral meeting in September 2015
New York and San Jose (U.S.A.)	to participate in the meetings as part of delegation led by the Prime Minister of India in September 2015
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)	to participate in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Inter-sessional Ministerial and Bilateral Meeting in July and August 2015
Algeria	to attend the India - Algeria Joint Commission Meeting in May 2015
Australia	to attend the Trade Ministers Meeting of G-20 held in Sydney in July 2014
Cairns (Australia)	to attend the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting of G-20 in September 2014
Brazil	as a Member of the Prime Minister's Delegation to the 6th BRICS Summit held in Fortaleza in July 2014
China	as a Member of the Vice-President of India's Delegation in June 2014
Taiwan and U.S.A.	as a Member of the Party Delegation in March 2009 and July 2012 respectively
U.K.	as a Member of the International Jury in March 2007