She was just 27 years old in 1979, when she was appointed as the President of BJP. With this, she became the youngest Cabinet Minister in BJP
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Sushma Swaraj practiced as an advocate of The Supreme Court of India. She was a former Law student at Punjab University, Chandigarh and also did Bachelor’s degree with majors in Sanskrit and Political Science.
She was a good orator. As she has won a state-level best Hindi Speaker award for three consecutive years.
Her political career started with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the 1970s.
After 1977 emergency, Sushma Swaraj became a national leader when she joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
She was just 27 years old in 1979, when she was appointed as the President of BJP. With this, she became the youngest Cabinet Minister in BJP.
She also has the distinction of becoming the first woman spokesperson for a political party in India.
She has been elected as the member of Parliament not just twice but seven times. She was also the winner of Outstanding Parliamentarian Award.
In 1996, During 13 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Sushma Swaraj was elected as the Cabinet Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
In 1998, Swaraj Swaraj became the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi after quitting the Union Cabinet of A.B. Vajpayee.
