Nirmala Sitharaman becomes 1st full-time female Finance Minister of nation
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Not only one of the three female ministers in the Modi cabinet, but Nirmala Sitharaman after taking oath on 30th May is also the first female Finance Minister of the nation in the ruling-Modi government. The lady was also the first Defense Minister during Modi govt's 1st tenure. On, the other hand, ex-foreign secretary S Jaishankar is the first career diplomat to be appointed as the Minister of External Affairs.