India’s first full-time female finance minister in almost five decades, Nirmala Sitharaman, has held a wide range of jobs. She rode aboard a fighter jet as defence minister. As head of the trade department she grappled with falling exports. Sitharaman has been a national spokeswoman for the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), and in younger days she's worked in London.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/budget-2019-the-biggest-challenges-facing-new-finance-minister-nirmala-sithraman/articleshow/70059192.cms