Smriti Irani — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as a Cabinet Minister from 2014-24, holding portfolios including Women & Child Development, Minority Affairs, Human Resource Development, Information & Broadcasting, and Textiles.
Three-time Member of Parliament, notably defeating the then-president of Congress from Amethi in 2019.
Founder of The Alliance for Global Good: Gender Equity & Equality.
Recognized as a WEF Young Global Leader in 2015.
Served as India’s youngest Cabinet Minister in Modi 1.0 & 2.0 and the first woman Union Minister for HRD & Textiles.
Elected Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Task Force for Young Parliamentarians and Rapporteur for the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance & Trade.

Biography

Smriti Zubin Irani is a prominent Indian politician who transitioned from a career as a TV star to politics over two decades ago. She served as a Cabinet Minister from 2014 to 2024, holding significant portfolios including the Ministry of Women & Child Development (2019-24), Ministry of Minority Affairs (2022-24), Ministry of Human Resource Development (2014-16), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (2017-18), and Ministry of Textiles (2016-21).