Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian economist and politician. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, representing Karnataka since 2016 and previously represented Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2016. On 31 May 2019, Nirmala Sitharaman was appointed as the finance and corporate affairs minister.
