Subramanian Swamy | |
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 Swamy in 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 April 2016 – 24 April 2022 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
| In office 1988–1994 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Union Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Union Minister of Law and Justice | |
| In office 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Goswami |
| Succeeded by | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | A. G. S. Ram Babu |
| Succeeded by | P. Mohan |
| Constituency | Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Rajaram Gopal Kulkarni |
| Succeeded by | Gurudas Kamat |
| Constituency | Mumbai North East, Maharashtra |
| President of Janata Party | |
| In office 1990–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1939 Mylapore, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1974–1977) Janata Party (1977–2003 ; 2003-2013) All India Progressive Janata Dal (2003) |
| Spouse |
Roxna Swamy (m. 1966) |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Coomi Kapoor (sister-in-law) Sanjay Sarma (son-in-law) Salman Haidar (co-father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA) Indian Statistical Institute (MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Occupation |
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| Website | Official Blog |
Subramanian Swamy (born 15 September 1939) is an Indian politician, economist and statistician. Before joining politics, he was a professor of Mathematical Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.[1] He is known for his Hindu nationalist views.[2] Swamy was a member of the Planning Commission of India and was a Cabinet Minister in the Chandra Shekhar government. Between 1994 and 1996, Swamy was Chairman of the Commission on Labour Standards and International Trade under former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. Swamy was a long-time member of the Janata Party, serving as its president until 2013 when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[3] He has written on foreign affairs of India dealing largely with China, Pakistan and Israel. He was nominated to Rajya Sabha on 26 April 2016 for a six-year term, ending on 24 April 2022.
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