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S. Jaishankar | |
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.jpg) Jaishankar in 2023 | |
| 30th Minister of External Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sushma Swaraj |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Amit Shah |
| Constituency | Gujarat |
| 31st Foreign Secretary of India | |
| In office 28 January 2015 – 28 January 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Sujatha Singh |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Keshav Gokhale |
| Ambassador of India to the United States | |
| In office 1 December 2013 – 28 January 2015 | |
| President | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Nirupama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Arun Kumar Singh |
| Ambassador of India to China | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 1 December 2013 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nirupama Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ashok Kantha |
| High Commissioner of India to Singapore | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 1 June 2009 | |
| President | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Pratibha Patil |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | TCA Raghavan |
| Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic | |
| In office 1 January 2001 – 1 January 2004 | |
| President | K.R. Narayanan A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | P.S. Raghavan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar 9 January 1955 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Shobha Jaishankar (deceased) Kyoko Jaishankar |
| Children | 3 |
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| Relatives | Sanjay Subrahmanyam (brother) |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BSc), Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA, MPhil, PhD) |
| Occupation | Civil servant, diplomat, politician, author |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2019) |
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019.[1] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019. He previously served as the Foreign Secretary from January 2015[2][3] to January 2018.[4] He became the second ever diplomat to be appointed as India's External Affairs minister, after Natwar Singh.[5][6]
He joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) in 1977 and during his diplomatic career spanning over 38 years, he served in different capacities in India and abroad including as a High Commissioner to Singapore (2007–2009) and as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2001–2004), China (2009–2013) and the US (2014–2015). Jaishankar played a key role in negotiating the Indo-US civilian nuclear agreement.
On retirement, Jaishankar joined Tata Sons as the President, Global Corporate Affairs.[7] In 2019, he was conferred with Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour.[8] On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as a cabinet minister in the second Modi ministry.[9] He was made the Minister of External Affairs on 31 May 2019. He is the first former Foreign Secretary to head the Ministry of External Affairs as the Cabinet Minister.[10][11]
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- ^ "S Jaishankar Becomes First Career Diplomat To Be Appointed External Affairs Minister". Outlook. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ The Indian Express (17 July 2023). "Jaishankar, O'Brien among 11 elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested". Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Tata Sons announces appointment of new president, Global Corporate Affairs". Tata. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Former Indian foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to be conferred with Padma Shri". Times Now. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (30 May 2019). "S Jaishankar: Modi's 'crisis manager' sworn-in as union minister". Mint. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "S. Jaishankar: From Backroom to Corner Office, the Rise of Modi's Favourite Diplomat". The Wire. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Narendra Modi Government 2.0: Former foreign secretary S Jaishankar appointed as Minister of external affairs Affairs". CNBCTV18. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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