Key facts
- Prime minister
- Narendra Modi
- Preceded by
- Krishna Tirath
- Succeeded by
- Smriti Irani
- Constituency
- Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Born
- Maneka Anand , ( 1956-08-26 ) 26 August 1956 (age 69) , New Delhi , Delhi, India
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2004)
- Other political affiliations
- Rashtriya Sanjay Manch , (1983 – 1988) Janata Dal , (1988 – 1998) Independent, (1998 – 2004)
- Spouse
- Sanjay Gandhi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 23 September 1974</span>"}]]}'>1974 ; died 23 June 1980</span>"}]]}'>1980 )
- Children
- Varun Gandhi (son)
- Relatives
- See Nehru–Gandhi family
- Occupation
- Politician activist environmentalist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Gandhi
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- New Delhi
- Spouse
- Sanjay Gandhi
- Child
- Varun Gandhi
- Occupation
- environmentalist
- Educated at
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Political party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Field of work
- ministry
- Official website
- www.instagram.com/manekagandhibjp/?hl=en
- Image
- Maneka-Gandhi.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1956-08-26
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- Maneka Gandhi
- name in native language
- मेनका गांधी
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- Maneka Gandhi
- social media followers
- 260325
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Encyclopedic overview
Maneka Gandhi (also spelled Menaka; née Anand) (born 26 August 1956) is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She served as a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi. Gandhi has held ministerial positions in four governments, most recently serving in Narendra Modi's government from May 2014 to May 2019.
In addition to her political work, Gandhi is an author, with several books on etymology, law, and animal rights.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maneka Gandhi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.