PORTFOLIO: Rural Development
AGE: 28
ASSETS: Rs 66.4lakh
EDUCATION: MA (Nottingham University)
Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma’s daughter, Agatha Sangma is the youngest minister in India. The 28-year-old is a lawyer, environmentalist and amateur photographer, who got a feel of grassroots politics trailing her father during election campaigns. She has just won the Tura Lok Sabha seat for the second term. A law graduate registered with the Delhi Bar Council, Agatha says she has always been proud to be the daughter of her illustrious father. I have always been identified by my surname Sangma, she says. She is the youngest from the politicssavvy Sangma family after her father and two elder brothers to have entered into the electoral politics. I am very environmentally conscious and I would like to include women in the uplift of the environment , Agatha says adding she has plans to make use of the traditional skills of women, like weaving and organic farming in this regard.
yong & good blood in govt
shailesh agarwal (professional accountant) (7642 Points)
08 June 2009
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