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Meira Kumar

1945 - Today

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Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and former diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2004 to 2009, the Minister of Water Resources for a brief period in 2009. She served as the 15th Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014, being the first woman to hold the post. Kumar became just the second woman to be nominated for president of India by a major political block when she secured the United Progressive Alliance's nomination in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meira Kumar is the 14,489th most popular politician (down from 13,084th in 2019), the 623rd most popular biography from India (down from 509th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Meira Kumar ranks 14,489 out of 19,576. Before her are Abel Muzorewa, Kelemen Mikes, Frank Hsieh, Edward Natapei, Joseph Cook, and Vsevolod of Pskov. After her are Sigeberht the Good, Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha, Said Musa, Alf Landon, Bhagwan Das, and Manuel Candamo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Meira Kumar ranks 417. Before her are Pierre Michon, Katri Helena, Katharine Houghton, Göran Claeson, Lasse Berghagen, and Mohammed Hazzaz. After her are Gloria Jones, Jean-Marc Guillou, Robert T. Bakker, Vincent Nichols, Julio Morales, and Ulla Pia.

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In India

Among people born in India, Meira Kumar ranks 623 out of 1,861. Before her are Roberto de Nobili (1577), Sugathakumari (1934), Krishan Chander (1914), Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), Basawan (1560), and P. Bhanumathi (1925). After her are Bhagwan Das (1869), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Abhijit Banerjee (1961), Johnny Walker (1926), and Mary Boyce (1920).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Meira Kumar ranks 183. Before her are Nitish Kumar (1951), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), Amarinder Singh (1942), Harihara I (1336), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), and Purushottam Das Tandon (1882). After her are Bhagwan Das (1869), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Paddy Ashdown (1941), V. N. Janaki (1923), Kiran Bedi (1949), and Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939).

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