Nepali politician
Sujata Koirala (; born 9 February 1954) is a Nepalese politician and the only daughter of former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. She was made Foreign Minister under Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Sujata was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister on 12 October 2009. She has a daughter named Melanie Koirala Jost.
Career.
Koirala is the Immediate Chief of the International Relations Department of Nepali Congress and a member of the party's Central Working Committee. She is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. She is the second woman to become deputy prime minister in Nepal. The first, Shailaja Acharya, was Koirala's niece.
International affiliations.
Koirala is an active member of several international committees including the following:
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