Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar an Indian politician, diplomat.

15th Speaker of the Lok Sabha, becoming the first woman and the first Dalit woman to hold this office.

Member of the Indian National Congress.

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Minister of Water Resources for a brief period.

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.

She was the daughter of Deputy Prime Minister of India Jagjivan Ram.