Agatha Sangma
Agatha K. Sangma | |
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Sangma in 2009 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 June 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Conrad Sangma |
| Succeeded by | Saleng A. Sangma |
| Constituency | Tura |
| In office 25 May 2008 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | P. A. Sangma |
| Succeeded by | P. A. Sangma |
| Constituency | Tura |
| Minister of State for Rural Development | |
| In office 23 May 2009 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Suryakanta Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agatha Kongkal Sangma 24 July 1980 New Delhi, India |
| Party | National People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Spouse |
Patrick Rongma Marak
(m. 2019) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | James Sangma (brother) Conrad Sangma (brother) |
| Alma mater | Savitribai Phule Pune University University of Nottingham |
| Profession | |
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Agatha Kongkal Sangma (born 24 July 1980) is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha representing the Tura constituency of Meghalaya. At the age of 29, she is the youngest member of parliament ever in India to be appointed Union Minister in Government of India till date. Sangma is the second woman from Northeast India to be appointed a union minister in the Government of India after Renuka Devi Barkataki from Assam. She is a member of National People's Party.