Sujata Koirala
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Appointed byMadhav Kumar Nepal
Preceded byUpendra Yadav
Succeeded byNarayan Kaji Shrestha
Born9 February 1954[1]
Sujata Koirala | |
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सुजाता कोइराला | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Preceded by | Upendra Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Narayan Kaji Shrestha |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress Party List | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress Party List | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1954[1] |
| Party | Nepali Congress |
| Spouse | Norbert Jost |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | See Koirala family |
Sujata Koirala (Nepali: सुजाता कोइराला; born 9 February 1954)[2][3] 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.[4] She has a daughter named Melanie Koirala Jost.[5]
