Facts: - native name lang: ta ta - primeminister: narendra modi - office: minister charge -rrb- minister of state for finance and corporate affairs of state for commerce and industry -lrb- independent - predecessor: anand sharma - term start: may 26 , 2014 - native names: - name: nirmala sitharaman - image: file : nirmala sitharaman.jpg - religion: hinduism - alma mater: seethalakshmi ramaswamy college , tiruchirapalli jawaharlal nehru university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nirmala sitharaman .
nirmala sitharaman -lrb- born 18 august 1959 -rrb- is an indian politician from the state of andhra pradesh presently serving as minister of state -lrb- independent charge -rrb- for ministry of commerce & industry , as well as a minister of state for finance and corporate affairs which fall under the ministry of finance headed by arun jaitley .until recently she served as a national spokesperson for bharatiya janata party .currently , she has been allotted the mp seat -lrb- rajya sabha -rrb- from andhra pradesh replacing former mp from andhra pradesh mr.nedurumalli janardhan reddy who died recently , this seat is allotted by telugu desam party to nirmala sitharam , which is one of the major alliance partner of bjp led nda govt .