Sujata Koirala

Sujata Koirala (सुजाता कोइराला; 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 Central Working Committee. She is the former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal. She is the second women 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:


 * Head of International Relations Department, Nepali Congress Party
 * Central Committee Member, Nepali Congress Party
 * Member, Parliamentary Board, Nepali Congress Party
 * Standing Committee Member, ICAPP (International Conference of Asian Political Parties)
 * Member, Governing Council, CAPDI (Centrist Asia Pacific Democratic International)
 * Vice-Chairperson, ICAPP Women's Wing
 * Chairperson, the Global Parties Climate and Ecological Alliance (GPCEA) Women's Wing
 * Member, International Advisory Board, China Center for Overseas Investment, Beijing, China
 * Member, International Advisory Council, Economic Club of China, Beijing, China
 * Honorary Chairperson, Institute of Himalayan Studies, Chongqing, China