Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian diplomat and politician. He became Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India on 31 May 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is also a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since 5 July 2019, representing Gujarat. He was Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to January 2018.