Swati Maliwal
Swati Maliwal | |
|---|---|
 Maliwal in July 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 19 January 2024 – 18 January 2030 | |
| Chief Minister | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1984 Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Profession | Social activist and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
Swati Maliwal (born 15 October 1984) is a Social Activist and a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Delhi. She is the former chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), she was the youngest Chief of DCW.
Before joining DCW, Maliwal worked as the advisor to the Chief Minister of Delhi on public grievances.
Maliwal was a core member of the Indian Against Corruption movement led by social activist Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. After the formation of the Arvind Kejriwal government in 2015, Maliwal was appointed the Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women. She is elected as a member of Rajyasabha in January 2024.[1]
Personal life
Maliwal was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1984.[2] She went to Amity International School and then received a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the JSS Academy of Technical Education.[2] She started her career at HCL, after that she joined the NGO "Parivartan" along with Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia.
Political career
Maliwal started her first term as Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women in July 2015.[3] At the time, she was the Aam Aadmi Party leader.[3] Her tenure in the position was extended another three years in July 2018.[4] She is the youngest person to hold the role of commissioner for women.[5]
In 2018, she went on a 10-day hunger strike which started on 13 April.[6][7] She had several demands, including the passage of an ordinance requiring the death penalty for individuals who rape children under age 12, recruiting police under United Nations standards and demanding accountability of the police.[6] Maliwal published an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[8] Her strike took place during a series of protests surrounding two alleged rapes of girls ages 16 and 8.[7]
References
- ^ "AAP members Sanjay Singh, Swati Maliwal and ND Gupta elected to Rajya Sabha". Hindustan Times. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b Krishna, Srikanth (20 August 2018). "Who is Swati Maliwal and why is she on indefinite hunger strike?". IB Times. International Business Times. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Swati Maliwal Takes Charge as DCW Chief". The Pioneer. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Swati Maliwal's Term as DCW Chief Extended". Hindustan Times. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Safi, Michael (5 May 2017). "Her pain should be our pain': the woman tackling Delhi's rape crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends hunger strike after 10 days". Indian Express. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Indian women's commissioner on hunger strike over rape laws". Manveena Suri. CNN. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Swati Maliwal: Call to speed up child rape executions in India". BBC News. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.