Education
She received her Bachelor of Laws degree from Pune University and later joined the bar in Delhi High Court. She did her Masters in Environmental Management from Nottingham University, United Kingdom.
lawyer politician member of the Lok Sabha
She received her Bachelor of Laws degree from Pune University and later joined the bar in Delhi High Court. She did her Masters in Environmental Management from Nottingham University, United Kingdom.
She represented the Tura constituency of Meghalaya following the 2009 parliamentary election as a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). She was the youngest Minister of State in the Universal Postal Union 2nd Manmohan singh Cabinet. Agatha was born in New Delhi to P. A., the former speaker of the Lok Sabha, and Soradini K.
She was brought up in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
Her brother Conrad is the Leader of the Opposition in the Meghalaya State Assembly. Agatha was first elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in a by-election in May 2008, after her father P.A. resigned from the seat to join state politics.
Later she was re elected to 15th Lok Sabha where she is the youngest Indian Member of Parliament. At age 29, she was the youngest minister in the council of ministers of 15th Lok Sabha. She was former minister of state for Rural development.
She resigned from this post during the cabinet reshuffle in October, 2012.
Agatha is a lawyer, an environmentalist, an amateur photographer.