10 Well-Known Techies Who Are Now Politicians

Jairam Ramesh:
Jairam Ramesh, who is well known as an Indian economist and politician, was an engineer by profession. In the 70s, he was employed with the World Bank for a brief assignment and later, he had assisted economist Lovraj Kumar at the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices. The economist, during the period 1983 - 1985 was an Officer on Special Duty in the Advisory board of Energy and then worked in the Planning Commission, too. Presently, Jairam Ramesh is a politician belonging to Indian National Congress which is the majority party in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and holds the portfolio of the Minister of Rural Development.

Carly Fiorina:
Carly Fiorina, former American business executive, was a California Republican candidate for the United States Senate. She was considered as one of the most powerful women in business during her tenure at Lucent and Hewlett-Packard. After she stepped down from the CEO position in HP, Fiorina worked for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign and was also referred to as a potential vice presidential candidate, as per the media sources. Though tried her hands in politics as a Republican candidate, she was unsuccessful in defeating Democrat Barbara Boxer of California in a Senate election.

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