Nandita Berry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nandita Berry

Indian-American lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1968

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Profession: lawyer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Nandita Venkateswaran Berry (born April 14, 1968) is an Indian American attorney from Houston, who served as the 109th Secretary of State of Texas.
An Indian native and naturalized American citizen, she assumed the role on January 7, 2014, upon appointment from then-Governor Rick Perry.
She succeeded John Thomas Steen, Jr., a lawyer from San Antonio, who had served as secretary of state for thirteen months. Berry was one of six officials who make up the executive department of the Texas.
Of those officials, five are elected, and only the secretary of state is appointed.
The secretary of state is the chief elections officer, the protocol officer for state and international matters, and the liaison for the governor on Mexican and border matters.