Sonia Gandhi has been the President of the Indian National Congress Party. She was born to Stefano and Paola Maino in contrada MÃ ini a little village 30 Km. She has served as the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha since 2004. She was elected the Leader of the Opposition of the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. Sonia Gandhi's involvement with Indian public life began after the assassination of her mother-in-law and her husband's election as Prime Minister. Sonia Gandhi is the seventh most powerful women in the world.