Tulsi Gabbard will soon be the Director of National Intelligence in the United States. She will oversee 18 spy agencies. Gabbard was the first American Samoan congresswoman. She was also the first practicing Hindu member of the US Congress.

Here’s a look at the former Democrat’s personal life, following her appointment by President-elect Donald Trump as Director of National Intelligence.

Tulsi Gabbard - a former Democratic congresswoman who joined the Republican Party to back Donald Trump - is the president-elect's pick for director of national intelligence. The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA,