List of longest-serving members of the Union Council of Ministers
The following is a list of the longest-serving ministers of the Union Council of Ministers of India, listing only those individuals who served at least 10 years in Union ministries. As ministers often hold multiple portfolios during their respective tenures, only their final portfolios and the periods they served in their ranks are displayed here. Party affiliations are those held during the tenure (s) in office of each respective officeholder. Since the first Union Council was established in 1947, its members have been categorised into the following five ranks (in descending order):[1]
- The Prime Minister
- The Deputy Prime Minister (if one has been appointed)
- Cabinet Ministers
- Ministers of State (without membership of the Union Cabinet), in the following sub-categories:
- Ministers of State with Cabinet rank
- Ministers of State with Independent Charge of ministries/portfolios
- Ministers of State, reporting to the Prime Minister or to a Cabinet Minister
- Deputy Ministers (equivalent to Parliamentary Secretaries). Deputy Ministers have not been appointed since 1993.[1]
Ministers in the first three ranks comprise the Union Cabinet, which is the supreme decision-making body of the nation per Article 75 of the Constitution. Regardless of rank, any member of the Union Council is a Union minister, per the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act 1952.[1]
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- † Died in office
| # | Minister | Portrait | Final or current ministerial rank (final/current portfolio held) | Ministries served | Party affiliations | Ranks | Start of tenure | End of tenure | Time in office | Overall tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagjivan Ram (1908 – 1986) |  | Deputy Prime Minister (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Desai | INC (1947–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) CFD (1977) JP (1977–1979) | Cabinet Minister | 15 August 1947 | 31 August 1963 | 16 years and 16 days | 29 years, 4 months and 25 days[n 1] |
| 24 January 1966 | 2 February 1977 | 11 years and 9 days | ||||||||
| 28 March 1977 | 24 January 1979 | 1 year, 9 months and 27 days | ||||||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | 24 January 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 5 months and 13 days | |||||||
| 2 | Swaran Singh (1907 – 1994) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Defence) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1952–1969) INC (R) (1969–1975) | Cabinet Minister | 13 May 1952 | 1 December 1975 |  | 23 years, 6 months and 18 days |
| 3 | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900 – 1983) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Communications) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I | INC (1948–1969) INC (R) (1969–1971) | Deputy Minister | 1 October 1948 | 26 February 1949 | 4 months and 25 days | 22 years, 3 months and 17 days |
| Minister of State | 26 February 1949 | 25 January 1950 | 10 months and 30 days | |||||||
| 31 January 1950 | 6 May 1950 | 3 months and 6 days | ||||||||
| 13 May 1950 | 10 April 1962 | 11 years, 9 months and 23 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 10 April 1962 | 8 March 1971 | 8 years, 10 months and 26 days | |||||||
| 4 | Raj Bahadur (1912 – 1990) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1951–1969) INC (R) (1969–1976) | Deputy Minister | 29 May 1951 | 13 May 1952 | 11 months and 14 days | 21 years, 5 months and 27 days |
| 4 June 1952 | 14 February 1956 | 3 years, 8 months and 10 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State[n 2] | 14 February 1956 | 13 March 1967 | 11 years and 27 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 18 March 1971 | 8 November 1973 | 2 years, 7 months and 21 days | |||||||
| 9 November 1973 | 22 December 1976 | 3 years, 1 month and 13 days | ||||||||
| 5 | Pranab Mukherjee (1935 – 2020) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Finance) | Indira Gandhi II Rajiv Gandhi Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (R) (1973–1977) INC (1980–1984, 1993–1996, 2004–2012) | Deputy Minister | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 1 year, 8 months and 5 days | 20 years, 4 months and 16 days |
| Minister of State | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 5 months and 14 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 14 January 1980 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 11 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 17 January 1993 | 9 July 1993 | 5 months and 22 days | ||||||||
| 31 August 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 2 years, 8 months and 16 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 26 June 2012 | 8 years, 1 month and 4 days | ||||||||
| 6 | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912 – 1979) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Parliamentary Affairs) | Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1957–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Deputy Minister | 21 May 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 10 months and 20 days | 19 years, 9 months and 25 days |
| Minister of State | 16 April 1962 | 27 June 1970 | 8 years, 2 months and 11 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 27 June 1970[2] | 24 March 1977 | 6 years, 8 months and 25 days | |||||||
| 7 | B. Shankaranand (1925 – 2009) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Health and Family Welfare) | Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (R) (1971–1977) INC (1980–1987, 1988–1989, 1991–1994) | Deputy Minister | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 5 years, 10 months and 22 days | 18 years, 5 months and 3 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 9 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 4 November 1984 | 22 August 1987 | 2 years, 9 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 5 months and 7 days | ||||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 22 December 1994 | 3 years, 6 months and 1 day | ||||||||
| 8 | P. Chidambaram (b. 1945) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Finance) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Gujral Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1985–1996, 2004–2014) TMC (M) (1996–2001) CJP (2001–2004) | Deputy Minister | 25 September 1985 | 20 January 1986 | 3 months and 26 days | 18 years, 1 month and 29 days |
| Minister of State[n 3] | 20 January 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 10 months and 12 days | |||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | 1 year and 18 days | ||||||||
| 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | 1 year, 1 month and 24 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 10 months and 20 days | |||||||
| 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 10 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years and 4 days | ||||||||
| 9 | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) |  | Prime Minister | Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III | INC (1947–1969, 1977–1984) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Cabinet Minister | 2 July 1964 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 6 months and 22 days | 17 years, 6 months and 8 days |
| Prime Minister | 24 January 1966 | 24 March 1977 | 11 years and 2 months | |||||||
| 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984† | 4 years, 9 months and 17 days | ||||||||
| 10 | Jaisukhlal Hathi (1909–1982) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I | INC (1952–1969) | Deputy Minister | 12 September 1952 | 10 April 1962 | 9 years, 6 months and 29 days | 17 years, 1 month and 25 days |
| Minister of State | 16 April 1962 | 13 March 1967 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 13 March 1967 | 15 November 1969 | 2 years, 8 months and 2 days | |||||||
| 11 | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) |  | Prime Minister | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV | INC (1947–1964) | Prime Minister | 15 August 1947 | 27 May 1964† | | 16 years, 9 months and 12 days |
| 12 | Vidya Charan Shukla (1927 – 2013) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Chandra Shekhar Rao | INC (1966–1969, 1980–1981, 1990–1991, 1991–1996) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Deputy Minister | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 17 days | 16 years, 9 months and 3 days |
| Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 24 March 1977 | 10 years and 11 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 8 June 1980 | 19 March 1981 | 9 months and 11 days | |||||||
| 21 November 1990 | 20 February 1991 | 2 months and 30 days | ||||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1996 | 4 years, 6 months and 27 days | ||||||||
| 13 | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946 – 2020) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution) | V. P. Singh Deve Gowda Gujral Vajpayee III Modi I Modi II | JD (1989–1990, 1996–1998) JD (U) (1999–2000) LJP (2000–2002, 2004–2020) | Cabinet Minister | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 11 months and 4 days | 16 years, 7 months and 19 days |
| 1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 9 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 13 October 1999 | 29 April 2002 | 2 years, 6 months and 16 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years | ||||||||
| 26 May 2014 | 8 October 2020† | 6 years, 4 months and 12 days | ||||||||
| 14 | Shah Nawaz Khan (1914–1983) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1952–1967) INC (R) (1971–1977) | Deputy Minister | 20 September 1956 | 9 June 1964 | 7 years, 8 months and 20 days | 16 years, 4 months and 6 days |
| 15 June 1964 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 8 months and 26 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 5 years, 10 months and 22 days | |||||||
| 15 | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Railways) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1951–1966) INC (R) (1970–1971) | Cabinet Minister | 24 September 1951 | 27 May 1964 | 12 years, 8 months and 3 days | 16 years, 2 months and 16 days |
| Acting Prime Minister | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 13 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 7 months and 2 days | |||||||
| Acting Prime Minister | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 24 January 1966 | 9 November 1966 | 9 months and 16 days | |||||||
| 18 February 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 1 year and 1 month | ||||||||
| 16 | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of External Affairs) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Rajiv Gandhi | INC (1956–1969, 1985–1986) INC (R) (1969–1971) | Deputy Minister | 4 January 1956 | 10 April 1962 | 6 years, 3 months and 6 days | 15 years, 9 months and 25 days |
| 16 April 1962 | 21 September 1963 | 1 year, 5 months and 5 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 21 September 1963 | 14 February 1969 | 5 years, 4 months and 24 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 1 month and 4 days | |||||||
| 25 September 1985 | 12 May 1986 | 7 months and 17 days | ||||||||
| 17 | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) | | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Planning and Irrigation) | Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III | INC (1962–1969, 1980–1984) INC (R) (1969–1972, 1975–1977) | Deputy Minister | 8 June 1962 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years and 1 day | 15 years, 6 months and 24 days |
| 15 June 1964 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 8 months and 26 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 2 May 1971 | 4 years, 1 month and 19 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 2 May 1971 | 29 January 1972 | 8 months and 27 days | |||||||
| 25 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | 1 year, 2 months and 27 days | ||||||||
| 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 9 months and 17 days | ||||||||
| 18 | Krishna Chandra Pant (1931–2012) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Defence) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Charan Singh Rajiv Gandhi | INC (1967–1969, 1984–1989) INC (R) (1969–1977) INC (U) (1979–1980) | Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 9 November 1973 | 6 years, 7 months and 27 days | 15 years, 4 months and 28 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 9 November 1973 | 24 March 1977 | 3 years, 4 months and 15 days | |||||||
| 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 15 days | ||||||||
| 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 11 months and 2 days | ||||||||
| 19 | Kamal Nath (b. 1946) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs) | Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1991–1996, 2004–2014) | Minister of State | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | 14 years, 10 months and 29 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years and 4 days | |||||||
| 19 | Manmohan Singh (b. 1932) |  | Prime Minister | Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1991–1996, 2004–2014) | Cabinet Minister | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | 14 years, 10 months and 29 days |
| Prime Minister | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years and 4 days | |||||||
| 20 | Hansraj Bhardwaj (1937–2020) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Law and Justice) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Manmohan Singh I | INC (1984–1989, 1991–1996, 2004–2009) | Minister of State | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 11 months and 2 days | 14 years, 9 months and 27 days |
| 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years | |||||||
| 21 | Yashwantrao Chavan (1913–1984) |  | Deputy Prime Minister (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs) | Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Charan Singh | INC (1962–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) INC (U) (1979–1980) | Cabinet Minister | 21 November 1962 | 24 March 1977 | 14 years, 4 months and 3 days | 14 years, 9 months and 20 days |
| Deputy Prime Minister | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 22 | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) |  | Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1980–1989, 1991–1996) | Cabinet Minister | 14 January 1980 | 2 December 1989 | 9 years, 10 months and 18 days | 14 years, 9 months and 12 days |
| Prime Minister | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | |||||||
| 23 | Keshav Dev Malviya (1904–1981) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Indira Gandhi II | INC (1952–1963) INC (R) (1974–1977) | Deputy Minister | 12 August 1952 | 7 December 1954 | 2 years, 3 months and 25 days | 14 years, 0 months and 26 days |
| Minister of State[n 4] | 7 December 1954 | 10 April 1962 | 7 years, 4 months and 3 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 10 April 1962[3] | 26 June 1963 | 1 year, 2 months and 16 days | |||||||
| 11 January 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 3 years, 2 months and 13 days | ||||||||
| 24 | Ghulam Nabi Azad (b. 1949) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Water Resources) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1984–1987, 1991–1996, 2004–2005, 2009–2014) | Minister of State | 31 December 1984 | 7 September 1987 | 2 years, 8 months and 7 days | 14 years, 0 months and 15 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | |||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 1 November 2005 | 1 year, 5 months and 10 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 5 years and 4 days | ||||||||
| 25 | Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925–1992) | | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Environment and Forests) | Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi | INC (1980–1989) INC (R) (1973–1977) | Deputy Minister | 6 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | 4 years, 1 month and 18 days | 13 years, 10 months and 12 days |
| Minister of State | 3 March 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 7 months and 28 days | |||||||
| 4 November 1984 | 25 June 1988 | 3 years, 7 months and 21 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 5 months and 7 days | |||||||
| 26 | Shivraj Patil (b. 1935) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Home Affairs) | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Manmohan Singh I | INC (1980–1989, 2004–2008) | Minister of State[n 5] | 19 October 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years and 12 days | 13 years, 7 months and 17 days |
| 4 November 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 5 years and 28 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 22 May 2004 | 30 November 2008 | 4 years, 6 months and 8 days | |||||||
| 27 | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Textiles, Health and Family Welfare) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi | INC (1983–1989) INC (R) (1970–1977) | Minister of State[n 6] | 26 June 1970 | 24 March 1977 | 6 years, 8 months and 26 days | 13 years, 6 months and 25 days |
| 29 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 9 months and 2 days | ||||||||
| 4 November 1984 | 15 February 1988 | 3 years, 3 months and 11 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 15 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 9 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 28 | Selja Kumari (b. 1962) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Housing, Urban Poverty Alleviation and Social Justice and Empowerment) | Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1992–1996, 2004–2014) | Deputy Minister | 2 July 1992 | 15 September 1995 | 3 years, 2 months and 13 days | 13 years, 6 months and 14 days |
| Minister of State[n 7] | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 8 months and 1 day | |||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 28 May 2009 | 28 January 2014 | 4 years and 8 months | |||||||
| 29 | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister without portfolio) | Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1962–1964, 1964–1969, 1988–1989, 1993–1995) INC (R) (1969–1971) | Deputy Minister | 8 May 1962 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 1 month and 1 day | 13 years, 6 months and 1 day |
| 15 June 1964 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 7 months and 9 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 17 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 4 years and 5 days | |||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 9 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 18 January 1993 | 30 November 1995† | 2 years, 10 months and 12 days | ||||||||
| 30 | Shankarrao Chavan (1920–2004) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Home Affairs) | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1980–1989, 1991–1996) | Cabinet Minister | 19 October 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years and 12 days | 13 years, 4 months and 20 days |
| 4 November 1984 | 11 March 1986 | 1 year, 4 months and 7 days | ||||||||
| 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 5 months and 7 days | ||||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | ||||||||
| 31 | B. V. Keskar (1903 – 1984) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Information and Broadcasting) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III | INC (1948–1962) | Deputy Minister | 7 December 1948 | 26 January 1950 | 1 year, 1 month and 19 days | 13 years, 3 months and 18 days |
| 31 January 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 2 years, 3 months and 13 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 13 May 1952 | 9 April 1962 | 9 years, 10 months and 27 days | |||||||
| 32 | Buta Singh (1934–2021) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Communications) | Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao Gujral | INC (R) (1974–1977) INC (1980–1989, 1995–1996) Independent (1998) | Deputy Minister | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 5 months and 14 days | 13 years, 0 months and 18 days |
| Minister of State[n 8] | 8 June 1980 | 29 January 1983 | 2 years, 7 months and 21 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 29 January 1983 | 2 December 1989 | 6 years, 10 months and 3 days | |||||||
| 10 February 1995 | 20 February 1996 | 1 year and 10 days | ||||||||
| 19 March 1998 | 20 April 1998 | 1 month and 1 day | ||||||||
| 33 | Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966) |  | Prime Minister | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri | INC (1952–1956, 1957–1963, 1964–1966) | Cabinet Minister | 13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 | 4 years, 6 months and 24 days | 12 years, 10 months and 26 days |
| 17 April 1957 | 1 September 1963 | 6 years, 4 months and 15 days | ||||||||
| 24 January 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 4 months and 16 days | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966† | 1 year, 7 months and 2 days | |||||||
| 34 | Lalit Narayan Mishra (1923–1975) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Railways) | Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1960–1962, 1964–1969) INC (R) (1969–1975) | Deputy Minister | 22 August 1960 | 10 April 1962 | 1 year, 7 months and 19 days | 12 years, 5 months and 18 days |
| 26 February 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 3 months and 14 days | ||||||||
| 15 June 1964 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 8 months and 26 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | 3 years, 3 months and 14 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 27 June 1970 | 3 January 1975† | 4 years, 6 months and 7 days | |||||||
| 35 | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897 – 1970) | | Minister of State (Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II | INC (1954–1967) | Minister of State (with Cabinet rank) | 7 December 1954 | 13 March 1967 | | 12 years, 3 months and 6 days |
| 36 | P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Information and Broadcasting) | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1980–1988, 1991–1996) | Deputy Minister | 31 October 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years | 12 years, 1 month and 27 days |
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 month and 27 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State[n 9] | 1 January 1985 | 6 February 1988 | 3 years, 1 month and 5 days | |||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 10 February 1995 | 3 years, 7 months and 20 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 1 year, 3 months and 6 days | |||||||
| 37 | Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy (1906–1979) | | Minister of State (Minister of Health, Family Planning, Works, Housing and Urban Development) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I | INC (1959–1969) INC (R) (1969–1971) | Deputy Minister | 6 March 1959 | 10 April 1962 | 3 years, 1 month and 4 days | 11 years, 11 months and 15 days |
| 16 April 1962 | 16 February 1963 | 10 months | ||||||||
| 16 February 1963 | 9 June 1964 | 1 year, 3 months and 24 days | ||||||||
| 15 June 1964 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 8 months and 26 days | ||||||||
| 18 March 1967 | 18 February 1969 | 1 year and 11 months | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 18 February 1969 | 13 March 1971 | 2 years and 23 days | |||||||
| 38 | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) |  | Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II V. P. Singh Deve Gowda Gujral | INC (1967–1969) INC (R) (1969–1976) JD (1989–1990, 1996–1998) | Minister of State | 18 March 1967 | 12 May 1976 | 9 years, 1 month and 24 days | 11 years, 10 months and 12 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 11 months and 4 days | |||||||
| 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 10 months and 20 days | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 10 months and 26 days | |||||||
| 39 | Sharad Pawar (b. 1940) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries) | Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | INC (1991–1993, 2004–2014) | Cabinet Minister | 26 June 1991 | 5 March 1993 | 1 year, 8 months and 7 days | 11 years, 8 months and 11 days |
| 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years and 4 days | ||||||||
| 40 | D. P. Karmarkar (1902–1991) | | Minister of State (Minister of Health) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III | INC (1950–1962) | Deputy Minister | 14 August 1950 | 12 August 1952 | 1 year, 11 months and 29 days | 11 years, 7 months and 26 days |
| Minister of State[n 10] | 12 August 1952 | 9 April 1962 | 9 years, 7 months and 28 days | |||||||
| 41 | Rajnath Singh (b. 1951) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Defence) | Vajpayee III Modi I Modi II | BJP (1999–2000, 2003–2004, 2014–present) | Cabinet Minister | 22 November 1999 | 25 November 2000 | 1 year and 3 days | 11 years, 7 months and 10 days[n 11] |
| 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 11 months and 28 days | ||||||||
| 26 May 2014 | present | 9 years, 11 months and 2 days | ||||||||
| 42 | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Steel and Mines) | Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Rajiv Gandhi Chandra Shekhar | INC (1957–1966, 1984–1987) SJP (R) (1990–1991) | Minister of State | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 11 months and 24 days | 11 years, 7 months and 7 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 10 April 1962 | 24 January 1966 | 3 years, 9 months and 14 days | |||||||
| 31 December 1984 | 31 March 1987 | 2 years and 3 months | ||||||||
| 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 7 months | ||||||||
| 43 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2019) | | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Charan Singh | INC (1966–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) JP (S) (1979–1980) | Deputy Minister | 29 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 13 days | 11 years, 7 months and 2 days |
| 18 March 1967 | 10 October 1974 | 7 years, 6 months and 22 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 5 months and 14 days | |||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 15 days | |||||||
| 44 | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) |  | Prime Minister | Nehru III Nehru IV Indira Gandhi I Desai | INC (1956–1963, 1967–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) JP (1977–1979) | Cabinet Minister | 14 November 1956 | 31 August 1963 | 6 years, 9 months and 17 days | 11 years, 5 months and 27 days |
| Deputy Prime Minister[n 12] | 13 March 1967 | 19 July 1969 | 2 years, 4 months and 6 days | |||||||
| Prime Minister | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 4 months and 4 days | |||||||
| 45 | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Defence) | Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Charan Singh | INC (1962–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) INC (U) (1979–1980) | Cabinet Minister | 10 April 1962 | 13 March 1967 | 4 years, 11 months and 3 days | 11 years, 3 months and 18 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 24 April 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 5 years and 11 months | |||||||
| 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 15 days | ||||||||
| 46 | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Commerce and Industry) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV | INC (1952–1963) | Cabinet Minister | 15 May 1952 | 19 July 1963 | | 11 years, 2 months and 4 days |
| 47 | C. K. Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister without Portfolio) | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1980–1984, 1988–1989, 1991–1995) | Minister of State[n 13] | 14 January 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 9 months and 17 days | 11 years, 2 months and 1 day |
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 month and 27 days | ||||||||
| 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 9 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 21 June 1991 | 22 November 1995 | 4 years, 5 months and 1 day | |||||||
| 48 | Annasaheb Shinde (1922–1993) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1966–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Deputy Minister | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 17 days | 11 years, 1 month and 28 days |
| Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 24 March 1977 | 10 years and 11 days | |||||||
| 49 | D. R. Chavan (1916–1973) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs) | Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1962–1969) INC (R) (1969–1973) | Deputy Minister | 8 May 1962 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 1 month and 1 day | 11 years, 0 months and 16 days |
| 15 June 1964 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 8 months and 26 days | ||||||||
| 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 10 months and 27 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State | 14 February 1969 | 8 July 1973† | 4 years, 4 months and 24 days | |||||||
| 50 | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Science and Technology) | Gujral Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | JD (1997–1998) INC (2004–2014) | Cabinet Minister | 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 10 months and 18 days | 10 years, 10 months and 22 days |
| 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years and 4 days | ||||||||
| 51 | T. R. Baalu (b. 1941) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways) | Deve Gowda Gujral Vajpayee III Manmohan Singh I | DMK (1996–1998, 1999–2003, 2004–2009) | Minister of State | 6 July 1996 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 8 months and 13 days | 10 years, 10 months and 21 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 13 October 1999 | 21 December 2003 | 4 years, 2 months and 8 days | |||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years | ||||||||
| 52 | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Civil Aviation) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri | INC (1954–1965) | Deputy Minister | 28 September 1954 | 10 August 1955 | 10 months and 13 days | 10 years, 10 months and 3 days |
| Minister of State[n 14] | 10 August 1955 | 31 July 1965 | 9 years, 11 months and 21 days | |||||||
| 53 | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) | | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Commerce) | Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I | INC (1956–1967) | Minister of State[n 15] | 1 May 1956 | 16 April 1957 | 11 months and 15 days | 10 years, 10 months and 2 days |
| 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 11 months and 24 days | ||||||||
| 16 April 1962 | 24 January 1966 | 3 years, 9 months and 8 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 17 days | |||||||
| 54 | Maneka Gandhi (b. 1956) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Women and Child Development) | V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar Vajpayee II Vajpayee III Modi I | JD (1989–1991) BJP (1998–2002, 2014–2019) | Minister of State[n 16] | 6 December 1989 | 21 June 1991 | 1 year, 6 months and 15 days | 10 years, 9 months and 24 days |
| 19 March 1998 | 1 July 2002 | 4 years, 3 months and 12 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 26 May 2014 | 24 May 2019 | 4 years, 11 months and 28 days | |||||||
| 55 | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Deve Gowda Gujral | INC (1985–1996) TMC (1996–1998) | Minister of State | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 2 months and 7 days | 10 years, 8 months and 27 days |
| 21 June 1991 | 3 April 1996 | 4 years, 9 months and 13 days | ||||||||
| Cabinet Minister | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 10 months and 20 days | |||||||
| 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 10 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 56 | Andimuthu Raja (b. 1963) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Communications and Information Technology) | Vajpayee III Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II | DMK (1999–2003, 2004–2010) | Minister of State | 13 October 1999 | 21 December 2003 | 4 years, 2 months and 8 days | 10 years, 7 months and 26 days |
| Cabinet Minister | 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years | |||||||
| 28 May 2009 | 15 November 2010 | 1 year, 5 months and 18 days | ||||||||
| 57 | Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Education and Scientific Research) | Nehru I Nehru II Nehru III | INC (1947–1958) | Cabinet Minister | 15 August 1947 | 22 February 1958† | | 10 years, 6 months and 7 days |
| 58 | B. N. Datar (1894–1963) | | Minister of State (Home Affairs) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV | INC (1952–1963) | Deputy Minister | 12 August 1952 | 14 February 1956 | 3 years, 6 months and 2 days | 10 years, 5 months and 26 days |
| Minister of State[n 17] | 14 February 1956 | 10 April 1962 | 6 years, 1 month and 27 days | |||||||
| 16 April 1962 | 13 February 1963† | 9 months and 28 days | ||||||||
| 59 | Karan Singh (b. 1931) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Education and Culture) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II Charan Singh | INC (1967–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) INC (U) (1979–1980) | Cabinet Minister | 16 March 1967 | 24 March 1977 | 10 years and 8 days | 10 years, 5 months and 23 days |
| 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 15 days | ||||||||
| 60 | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh (1926–1987) | | Minister of State (Energy-Coal) | Indira Gandhi II Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi | INC (R) (1971–1977) INC (1980–1984) | Deputy Minister | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 5 years, 10 months and 16 days | 10 years, 5 months and 4 days |
| Minister of State | 8 June 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 4 months and 23 days | |||||||
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 month and 27 days | ||||||||
| 61 | Faggan Singh Kulaste (b. 1959) |  | Minister of State (Minister of Steel and Rural Development[n 18]) | Vajpayee III Modi I Modi II | BJP (1999–2004, 2016–2017, 2019–present) | Minister of State | 13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | 4 years, 7 months and 9 days | 10 years, 4 months and 14 days [n 19] |
| 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | 1 year, 1 month and 29 days | ||||||||
| 30 May 2019 | present | 4 years, 10 months and 29 days | ||||||||
| 62 | S. K. Dey (1906–1989) |  | Minister of State (Minister of State for Mines and Metals) | Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Nanda II Indira Gandhi I | INC (1956–1967) | Minister of State | 20 September 1956 | 17 January 1967 | | 10 years, 3 months and 28 days |
| 63 | Jagdish Tytler (b. 1944) |  | Minister of State (Overseas Indian Affairs) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Manmohan Singh I | INC (1985–1989, 1991–1996, 2004–2005) | Minister of State[n 20] | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 2 months and 7 days | 10 years, 3 months and 20 days |
| 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 10 months and 25 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 10 August 2005 | 1 year, 2 months and 19 days | ||||||||
| 64 | Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) | | Minister of State (Minister of State for Irrigation and Power) | Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1963–1969) INC (R) (1969–1973) | Minister of State | 19 July 1963 | 11 January 1966 | 2 years, 5 months and 23 days | 10 years, 3 months and 8 days |
| 24 January 1966 | 9 November 1973 | 7 years, 9 months and 16 days | ||||||||
| 65 | Maragatham Chandrasekar (1917–2001) |  | Minister of State (Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare) | Nehru II Nehru IV Nanda I Shastri Indira Gandhi I Rajiv Gandhi | INC (1952–1957, 1962–1967, 1984–1985) | Deputy Minister | 12 August 1952 | 16 April 1957 | 4 years, 8 months and 4 days | 10 years, 2 months and 12 days |
| 8 May 1962 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 1 month and 1 day | ||||||||
| 15 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 6 months and 27 days | ||||||||
| 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 1 month and 17 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State[n 21] | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 8 months and 25 days | |||||||
| 66 | Giridhar Gamang (b. 1943) |  | Minister of State (Minister of State for Mines) | Indira Gandhi III Rajiv Gandhi Rao | INC (1982–1996) | Deputy Minister | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year and 14 days | 10 years, 1 month and 4 days |
| 27 September 1985 | 15 February 1988 | 2 years, 4 months and 19 days | ||||||||
| Minister of State[n 22] | 15 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 9 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 5 September 1995 | 4 years, 2 months and 15 days | ||||||||
| 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 8 months and 1 day | ||||||||
| 67 | M. V. Krishnappa (1918–1980) | | Minister of State (Agriculture and Irrigation) | Nehru II Nehru III Charan Singh | INC (1952–1962) INC (U) (1979–1980) | Deputy Minister | 12 August 1952 | 14 March 1962 | 9 years, 7 months and 2 days | 10 years and 12 days |
| Minister of State | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 5 months and 10 days | |||||||
| 68 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) |  | Minister of State (Minister of State for Labour) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1967–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Minister of State | 13 March 1967 | 24 March 1977 | | 10 years and 11 days |
| 69 | Surendra Pal Singh (1917–2009) | | Minister of State (Railways) | Indira Gandhi I Indira Gandhi II | INC (1967–1969) INC (R) (1969–1977) | Deputy Minister | 18 March 1967 | 5 February 1973 | 5 years, 10 months and 18 days | 10 years and 7 days |
| Minister of State | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | 4 years, 1 month and 19 days | |||||||
| 70 | Arjun Singh (1930–2011) |  | Cabinet Minister (Minister of Human Resource Development) | Rajiv Gandhi Rao Manmohan Singh I | INC (1985–1988, 1991–1994, 2004–2009) | Cabinet Minister | 15 November 1985 | 20 January 1986 | 2 months and 5 days | 10 years and 1 day |
| 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 3 months and 23 days | ||||||||
| 21 June 1991 | 24 December 1994 | 3 years, 6 months and 3 days | ||||||||
| 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 5 years |
See also
Notes
- ^ Not including service as cabinet minister during the Interim Government of India from 2 September 1946–15 August 1947 (11 months and 13 days).
- ^ With Cabinet rank from 14 February 1956 – 17 April 1957.
- ^ Independent Charge from 21 June 1991.
- ^ With Cabinet rank from 7 December 1954 – 17 April 1957.
- ^ With Independent charge from 15 January 1982 – 29 January 1983, and from 25 June 1988–2 December 1989.
- ^ With Independent charge from 29 January 1983–31 October 1984, and from 4 November 1984–15 February 1988.
- ^ With Independent charge from 23 May 2004.
- ^ With Independent charge from 15 January 1982.
- ^ With Independent charge from 20 January 1986–6 February 1988, and from 21 June 1991–10 February 1995.
- ^ With Cabinet rank from 12 August 1952–13 June 1956.
- ^ As of 5 January 2024.
- ^ and Minister of Finance from 13 March 1967–16 July 1969.
- ^ With Independent charge 4 November–31 December 1984.
- ^ With Cabinet rank 17–25 April 1957.
- ^ With Cabinet rank 13 June 1956–16 April 1957, and from 25 April 1957–10 April 1962.
- ^ With Independent charge from 21 November 1990–21 June 1991, and from 19 March 1998–1 July 2002.
- ^ With Cabinet rank 14 February 1956–17 April 1957.
- ^ With additional charge of Rural Development from 7 July 2021.
- ^ As of 5 January 2024.
- ^ With Independent charge.
- ^ With Independent charge.
- ^ With Independent charge.
References
- ^ a b c Council of Ministers (1947–2015) (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2016.
- ^ "Press Communique: Council of Ministers Allocation of Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 27 June 1970. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Press Communique: Council of Ministers Allocation of Portfolios" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 10 April 1962. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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