First Indira Gandhi ministry
First Indira Gandhi ministry | |
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5th ministry of the Republic of India | |
Date formed | 24 January 1966 |
Date dissolved | 15 March 1971 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (until 13 May 1967) Zakir Hussain (13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting) |
Head of government | Indira Gandhi |
Member party | Indian National Congress (24 January 1966 - 1967) Indian National Congress (R) (1966 - 15 March 1967) |
Status in legislature | Majority (until November 1969) Minority (from November 1969) 284 / 520 (55%) |
Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Organization) |
Opposition leader | Ram Subhag Singh |
History | |
Election(s) | 1967 |
Outgoing election | 1971 |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years, 1 month and 19 days |
Predecessor | Second Nanda ministry |
Successor | Second Indira Gandhi ministry |
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Indira Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for the first time on 24 January 1966. In her ministry, the ministers were as follows:
Cabinet[]
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Cabinet Ministers[]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Prime Minister and Minister of Atomic Energy (and Planning from 5 September 1967) | Indira Gandhi | 24 January 1966 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [1][2][3][4] | |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance | Morarji Desai | 21 March 1967 | 6 December 1969 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Finance | Sachindra Chaudhuri | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [5] | |
Morarji Desai | 13 March 1967 | 16 July 1969RES | INC | [5][2] | ||
Indira Gandhi | 18 February 1970 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [5] | ||
Yashwantrao Chavan | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | Gulzarilal Nanda | 24 January 1966 | 14 November 1966 | INC | [7][1] | |
Yashwantrao Chavan | 14 November 1966 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | |||
Indira Gandhi | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | |||
Minister of External Affairs | Sardar Swaran Singh | 24 January 1966 | 14 November 1966 | INC | [1][2] | |
M. C. Chagla | 14 November 1966 | 5 September 1967 | INC | [2] | ||
Indira Gandhi | 6 September 1967 | 13 February 1969 | INC (R) | |||
Dinesh Singh | 13 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | |||
Sardar Swaran Singh | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | |||
Minister of Defence | Yashwantrao Chavan | 24 January 1966 | 13 November 1966 | INC | [1] | |
Sardar Swaran Singh | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][8][6] | ||
Jagjivan Ram | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of Transport, Aviation and Shipping and Minister of Tourism (Tourism and Civil Aviation from 1967) | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Karan Singh | 13 March 1967 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][8] | ||
Minister of Transport and Shipping | V. K. R. V. Rao[n 1] | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [1][2][9] | |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting (and Communications from 14 February 1969) | Kodardas Kalidas Shah[n 2] | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [1][2][9] | |
Satya Narayan Sinha | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][9][8] | ||
Minister of Labour and Employment (Rehabilitation from 18 February 1966) | Jagjivan Ram | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Jaisukh lal Hathi | 13 March 1967 | 1969 | INC | [2] | ||
Damodaram Sanjivayya | 18 February 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [8] | ||
Minister of Railways | S. K. Patil | 24 January 1966 | 12 March 1967 | INC | [1][10] | |
C. M. Poonacha | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [10][2] | ||
Ram Subhag Singh | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | INC | [10][9] | ||
Panampilly Govinda Menon | 4 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 | INC (R) | [10] | ||
Gulzarilal Nanda | 18 February 1970 | 17 March 1971 | INC (R) | [10] | ||
Minister of Agriculture (and Food from 1967) | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Jagjivan Ram | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][6] | ||
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][6] | ||
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (and Shipping and Transport from 27 June 1970) | Satya Narayan Sinha | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [11][1] | |
Ram Subhag Singh | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [11] | ||
Kotha Raghuramaiah | 27 June 1970[n 3] | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of Education (and Youth Services from 14 February 1969) | M. C. Chagla | 24 January 1966 | 13 November 1966 | INC | [12] | |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 14 November 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [12] | ||
Triguna Sen | 16 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [12] | ||
V. K. R. V. Rao | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9] | ||
Minister of Industry | Damodaram Sanjivayya | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Commerce | Manubhai Shah | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Dinesh Singh | 13 March 1967 | 1969 | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals and Social Welfare (and Planning until 5 September 1967) | Asoka Mehta | 24 January 1966 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [1][2][3] | |
Minister of Law | Gopal Swarup Pathak | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Panampilly Govinda Menon | 13 March 1967 | 18 May 1970[†] | INC | [2] | ||
Kengal Hanumanthaiah | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of Irrigation and Power | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 29 January 1966 | 14 November 1966 | INC | [13] | |
Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][9] | |
Dinesh Singh | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of Steel, Mines and Metals | Marri Chenna Reddy | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Petrochemicals, Mines and Metals | Triguna Sen | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][8] | |
Minister of Steel and Heavy Engineering | C. M. Poonacha | 14 February 1969 | 1969 | INC | [9] | |
Bali Ram Bhagat | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister without Portfolio | Satya Narayan Sinha | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | [2] | |
Minister of Health, Family Planning and Urban Development | Satya Narayan Sinha | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [14][9] | |
Kodardas Kalidas Shah | 18 February 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][9][8] | ||
Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply | Bali Ram Bhagat | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9] |
Ministers of State[]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Minister of Works, Housing, and Urban Development | Mehr Chand Khanna | 24 January 1966 | 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Raj Bahadur | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Ram Subhag Singh | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [15] | ||
Inder Kumar Gujral | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][8] | ||
Minister of State (Communications) | Sher Singh | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][8] | |
Minister of Health and Family Planning (Urban Development from 14 November 1967, Works and Housing from 14 February 1969) | Sushila Nayyar | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1][16] | |
Sripati Chandrasekhar | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][14][8] | ||
Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][8] | ||
Parimal Ghosh | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Home Affairs) (and Defence Supplies in the Ministry of Defence to 13 March 1967) | Jaisukh lal Hathi | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Vidya Charan Shukla | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [1][17] | ||
K. C. Pant[n 4] Ram Niwas Mirdha | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (External Affairs) | Dinesh Singh | 24 January 1966 | 14 November 1967 | INC | [1][14] | |
Bali Ram Bhagat | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [14][9] | ||
Minister of Supply and Technical Development | Kotha Raghuramaiah | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Works, Housing and Supply) | Jagannath Rao | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [2][9] | |
Minister of State (Supply) | Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar[n 5] | 4 November 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [18][8] | |
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals | O. V. Alagesan | 24 January 1966 | 5 September 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Petroleum, Chemicals and Social Welfare) | Kotha Raghuramaiah | 5 September 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [1][3] | |
Minister of State (Petrochemicals) | Jagannath Rao | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9][8] | |
Dajisaheb Chavan | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Railways) | Ram Subhag Singh | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Parimal Ghosh | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][17] | ||
Minister of State (Law) | C. R. Pattabhiraman | 24 January 1966 | 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Kotha Raghuramaiah | 13 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | INC | [2][3] | ||
Minister of State (Social Welfare) (and Law from 14 February 1969) | Phulrenu Guha | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [2][9][8] | |
Jagannath Rao | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Irrigation and Power) | K. L. Rao | 24 January 1966 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [1][8] | |
Minister of State (Finance) | Bali Ram Bhagat | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
K. C. Pant | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [2] | ||
Prakash Chandra Sethi | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9][17] | ||
Vidya Charan Shukla | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Defence) | A.M. Thomas | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1][2] | |
Bali Ram Bhagat | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | [1][2][14] | ||
Lalit Narayan Mishra | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9] | ||
Narendrasingh Mahida Prakash Chandra Sethi | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Defence Production) | Lalit Narayan Mishra | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [14][9] | |
Minister of State (Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation) | Jagannath Rao | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Lalit Narayan Mishra | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | INC | [2][14] | ||
Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][17] | ||
Minister of State (Food, Agriculture and Community Development), Rehabilitation to 18 February 1966 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | 24 January 1966 | 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Annasaheb Shinde | 13 March 1967 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][17] | ||
M. S. Gurupadaswamy | 14 February 1969 | 1969 | INC | [9] | ||
Minister of Mines and Metals | S. K. Dey | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Iron and Steel) (and Mines and Metals from 13 March 1967) | T. N. Singh | 18 February 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [19] | |
Prakash Chandra Sethi | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [2][4][9] | ||
Dajisaheb Chavan | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9][8][17] | ||
Nitiraj Singh | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [6] | ||
Minister of State (Steel and Heavy Engineering) | K.C. Pant | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9][8][17] | |
Minister of State (Industry) | Bibhudhendra Misra | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Company Affairs) (and Industrial Development until 27 June 1970) | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 13 March 1967 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [2][17] | |
Minister of State (Foreign Trade) | Lalit Narayan Mishra | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | ||
Minister of State (Atomic Energy) (and Planning from 27 June 1970) | M. S. Gurupadaswamy | 18 March 1967 | 6 December 1967 | INC | [20][21] | |
Nandini Satpathy | 27 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [17] | ||
Minister of State (Transport and Aviation) | C. M. Poonacha | 24 January 1966 | 6 December 1967 | INC | [1] | |
Minister of State (Tourism and Civil Aviation) | M. S. Gurupadaswamy | 6 December 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [21][9] | |
Minister of State (Education) (and Youth Services from 14 February 1969) | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [20][9] | |
Sher Singh | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [4][9] | ||
Bhakt Darshan | 14 February 1969 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [9][17] | ||
Minister of State (Parliamentary Affairs and Communications) (and Shipping and Transport from 14 February 1969) | Inder Kumar Gujral | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC | [20] | |
Kotha Raghuramaiah | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC (R) | [9][11] | ||
Om Mehta | 28 June 1970 | 15 March 1971 | INC (R) | [22] |
Notes[]
- ^ Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.[4]
- ^ Minister of State (independent charge) from 13 March 1967.[4]
- ^ Minister of State from 14 February 1969.[9]
- ^ With additional charge as Minister of State (Electronics and Scientific and Industrial Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat.[17]
- ^ Minister of State (Finance) from February 1970 (additional charge).[8]
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