First Manmohan Singh ministry
First Manmohan Singh ministry | |
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21st ministry of NDA) | |
Opposition leader | L. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha) Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha) |
History | |
Election(s) | 2004 |
Outgoing election | 2009 |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
Predecessor | Third Vajpayee ministry |
Successor | Second Manmohan Singh ministry |
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The First Ministry of Manmohan Singh was the first
With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.[5]
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This is a list of members of the Union Cabinet of the Government of India, 2004 to May 2009.[6]
All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either house of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the current Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, and has remained so for the duration of his entire term (2004–2009).
There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:
- Union Cabinet Minister - Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A Cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed
- Minister of State (Independent Charge)- with no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio
- Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation
Council of ministers
Cabinet Ministers
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Planning Commission And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated to any Minister. | 22 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Defence | 23 May 2004 | 24 October 2006 | INC | |||
24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Human Resource Development | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Agriculture Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | NCP | |||
Minister of Railways | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | |||
Minister of Home Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 30 November 2008 | INC | |||
30 November 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister of Steel | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | LJP | |||
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 1 November 2005 | INC | |||
1 November 2005 | 6 April 2008 | INC | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
S. Jaipal Reddy | 18 November 2005 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
S. Jaipal Reddy | 23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | INC | |||
18 November 2005 | 11 November 2008 | INC | ||||
11 November 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
S. Jaipal Reddy | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
TRS | ||||||
24 August 2006 | 24 October 2006 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge. Additional charge. | |||
24 October 2006 | 3 March 2009 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
3 March 2009 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Additional charge. | |||
Minister of Finance | 23 May 2004 | 30 November 2008 | INC | |||
30 November 2008 | 24 January 2009 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
24 January 2009 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Additional charge. | |||
Mahavir Prasad | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Merged as Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. | ||
Mahavir Prasad | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
P. R. Kyndiah | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
P. R. Kyndiah | 23 May 2004 | 24 October 2006 | INC | |||
24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Road Transport and Highways | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | |||
Minister of Textiles | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of External Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 7 November 2005 | INC | |||
7 November 2005 | 24 October 2006 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Commerce and Industry | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Law and Justice | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Power | 23 May 2004 | 19 December 2005 | INC | Died in office. | ||
19 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Rural Development | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | |||
Minister of Water Resources | 23 May 2004 | 18 November 2005 | INC | |||
18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Panchayati Raj | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2005 | INC | Died in office. | ||
25 May 2005 | 18 November 2005 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
29 January 2006 | 6 April 2008 | INC | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
TRS | ||||||
25 May 2004 | 2 September 2004 | DMK | Merged with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. | |||
Minister of Coal | 23 May 2004 | 24 July 2004 | JMM | |||
24 July 2004 | 27 November 2004 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
27 November 2004 | 2 March 2005 | JMM | ||||
2 March 2005 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
29 January 2006 | 29 November 2006 | JMM | ||||
29 November 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
Minister of Mines and Minerals | 23 May 2004 | 24 July 2004 | JMM | |||
24 July 2004 | 27 November 2004 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. The Ministry of Mines and Minerals was renamed as Ministry of Mines. | |||
Sis Ram Ola | 27 November 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Environment and Forests | 23 May 2004 | 15 May 2007 | DMK | |||
15 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
Minister of Communications and Information Technology | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | |||
15 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | ||||
Minister of Health and Family Welfare | 23 May 2004 | 29 March 2009 | PMK | |||
29 March 2009 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Non-Resident Indian Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 9 September 2004 | INC | MoS (I/C) was responsible. Renamed as Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs. | ||
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs | 9 September 2004 | 10 August 2005 | INC | MoS (I/C) was responsible. | ||
10 August 2005 | 18 November 2005 | INC | Prime Minister-in-charge; Additional charge. | |||
18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Tourism | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Science and Technology | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of Ocean Development | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
29 January 2006 | 12 July 2006 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Earth Sciences. | |||
Minister of Earth Sciences | 12 July 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of Company Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | RJD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
29 January 2006 | 9 May 2007 | RJD | Renamed as Ministry of Corporate Affairs. | |||
Minister of Corporate Affairs | 9 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | |||
Minister of Minority Affairs | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
TRS | ||||||
7 November 2005 | 7 December 2005 | INC | ||||
11 November 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC |
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Food Processing Industries | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | 23 May 2004 | 20 October 2006 | INC | |||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of New and Renewable Energy | 20 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | Renamed as New and Renewable Energy. | ||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Urban Employment and Poverty Allevation | 23 May 2004 | 1 June 2006 | INC | Renamed as Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. | ||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation | 1 June 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | NCP | |||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Child Development | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State (Independent Charge) without portfolio | 29 January 2006 | 24 October 2006 | INC |
Ministers of State
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | IUML | |||
23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | ||||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | ||||
23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | NCP | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence | 23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 23 May 2004 | 29 March 2009 | INC | |||
Dasari Narayan Rao | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Dasari Narayan Rao | 23 May 2004 | 7 February 2006 | INC | |||
7 February 2006 | 6 April 2008 | INC | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
23 May 2004 | 29 March 2009 | PMK | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 23 May 2004 | 20 July 2004 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | ||||
25 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | ||||
Shriprakash Jaiswal | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
23 May 2004 | 15 May 2007 | DMK | ||||
18 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | RJD | |||
29 January 2006 | 6 April 2008 | RJD | ||||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | ||||
TRS | ||||||
24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | |||
23 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | RJD | ||||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | DMK | |||
25 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | INC | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
15 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources | 23 May 2004 | 6 November 2005 | RJD | |||
24 October 2006 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance | 25 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | DMK | |||
29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Department of Industry | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment | 29 January 2006 | 24 October 2006 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel | 29 January 2006 | 6 April 2008 | INC | |||
6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
M. H. Ambareesh | 24 October 2006 | 15 February 2007 | INC | |||
18 October 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | ||||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Department of Commerce and Industry | 29 January 2006 | 25 February 2009 | INC | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | RJD | |||
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power | 6 April 2008 | 25 February 2009 | INC |
Demographics of the Council of Ministers
UPA Cabinet by Party
Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State(Independent Charge) | Ministers of State | Total numbers of ministers |
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Indian National Congress | 21 | 7 | 26 | 54 |
Nationalist Congress Party | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Dravida Munnetra Kazagham
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2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Lok Janshakti Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Indian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 29 | 8 | 40 | 77 |
See also
- United Progressive Alliance
- 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence
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