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The '''Minister of Defence''' (or the '''Defence Minister''') ({{lang-hi|रक्षा मंत्र}}, ''Raksha Mantri'')is the head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] of the [[Government of India]]. One of the senior-most offices in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]], the Defence Minister has a number of responsibilities related to the defence of the country. Further, while the [[President of India]] is nominally the commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], this authority is exercised by the Defence Minister. He is often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.
The '''Minister of Defence''' (or the '''Defence Minister''') ({{lang-hi|रक्षा मंत्री)}}, ''Raksha Mantri'')is the head of the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] of the [[Government of India]]. One of the senior-most offices in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]], the Defence Minister has a number of responsibilities related to the defence of the country. Further, while the [[President of India]] is nominally the commander-in-chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], this authority is exercised by the Defence Minister. He is often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.


The first Defence Minister of independent India was [[Baldev Singh]], who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. Since May 2014, [[Arun Jaitley]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] is serving as the present Defence Minister. Eight-year continuous reign of [[A.K. Antony]] is the longest in the history of independent India.
The first Defence Minister of independent India was [[Baldev Singh]], who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. Since May 2014, [[Arun Jaitley]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] is serving as the present Defence Minister. Eight-year continuous reign of [[A.K. Antony]] is the longest in the history of independent India.

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Minister of Defence
(Raksha Mantri)
Emblem of India
Incumbent
Arun Jaitley
since 26 May 2014
Ministry of Defence
AppointerPresident on the advice of the Prime Minister
Inaugural holderBaldev Singh
Formation2 September 1946
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The Minister of Defence (or the Defence Minister) (Hindi: रक्षा मंत्री), Raksha Mantri)is the head of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India. One of the senior-most offices in the Union Cabinet, the Defence Minister has a number of responsibilities related to the defence of the country. Further, while the President of India is nominally the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces, this authority is exercised by the Defence Minister. He is often assisted by a Minister of State for Defence and less-commonly, the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence.

The first Defence Minister of independent India was Baldev Singh, who served in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet during 1947–52. Since May 2014, Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party is serving as the present Defence Minister. Eight-year continuous reign of A.K. Antony is the longest in the history of independent India.

List of Defence Ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Political party
(Alliance) 		Prime Minister
Baldev Singh 2 September 1946 1952 Indian National Congress width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=9| Jawaharlal Nehru
Kailash Nath Katju 1955 1957
V. K. Krishna Menon 1957 1962
Yashwantrao Chavan 1962 1966 Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indira Gandhi
Sardar Swaran Singh 1966 1970 Indira Gandhi
Jagjivan Ram 1970 1974
Sardar Swaran Singh 1974 1975
Indira Gandhi 1975 1975
Bansi Lal 21 December 1975 24 March 1977
Jagjivan Ram 24 March 1977 28 July 1979 Janata Party width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| Morarji Desai
Chidambaram Subramaniam 28 July 1979 14 January 1980 Janata Party (Secular) width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color" rowspan=1| Charan Singh
Indira Gandhi 14 January 1980 1982 Indian National Congress width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=7| Indira Gandhi
R. Venkataraman 1982 1984
Shankarrao Chavan 1984 1984 Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
P. V. Narasimha Rao 1984 1985 Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi 1985 1987
V. P. Singh 1987 1987
K. C. Pant 1987 1989
V. P. Singh 2 December 1989 10 November 1990 Janata Dal
(National Front) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal/meta/color" rowspan=1| V. P. Singh
Chandra Shekhar File:Chandra Shekhar (cropped).jpg 10 November 1990 26 June 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party
(National Front) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color" rowspan=1| Chandra Shekhar
Sharad Pawar 26 June 1991 6 March 1993 Indian National Congress width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=2| P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao 6 March 1993 16 May 1996
Pramod Mahajan File:Pramod Mahajan.png 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Mulayam Singh Yadav 1 June 1996 19 March 1998 Samajwadi Party
(United Front) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Samajwadi Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
George Fernandes 19 March 1998 2001 Samata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Samata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Jaswant Singh 2001 2001 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1|
George Fernandes 2001 22 May 2004 Samata Party
Janata Dal (United)
(National Democratic Alliance) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" rowspan=1|
Pranab Mukherjee 22 May 2004 24 October 2006 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" rowspan=2| Manmohan Singh
A.K. Antony 24 October 2006 26 May 2014
Arun Jaitley 26 May 2014 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		width="4px" bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" rowspan=1| Narendra Modi

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