First Indira Gandhi ministry
First Indira Gandhi ministry | |
|---|---|
 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)
|
| 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) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Organization) |
| Opposition leader | Ram Subhag Singh |
| History | |
| Election | 1967 |
| Outgoing election | 1971 |
| Legislature terms | 5 years, 1 month and 19 days |
| Predecessor | Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry |
| Successor | Second Indira Gandhi ministry |
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
Cabinet Ministers
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| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 24 January 1966 | 15 March 1971 | INC(R) | [1] | ||
| Minister of Finance | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC | [2] | ||
| 13 March 1967 | 16 July 1969 | INC(R) | [2] | |||
Indira Gandhi | 1970 | 1971 | INC(R) | [2] | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 24 January 1966 | 14 November 1966 | INC | [3] | ||
| 14 November 1966 | 27 June 1970 | INC(R) | ||||
Indira Gandhi | 27 June 1970 | II. I. Gandhi | INC(R) | |||
| Minister of External Affairs | 24 January 1966 | 14 November 1966 | INC | |||
| 14 November 1966 | 5 September 1967 | INC | ||||
Indira Gandhi | 6 September 1967 | 13 February 1969 | INC(R) | |||
| 13 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | INC(R) | ||||
Sardar Swaran Singh | 27 June 1970 | II I. Gandhi | INC(R) | |||
| Minister of Defence | Yashwantrao Chavan | 1966 | 1966 | INC | ||
Sardar Swaran Singh | 1966 | 1970 | INC(R) | |||
| Minister of Railways | 24 January 1966 | 12 March 1967 | INC | [4] | ||
| 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC(R) | [4] | |||
| 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | INC(R) | [4] | |||
| 4 November 1969 | 18 February 1970 | INC(R) | [4] | |||
Gulzarilal Nanda | 18 February 1970 | 17 March 1971 | INC(R) | [4] | ||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC(R) | |||
Kodardas Kalidas Shah | 14 February 1969 | 1971 | INC(R) | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | 1967 | 1969 | INC(R) | [6] | ||
| Minister of Health | 1966 | 1967 | INC | [7] | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Shastri ministry | 13 March 1967 | INC | [8] | ||
| 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | INC(R) | [8] | |||
| Minister of Education | M. C. Chagla | 24 January 1966 | 13 November 1966 | INC | [9] | |
| 14 November 1966 | 13 March 1967 | INC(R) | [9] | |||
| 16 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | INC(R) | [9] | |||
Ministers of State
- Nandini Satpathy, Minister attached to PM
- Kotha Raghuramaiah, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (14 February 1969 – 18 March 1971).[8]
References
- ^ "Mrs. Gandhi wins handily in Party vote". Milwaukee Journal. 19 January 1966.
- ^ a b c "[1]". India Infoline, Finance Ministers of India
- ^ Offices held by Gulzarilal Nanda on Gulzarilal Nanda Foundation
- ^ a b c d e "[2]". The Indian Railways Fan Club
- ^ "Rajya Sabha members, biographical sketches, 1952 - 2003" (PDF).
- ^ "M. S. Gurupadaswamy passes away". The Hindu. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India". Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ a b c http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm Archived 21 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine LOK SABHA
- ^ a b c "List of former Ministers in charge of Education/HRD Government, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi/Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.