First Indira Gandhi ministry

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First Indira Gandhi ministry
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5th ministry of the Republic of India
Indira2.jpg
Date formed 24 January 1966 (1966-01-24)
Date dissolved 15 March 1971 (1971-03-15)
People and organisations
Head of government Indira Gandhi
Head of state Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(until 13 May 1967)


Zakir Hussain
(13 May 1967 – 3 May 1969)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri (Acting)
(3 May 1969 – 20 July 1969)
Muhammad Hidayatullah (Acting)
(20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969)

Varahagiri Venkata Giri (from 24 August 1969)
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(s) 1967
Outgoing election 1971
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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   Indira Gandhi 24 January 1966 15 March 1971 INC (R) [1]
Minister of Finance   Sachindra Chaudhuri 24 January 1966 13 March 1967 INC [2]
  Morarji Desai 13 March 1967 16 July 1969 INC (R) [2]
  Indira Gandhi 1970 1971 INC (R) [2]
Minister of Home Affairs   Gulzarilal Nanda 24 January 1966 14 November 1966 INC [3]
  Yashwantrao Chavan 14 November 1966 27 June 1970 INC (R)
  Indira Gandhi 27 June 1970 II. I. Gandhi INC (R)
Minister of External Affairs   Sardar Swaran Singh 24 January 1966 14 November 1966 INC
  M. C. Chagla 14 November 1966 5 September 1967 INC
  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 II I. Gandhi INC (R)
Minister of Defence   Yashwantrao Chavan 1966 1966 INC
  Sardar Swaran Singh 1966 1970 INC (R)
Minister of Railways   S. K. Patil 24 January 1966 12 March 1967 INC [4]
  C. M. Poonacha 13 March 1967 14 February 1969 INC (R) [4]
  Ram Subhag Singh 14 February 1969 4 November 1969 INC (R) [4]
  Panampilly Govinda Menon 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   Kodardas Kalidas Shah[5] 1967 1971 INC (R)
Minister of Agriculture   M. S. Gurupadaswamy 1967 1969 INC (R) [6]
Minister of Health   Sushila Nayyar 1966 1967 INC [7]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs   Satya Narayan Sinha Shastri ministry 13 March 1967 INC [8]
  Ram Subhag Singh 13 March 1967 14 February 1969 INC (R) [8]
Minister of Education   M. C. Chagla 24 January 1966 13 November 1966 INC [9]
  Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 14 November 1966 13 March 1967 INC (R) [9]
  Triguna Sen 16 March 1967 18 March 1971 INC (R) [9]

Ministers of State

  • Kotha Raghuramaiah, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (14 February 1969 – 18 March 1971).[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "[1]". India Infoline, Finance Ministers of India
  3. ↑ Offices held by Gulzarilal Nanda on Gulzarilal Nanda Foundation
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "[2]". The Indian Railways Fan Club
  5. ↑ [3] PDF (RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, 1952 - 2003: S)
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm LOK SABHA
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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