John Mathai
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John Mathai was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948. He presented two Budgets, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest at the increasing power of the Planning Commission and P.C. Mahalanobis.
| Preceded by Liaquat Ali Khan |
Finance Minister of India 1948–1949 |
Succeeded by R. K. Shanmukham Chetty |
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Nehru, Prime Minister and Extl Affrs • Patel, Home • Baldev Singh, Defence • Chetty, Finance • Maulana Azad, Education • Jagjivan Ram, Labour • Babasaheb Ambedkar, Law • Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Communications • S.P. Mookerjee, Industry • Amrit Kaur, Health • Mathai, Railways |
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