Rajiv Gandhi Ministry

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Rajiv Gandhi Ministry
10th Cabinet of Republic of India
Date formed 31 October 1984
Date dissolved 2 December 1989
People and organizations
Head of government Rajiv Gandhi
Head of state Zail Singh (till 1987)
R. Venkataraman (after 1987)
Member party Indian National Congress
Opposition party Telugu Desam Party
Opposition leader P. Upendra
History
Previous Third Indira Gandhi Ministry
Successor V. P. Singh Ministry

Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984.[1] In his initial ministry, the ministers were as follows.

Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 Agriculturists, 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former Princely state rulers.[2]

Cabinet

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi[3]31 October 19842 December 1989INC
Minister of Finance V. P. Singh[4]31 December 198424 January 1987INC
 Rajiv Gandhi24 January 198725 July 1987INC
 N. D. Tiwari[5]25 July 198725 June 1988INC
 Shankarrao Chavan[6]25 June 19882 December 1989INC
Minister of Home Affairs Shankarrao Chavan[6]31 December 198412 March 1986INC
 Arun Nehru[7]September 1985October 1986INC
 P. V. Narasimha Rao12 March 198612 May 1986INC
 Buta Singh[8]12 May 19862 December 1989INC
Minister of External Affairs Rajiv Gandhi31 October 198425 September 1985INC
 Bali Ram Bhagat25 September 198512 May 1986INC
 P. Shiv Shankar[9]12 May 198622 October 1987INC
 N. D. Tiwari[5]22 October 198725 July 1987INC
 Rajiv Gandhi25 July 198725 June 1988INC
Minister of External Affairs P. V. Narasimha Rao25 June 19882 December 1989INC
Minister of Railways Bansi Lal[10]31 December 19844 June 1986INC
 Mohsina Kidwai[10]24 June 198621 October 1986INC
 Madhavrao Scindia[10]22 October 19861 December 1989INC
Minister of Defence P. V. Narasimha Rao19841985INC
 Rajiv Gandhi19851987INC
 V. P. Singh19871987INC
 K. C. Pant19871989INC
Minister of Agriculture Buta Singh[4]198412 May 1986INC
 Gurdial Singh Dhillon[11]12 May 1986[9]14 February 1988INC
Minister of Tourism Mufti Mohammad Sayeed[9]12 May 19861989INC
Parliamentary Affairs H. K. L. Bhagat[12]31 December 19841989INC
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mohsina Kidwai[13]31 December 198424 June 1986INC

Ministers of State

  • Shivraj Patil, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Electronics, Ministry of Space and Ocean Development.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sanjoy Hazarika (1 January 1985). "Rajiv Gandhi Becomes Prime Minister Amid Thunderous Applause". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 
  2. ↑ Top Policy Makers in India: Cabinet Ministers and Their Civil Service Advisors. p. 37. 
  3. ↑ web.archive.org/web/20110511110825/http://pmindia.nic.in/former.htm
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 www.vpsingh.in/biography.html
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. 
  7. ↑ "Lok Sabha Member's Bioprofile". Retrieved 9 March 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Previous Governor's profile on Governer of Bihar official website". 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Rajiv Gandhi expands cabinet". Lodi News-Sentinel. 13 May 1986. Retrieved 6 March 2013. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) website
  11. ↑ The Office of Speaker Lok Sabha
  12. ↑ "Rajiv Gandhi takes oath as India's Prime Minister". Deseret News. 31 December 1984. Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Rajya Sabha Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. 
  14. ↑ Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil. interstatecouncil.nic.in
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