Charan Singh ministry
 8th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 28 July 1979 |
|---|---|
| Date dissolved | 14 January 1980 |
| People and organizations | |
| Head of government | Charan Singh |
| Deputy head of government | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| Head of state | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Member party |
Janata Party (Secular) (Janata alliance) |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party |
Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Opposition leader |
Yashwantrao Chavan (In Lok Sabha) Kamalapati Tripathi (In Rajya Sabha) |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1980 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 months and 17 days |
| Previous | Morarji Desai ministry |
| Successor | Third Indira Gandhi ministry |
Chaudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 28 July 1979.[1]
Cabinet
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| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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| Prime Minister | Charan Singh | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [1] | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Yashwantrao Chavan | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | IC(S) | [1] | |
| Minister of Finance | Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [2] | |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Yashwantrao Chavan | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | IC(S) | ||
| Minister of External Affairs | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [3] | |
| Minister of Defence | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [4] | |
| Minister of Railways | T. A. Pai | 30 July 1979 | 13 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [5] | |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Purushottam Kaushik[6] | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | K. Gopal | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | JNP(S) | [7] | |
Ministers of state
- Rashida Haque Chowdhury, Minister of State of Social Welfare (1979-80).[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dour farm leader of 76 named as India's fifth PM". The Montreal Gazette (New Delhi). AP. 27 July 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna's buography
- ↑ "Former Union minister dead". The Times of India. 2004-10-26. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ↑ "Shri C. Subramaniam". Rajbhavan, Maharashra state, India.
- ↑ "Railway Ministers of Independent India". Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ 9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : KAUSHIK, SHRI PURUSHOTTAM
- ↑ http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm LOK SABHA
- ↑ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India". Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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