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 organizations
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
Legislature term(s) 5 years, 1 month and 19 days
Previous 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 Gandhi24 January 196615 March 1971INC (R)[1]
Minister of Finance Sachindra Chaudhuri24 January 196613 March 1967INC[2]
 Morarji Desai13 March 196716 July 1969INC (R)[2]
 Indira Gandhi19701971INC (R)[2]
Minister of Home Affairs Gulzarilal Nanda24 January 196614 November 1966INC[3]
 Yashwantrao Chavan14 November 196627 June 1970INC (R)
 Indira Gandhi27 June 1970II. I. GandhiINC (R)
Minister of External Affairs Sardar Swaran Singh24 January 196614 November 1966INC
 M. C. Chagla14 November 19665 September 1967INC
 Indira Gandhi6 September 196713 February 1969INC (R)
 Sardar Swaran Singh27 June 1970II I. GandhiINC (R)
Minister of Defence Yashwantrao Chavan19661966INC
 Sardar Swaran Singh19661970INC (R)
Minister of Railways S. K. Patil24 January 196612 March 1967INC[4]
 C. M. Poonacha13 March 196714 February 1969INC (R)[4]
 Ram Subhag Singh14 February 19694 November 1969INC (R)[4]
 Panampilly Govinda Menon4 November 196918 February 1970INC (R)[4]
 Gulzarilal Nanda18 February 197017 March 1971INC (R)[4]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Kodardas Kalidas Shah[5]19671971INC (R)
Minister of Agriculture M. S. Gurupadaswamy19671969INC (R)[6]
Minister of Health Sushila Nayyar19661967INC[7]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Satya Narayan SinhaShastri ministry13 March 1967INC[8]
 Ram Subhag Singh13 March 196714 February 1969INC (R)[8]
Minister of Education M. C. Chagla24 January 196613 November 1966INC[9]
 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed14 November 196613 March 1967INC (R)[9]
 Triguna Sen16 March 196718 March 1971INC (R)[9]

Ministers of State

References

  1. ↑ "Mrs. Gandhi wins handily in Party vote". Milwaukee Journal. 19 January 1966.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "". 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 "". The Indian Railways Fan Club
  5. ↑  PDF (RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS, BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, 1952 - 2003: S)
  6. ↑ "M. S. Gurupadaswamy passes away". The Hindu. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Republic of India". Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/LS/ataglace.htm LOK SABHA
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "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. Retrieved 14 June 2013.