Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry

Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry

4th ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed 9 June 1964
Date dissolved 11 January 1966
People and organizations
Head of government Lal Bahadur Shastri
Head of state Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Member party Indian National Congress
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party None
Opposition leader None
History
Outgoing election 1967
Legislature term(s) 1 year, 7 months and 2 days
Previous Fourth Nehru ministry
Successor First Indira Gandhi ministry

Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. In his initial ministry, the ministers were as follows.

Cabinet

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Ref
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196411 January 1966[†]INC
Minister of External Affairs Lal Bahadur Shastri9 June 196417 July 1964INC
 Swaran Singh18 July 1964First Indira Gandhi ministryINC[1]
Minister of Finance T. T. Krishnamachari9 June 19641965INC
 Sachindra Chaudhuri1965First Indira Gandhi ministryINC
Minister of Home Affairs Gulzarilal Nanda9 June 1964First Indira Gandhi ministryINC
Minister of Defence Yashwantrao Chavan9 June 1964First Indira Gandhi ministryINC
Minister of Railways S. K. Patil9 June 1964First Indira Gandhi ministryINC[2]
Minister of Law and Justice Ashoke Kumar Sen1964First Indira Gandhi ministryINC
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Indira Gandhi9 June 196411 January 1966INC[3]
Minister of Industry Swaran Singh19641964INC[1]
Minister of Food and Agriculture Chidambaram Subramaniam9 June 19641966INC[4]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Satya Narayan SinhaFourth Nehru ministryFirst Indira Gandhi ministryINC[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography of Sardar Swaran Singh". Sikh-history.com. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Railway Ministers of Independent India". Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA). Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Lok Sabha". Legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

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