Minister of Textiles

Minister of Textiles
वस्त्र मंत्री

Incumbent
Santosh Gangwar[1]
since 26 May 2014
Ministry of Textiles
Appointer President on the advice of the Prime Minister

The Minister of Textiles is the head of the Ministry of Textiles and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India.

Santosh Kumar Gangwar is currently Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge)[2]

List of Ministers of Textiles

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister
Sharad Yadav[3] 1989 1990 Janata Dal V. P. Singh
Hukmdev Narayan Yadav[4] 1990 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
G. Venkat Swamy[5][6] 18 January 1993 15 September 1995 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Kamal Nath[7][8] 1995 1996
G. Venkat Swamy[6] 20 February 1996 16 May 1996
R. L. Jalappa[9] 1996 1998 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Kashiram Rana[10] 13 October 1999 23 May 2003 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain[11] 24 May 2003 2004
Shankersinh Vaghela 23 May 2004 22 May 2009 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance)		 Dr. Manmohan Singh
Dayanidhi Maran[12] 31 May 2009 19 July 2011 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(United Progressive Alliance)
Anand Sharma 19 July 2011 17 June 2013 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance)
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao[13] 17 June 2013 26 May 2014
Santosh Gangwar[7] 26 May 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance)		 Narendra Modi

Former State Minister of Textiles

References

  1. ↑ Minister of State (Independent Charge)
  2. ↑ "Who's Who: Minister". Ministry of Textiles. Retrieved ept 16, 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav, Shri Sharad". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Minister of State (Independent Charge) till 10 February 1995
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Venkatswamy,Shri G.". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minister of State (Independent Charge)
  8. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Kamal Nath,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Jalappa, Shri R. L.". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rana, Shri Kashi Ram". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Hussain, Shri Syed Shahnawaz". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Maran Thiru Dayanidhi". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile: Rao,Dr. Kavuri Samba Siva". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

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