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Since 1947, India has had 14 prime ministers. [a] Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first prime minister, serving as prime minister of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 until 26 January 1950, and thereafter of the Republic of India until his death in May 1964. (India conducted its first post-independence general elections in 1952).
The following is a list of the longest-serving ministers of the Union Council of Ministers of India, listing those individuals who served at least a decade in Union ministries. As of November 2024, 83 Union ministers have served for at least 10 years in office, including 18 who served for 15 years or more and five who served for at least 20 years.
India follows a parliamentary system in which the prime minister is the presiding head of the government and chief of the executive of the government. In such systems, the head of state, or, the head of state's official representative (i.e., the monarch, president, or governor-general) usually holds a purely ceremonial position and acts—on most matters—only on the advice of the prime minister.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991) [4] 31 October 1984 7 V. P. Singh: Minister of Finance (31 December 1984 – 23 January 1987) Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha (December 1984 – April 1987) Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1983–1988) Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (9 June 1980 – 19 July 1982) [5] 2 ...
1 year, 295 days Li Qiang: Premier of China: One-party state 11 March 2023 1 year, 291 days Osama Hammad: claimed Acting Prime Minister of Libya appointed by House of Representatives: Provisional government 16 May 2023 [2] 1 year, 225 days Marcel Ciolacu: Prime Minister of Romania: Semi-presidential republic 15 June 2023 1 year, 195 days ...
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 42 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat: Rajasthan: 22 June 1977 16 February 1980 10 years, 156 days Janata Party: 4 March 1990 15 December 1992 Bharatiya Janata Party: 4 December 1993 1 December 1998 43 M. G. Ramachandran: Tamil Nadu: 30 June 1977 17 February 1980 10 years, 65 days All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ...
President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla: 19 June 2019 [4] Chief ...
1 year, 355 days Kailas Nath Wanchoo: 1967: V. V. Giri: Acting V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of India: 3 May 1969 20 July 1969 78 days – – Acting Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992) Chhattisgarh: Chief Justice of India: 20 July 1969 24 August 1969 35 days – – 4 V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of India ...