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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).
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 ...
Jagjivan Ram is India's longest serving Union Minister. 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 February 2025, 84 Union ministers have served for at least 10 years in office, including 19 who served for ...
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.
Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986), popularly known as Babuji, [1] was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in Indian history. [2]
Seven Indian prime ministers have been active participants in the Indian independence movement. None of the Indian prime ministers have served in the Indian Armed Forces. This is unlike many other state leaders. [citation needed]
Former acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, the longest-serving leader of the house, was chosen from both Dravidian parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which ruled Tamil Nadu for several periods of time. K.
Surjit Singh Barnala (21 October 1925 – 14 January 2017) was an Indian politician who served as the 11th chief minister of Punjab state from 1985 to 1987. Following that he served as the governor of Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a Union Minister on handling various portfolios.