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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).
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 ...
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.
A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and earned a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. (Reuters)
India has mourned one of its longest-serving prime ministers, Manmohan Singh, with a state funeral in Delhi. Singh led the country from 2004 to 2014 and was considered the architect of India's ...
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 November 2024, 83 Union ministers have served for at least 10 years in office, including 18 who served for ...
This article is part of a series about Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Incumbent Electoral history Public image Awards and honours Bibliography Chief Ministership Chief Minister of Gujarat 2002 2007 2012 Gujarat Council of Ministers First Second Third Fourth Premiership (Timeline) 2014 Prime ministerial candidacy Assassination attempt Campaign Achhe Din Aane Waale Hain 2019 Campaign Main ...
7 June 2005 8 June 2007 17 N. Rangaswamy: Puducherry: 27 October 2001 4 September 2008 15 years, 220 days Indian National Congress: 16 May 2011 6 June 2016 All India N.R. Congress: 7 May 2021 Incumbent: 18 S. C. Jamir: Nagaland: 18 April 1980 5 June 1980 15 years, 151 days United Democratic Front-Progressive 18 November 1982 29 October 1986 25 ...