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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).
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 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 ...
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. He was chosen to fill the role in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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 ...
A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and leader of the Congress Party in the Parliament's Upper House, earning a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. He was chosen to fill the role in 2004 by Sonia Gandhi, the widow of assassinated Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
1 August – Prime Minister addresses Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020. [54] 14 August – PM Modi becomes the longest-serving non-Congress Prime Minister. [55] 5 August – Prime Minister prays at Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya, [56] and then held the bhoomipoojan in Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. [57]
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 ...