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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).
Prime Minister Title State's political system Date of assumption Current length of term Hassanal Bolkiah: Prime Minister of Brunei: Absolute monarchy
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.
The longest-serving chief minister of the Republic of India is former chief minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front, who served from 12 December 1994 to 26 May 2019 for 24 years and 165 days.
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 ...
Deputy Prime Minister of India (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969) [2] Minister of Finance (13 March 1958 – 29 August 1963; 13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969) [ 2 ] Chief Minister of Bombay State (21 April 1952 – 31 October 1956)
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5] Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected. Six of these were active party members of the Indian National Congress. The Janata Party has had one member, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, who later
Serving until his death in December 1950, Patel remains India's longest-serving deputy prime minister. The post was vacant until Morarji Desai became the second deputy prime minister in 1967 and has the second-longest tenure. Morarji Desai and Charan Singh were the deputy prime ministers who later became Prime Minister of India.