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On 22 May 2009, Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the prime minister during a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. [71] [72] The 2009 Indian general election was the then largest democratic election in the world held prior to 2014 (834 million), 2019 (912 million) and 2024 (968 million), with an eligible electorate of 714 million.
Manmohan Singh is an Indian economist, academic and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India for two consecutive terms (2004–09 and 2009–14). [1] Singh held prominent posts in different organisations and received several honours for his work even before beginning his political career. [ 2 ]
Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the state banquet hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in 2009. In his ten-year long tenure as the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh made 72 foreign trips, visiting 46 countries including the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Bottom left: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first non-Congress prime minister to complete a full 5 year term. Bottom center: Manmohan Singh was the first prime minister from a minority religion. Bottom right: Narendra Modi is the only prime minister to be born in independent India and is the longest-serving non-Congress prime minister.
The First Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Manmohan Singh. It was formed after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April - 10 May 2004, to elect the 14th Lok Sabha , and it functioned from 2004 to May 2009. [ 3 ]
Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores the tenure of Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister of India, and the interference of the Congress Party in contradicting his decisions during his first tenure. The movie details how Singh fell victim to the Congress Party's dynastic approach.
Manmohan Singh (b. 1932) Prime Minister Rao Manmohan Singh I Manmohan Singh II INC (1991–1996, 2004–2014) Cabinet Minister 21 June 1991 16 May 1996 4 years, 10 months and 25 days 14 years, 10 months and 29 days Prime Minister 22 May 2004 26 May 2014 10 years and 4 days 21 Kamal Nath (b. 1946) Cabinet Minister
The Second Manmohan Singh ministry came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha . Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the Council of Ministers ...