First Manmohan Singh ministry
The First Ministry of Manmohan Singh was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Dr. 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] After the election Singh took the oath as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2004, and continued to hold the post till full term, the next Council of Ministers of the Republic of India was sworn in on 22 May 2009, when Singh started his second term in office as PM.[4]
First Manmohan Singh ministry | |
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19th ministry of Republic of India | |
Date formed | 22 May 2004 |
Date dissolved | 22 May 2009 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[1] (until 25 July 2007) Pratibha Patil[2] (from 25 July 2007) |
Head of government | Manmohan Singh |
Member party | Indian National Congress (UPA and others) |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
Opposition leader | L. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha) Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha) |
History | |
Election(s) | 2004 |
Outgoing election | 2009 |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
Predecessor | Third Vajpayee ministry |
Successor | Second Manmohan Singh ministry |
With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.[5]
Overview
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National coalitions
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This is a list of members of the Union Cabinet of the Government of India, 2004 to May 2009.[6]
All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either house of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the current Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, and has remained so for the duration of his entire term (2004–2009).
There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:
- Union Cabinet Minister - Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A Cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed
- Minister of State (Independent Charge)- with no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio
- Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation
Cabinet ministers
Portfolios | Name | Photo | Parliamentary Constituency | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | Assam (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
Department of Atomic Energy | |||||
Department of Space | |||||
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |||||
Planning Commission | |||||
Ministry of Coal | |||||
Environment and Forests | |||||
Ministry of Finance | |||||
Ministry of External Affairs | Pranab Mukherjee | Jangipur | INC | ||
Minister of Human Resource Development | Arjun Singh | Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
Ministry of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | NCP | ||
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Shipping | T. R. Baalu | Chennai South | DMK | ||
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Dayanidhi Maran | Chennai Central | DMK | ||
Minister of Railways | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Chapra | RJD | ||
Ministry of Defence | A. K. Antony | Kerala (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
Minister of Home Affairs | Shivraj Patil | Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
Minister of Minority Affairs | A. R. Antulay | Kolaba | INC | ||
Minister of Power | Sushilkumar Shinde | Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
Minister of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Steel | Ram Vilas Paswan | Hajipur, Bihar | LJP | ||
Minister of Urban Development | S. Jaipal Reddy | Miryalaguda | INC | ||
Minister of Small Scale Industries and Minister of Agro and Rural Industries | Mahavir Prasad | Bansgaon | INC | ||
Minister of Tribal Affairs | P.R. Kyndiah | Shillong | INC | ||
Minister of Textiles | Shankersinh Vaghela | Kapadvanj | INC | ||
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Vayalar Ravi | Kerala | INC | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry | Kamal Nath | Chhindwara | INC | ||
Minister of Law and Justice | Hansraj Bhardwaj | Punjab | INC | ||
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Santosh Mohan Dev | Silchar | INC | ||
Minister of Water Resources | Saif-ud-din Soz | Baramulla | INC | ||
Minister of Rural Development | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | Vaishali | RJD | ||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | Raiganj | INC | ||
Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Mayiladuturai | INC | ||
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | Meira Kumar | Sasaram | INC | ||
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Murli Deora | maharashtra | INC | ||
Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture | Ambika Soni | Punjab | INC | ||
Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Anbumani Ramadoss | Tamil Nadu (Rajya Sabha) | PMK | ||
Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences | Kapil Sibal | Uttar Pradesh | INC | ||
Minister of Company Affairs | Prem Chand Gupta | Jharkhand | RJD |
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
SI No. | Name | width=100|Portrait | Constituency | Department | Party |
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1. | Oscar Fernandes | Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka | Minister of State of the Ministry of Labour and Employment | Indian National Congress | |
2. | Renuka Chowdhury | Khammam | Minister of State of the Ministry of Women and Child Development | Indian National Congress | |
3. | Subodh Kant Sahay | Ranchi | Minister of State of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries | Indian National Congress | |
4. | Vilas Muttemwar | Nagpur | Minister of State of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy | Indian National Congress | |
5. | Kumari Selja | Ambala | Minister of State of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | Indian National Congress | |
6. | Praful Patel | Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra | Minister of State of the Ministry of Civil Aviation | Nationalist Congress Party | |
7. | G.K.Vasan | Rajya Sabha representing Tamil Nadu | Minister of State of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Indian National Congress | |
8. | M. S. Gill | Rajya Sabha representing Punjab | Minister of State of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports | Indian National Congress | |
Ministers of State
SI No. | Name | width=100|Portrait | Constituency | Department | Party |
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1. | E. Ahammed | Malappuram | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs | Indian Union Muslim League | |
2. | B.K. Handique | Jorhat | Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines | Indian National Congress | |
3. | Lakshmi Panabaka | Nellore | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | Indian National Congress | |
4. | Shakeel Ahmad | Madhubani | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. | Indian National Congress | |
5. | Rao Inderjit Singh | Mahendragarh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. | Indian National Congress | |
6. | Naranbhai Rathwa | Chhota Udaipur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. | Indian National Congress | |
7. | K.H. Muniappa | Kolar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. | Indian National Congress | |
8. | Kantilal Bhuria | Jhabua | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. | Indian National Congress | |
9. | Shriprakash Jaiswal | Kanpur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. | Indian National Congress | |
10. | Suresh Pachouri | 4th times Rajya Sabha member representing Madhya Pradesh | Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions ans Ministry of parliamentary affairs . | Indian National Congress | |
11. | Taslimuddin | Kishanganj | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
12. | Suryakanta Patil | Hingoli | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. | Nationalist Congress Party | |
13. | Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi | Darbhanga | Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
14. | R. Velu | Arakkonam | Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
15. | S.S. Palanimanickam | Thanjavur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
16. | S. Regupathy | Pudukkottai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
17. | K. Venkatapathy | Cuddalore | Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
18. | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan | Tiruchengode | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
19. | E.V.K.S. Elangovan | Gobichettipalayam | Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles. | Indian National Congress | |
20. | Kanti Singh | Arrah | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
21. | Namo Narain Meena | Tonk-Sawai Madhopur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests. | Indian National Congress | |
22. | Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav | Monghyr | Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
23. | Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh | Motihari | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
24. | Pawan Kumar Bansal | Chandigarh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. | Indian National Congress | |
25. | Anand Sharma | Rajya Sabha member representing Himachal Pradesh | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. | Indian National Congress | |
26. | Ajay Maken | New Delhi | Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development. | Indian National Congress | |
27. | Dinsha J. Patel | Kheda | Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. | Indian National Congress | |
28. | M.M. Pallam Raju | Kakinada | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. | Indian National Congress | |
29. | Ashwani Kumar | Rajya Sabha member representing Punjab | Minister of State in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce and Industry. | Indian National Congress | |
30. | Jairam Ramesh | Rajya Sabha member representing Andhra Pradesh | Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State in the Ministry of Power. | Indian National Congress | |
31. | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | Berhampur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. | Indian National Congress | |
32. | D. Purandeswari | Bapatla | Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. | Indian National Congress | |
33. | M. H. Ambareesh | Mandya | Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. | Indian National Congress | |
34. | V. Radhika Selvi | Tiruchendur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
35. | V. Narayanasamy | Rajya Sabha member representing Puducherry | Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning. | Indian National Congress | |
36. | Santosh Bagrodia | Rajya Sabha member representing Rajasthan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal | Indian National Congress | |
37. | Raghunath Jha | Bettiah | Minister of State in the Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
38. | Rameshwar Oraon | Lohardaga | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Indian National Congress | |
39. | Jyotiraditya Scindia | Guna | Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Indian National Congress | |
40. | Jitin Prasada | Shahjahanpur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel | Indian National Congress | |
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