1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
Personal Profile
India’s fourteenth Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for
his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932, in a village in the Punjab province of undivided India. Dr.
Singh completed his Matriculation examinations from the Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab
to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Dr. Singh followed
this with a D. Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. His book, “India’s Export Trends and
Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth” [Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1964] was an early critique of India’s inward-oriented trade
policy.
Dr. Singh’s academic credentials were burnished by the years he spent on the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious
Delhi School of Economics. He had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat as well, during these years. This presaged a
subsequent appointment as Secretary General of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990.
In 1971, Dr. Singh joined the Government of India as Economic Advisor in the Commerce Ministry. This was soon followed by
his appointment as Chief Economic Advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many Governmental positions that
Dr. Singh has occupied are Secretary in the Ministry of Finance; Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission; Governor of the
Reserve Bank of India; Advisor of the Prime Minister; and Chairman of the University Grants Commission.
In what was to become the turning point in the economic history of independent India, Dr. Singh spent five years between 1991
and 1996 as India’s Finance Minister. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognized
worldwide. In the popular view of those years in India, that period is inextricably associated with the persona of Dr. Singh.
Among the many awards and honours conferred upon Dr. Singh in his public career, the most prominent are India’s second
highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan (1987); the Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award of the Indian Science
Congress (1995); the Asia Money Award for Finance Minister of the Year (1993 and 1994); the Euro Money Award for Finance
Minister of the Year (1993), the Adam Smith Prize of the University of Cambridge (1956); and the Wright’s Prize for
Distinguished Performance at St. John’s College in Cambridge (1955). Dr. Singh has also been honoured by a number of other
associations including the Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Dr. Singh is a recipient of honorary degrees from many universities
including the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

2. Dr. Singh has represented India at many international conferences and in several international organizations. He has led Indian
Delegations to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Cyprus (1993) and to the World Conference on Human
Rights in Vienna in 1993.
In his political career, Dr. Singh has been a Member of India’s Upper House of Parliament (the Rajya Sabha) since 1991, where
he was Leader of the Opposition between 1998 and 2004. Dr. Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 22nd May
after the 2004 general elections and took the oath of office for a second term on 22nd May 2009.
Dr. Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur have three daughters.
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/ Departments not specifically allocated to the
charge of any Minister viz.:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
Ministry of Planning;
Department of Atomic Energy; and
Department of Space
CABINET MINISTERS
Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Minister of Finance
Shri Sharad Pawar
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Shri A. K. Antony
Minister of Defence
Shri P. Chidambaram
Minister of Home Affairs
Shri S. M. Krishna
Minister of External Affairs
Shri Virbhadra Singh
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

3. Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde
Minister of Power
Shri M. Veerappa Moily
Minister of Corporate Affairs
Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Shri Kamal Nath
Minister of Urban Development
Shri Ajit Singh
Minister of Civil Aviation
Shri Vayalar Ravi
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
Smt. Ambika Soni
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
Minister of Labour and Employment
Shri Kapil Sibal
Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Shri Anand Sharma
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Textiles
Shri C. P. Joshi
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Kumari Selja
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Minister of Culture
Shri Subodh Kant Sahay
Minister of Tourism
Shri G. K. Vasan
Minister of Shipping
Shri Pawan K. Bansal
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

4. Minister of Water Resources
Shri Mukul Wasnik
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri M. K. Alagiri
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri Praful Patel
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of Coal
Shri Salman Khursheed
Minister of Law and Justice
Minister of Minority Affairs
Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Shri Beni Prasad Verma
Minister of Steel
Shri Dinesh Trivedi
Minister of Railways
Shri Jairam Ramesh
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
MINISTER OF STATE (IND.CHARGE)
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Mines
Smt. Krishna Tirath
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Shri Ajay Maken
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Prof. K. V. Thomas
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Shri Srikant Jena
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and
Minister of State of the
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Smt. Jayanthi Natrajan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and

5. Minister of State of the
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
MINISTER OF STATE
Shri E. Ahamed
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Shri Mullappally Ramachandran
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri V. Narayanasamy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Smt. D. Purandeswari
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
Shri K.H. Muniappa
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
Shri Namo Narain Meena
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
Shri Saugata Ray
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development
Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Shri Jitin Prasada
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Smt. Preneet Kaur
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
Shri Harish Rawat
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Shri Bharatsinh Solanki
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Shri Mahadev S. Khandela
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shri Sisir Adhikari
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Shri Sultan Ahmed
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
Shri Mukul Roy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping
Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua

6. Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Shri D. Napoleon
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Shri S. Gandhiselvan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Shri Sachin Pilot
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology
Shri Prateek Prakashbapu Patil
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal
Shri R.P.N. Singh
Minister of State in the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of State in the Minister of Corporate Affairs
Shri Vincent Pala
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
Shri Pradeep Jain
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Ms. Agatha Sangma
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Shri Ashwani Kumar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences
Shri K. C. Venugopal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
Shri Sudip Bandopadhyay
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Shri Charan Das Mahant
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Shri Jitendra Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Milind Deora
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology
Shri Rajeev Shukla
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

7. Prime Ministers of India
Name Tenure Party
Dr. Manmohan Singh May 22, 2004 - till date INC
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004 Bharatiya Janata
Party
Shri Inder Kumar Gujral April 21, 1997 - March 19, 1998 Janata Dal
Shri H. D. Deve Gowda June 1, 1996 - April 21, 1997 Janata Dal
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee May 16, 1996 - June 1, 1996 Bharatiya Janata
Party
Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao June 21, 1991- May 16, 1996 Congress (I)
Shri Chandra Shekhar November 10, 1990 - June 21, Janata Dal (S)
1991
Shri Vishwanath Pratap December 2, 1989 - November Janata Dal
Singh 10, 1990
Shri Rajiv Gandhi October 31, 1984 - December 2, Congress (I)
1989
Mrs. Indira Gandhi January 14, 1980 - October 31, Congress (I)
1984
Shri Charan Singh July 28, 1979 - January 14, Janata Party
1980
Shri Morarji Desai March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 Janata Party
Mrs. Indira Gandhi January 24, 1966 - March 24, Congress
1977
Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda January 11, 1966 - January 24, Congress
1966
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri June 9, 1964 - January 11, Congress
1966

8. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 Congress
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 Congress