Sunday, January 19, 2020

Prime Minister of India | List of Prime Ministers

Sunday, January 19, 2020 Posted By Nisha a HomeEducator

Prime Minister|President|Chief Minister of India

In this article we will learn about the list of Prime Ministers who served for the welfare of the Indian People. The Government of India is the governing authority of Republic of India.It is also called as the Union Government/Central Government. The Parliament has two 'Houses',the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

INDIAN PRIME MINISTERS

Prime Ministers of India

A Prime Minister is appointed by the President of India.The Prime Minister and his council of Ministers must be sworn within 6 months of their appointment.He is the head of the government and leads the executive branch of the Indian Government. He allocates portfolios and coordinates work among the various ministers and departments through the Cabinet Secretariat. 'Panchavati' is the official residence of PM. The Prime Minister plays a major role in directing India’s foreign policy.

List of the Prime Ministers of India is given below:

Serial No.	Prime Minister	Tenure	Remarks
1	Shri Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964)	15 August 1947-27 May 1964	First Prime Minister of India
2	Shri Gulzarilal Nanda(1898-1998)	27 May1964-9 June 1964	Following the demise of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru,he was sworn in as acting Prime Minister
3	Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904-1966)	9 June 1964-11 January 1966	Got the title 'Shastri' from Kashi Vidya Peetha institute
4	Shri Gulzarilal Nanda(1898-1998)	11 January 1966-24 January 1966	Following the demise of Lal Bahadur Shastri,he was sworn in as acting Prime Minister
5	Smt. Indira Gandhi(1917-1984)	24 January 1966-24 March 1977	First female Prime Minister of India
6	Shri Morarji Desai(1896-1995)	24 March 1977-28 July 1979	For him, truth was an article of faith and not an expediency
7	Shri Choudhary Charan Singh(1902-1987)	28 July 1979-14 January 1980	Chief architect of land reforms in U.P
8	Smt. Indira Gandhi(1917-1984)	14 January 1980-31 October 1984	First female to serve as Prime Minister for second term
9	Shri Rajiv Gandhi(1944-1991)	31 October 1984-2 December 1989	Youngest Prime Minister of India at the age of 40
10	Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh(1931-2008)	2 December 1989-10 November 1990	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh(9 June 1980-28 June 1982)
11	Shri Chandra Shekhar(1927-2007)	10 November 1990-21 June 1991	A well-known compilation of his writings is ‘Dynamics of Social Change’
12	Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao(1921-2004)	21 June 1991-16 May 1996	'Insider' novel was written by him. First South Indian to become PM
13	Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee(born 1924)	16 May 1996-1 June 1996	Prime Minister for a short period in 1996
14	Shri H.D. Deve Gowda(born 1933)	1 June 1996-21 April 1997	He resigned as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on May 30, 1996 to be sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of India
15	Shri Inder Kumar Gujral(1919-2012)	21 April 1997-18 March 1998	Writer and Commentator on National and International Affairs
16	Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee(born 1924)	19 March 1998-22 May 2004	He was named India’s ‘Best Parliamentarian’
17	Dr Manmohan Singh(born 1932)	22 May 2004-26 May 2014	His role in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is recognized worldwide
18	Shri Narendra Modi(born 1930)	26 May 2014 -Present	PM received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize for his contribution to peace and development in 2018

Final Note

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