Second Nehru ministry | |
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1st ministry of the Republic of India | |
Date formed | 15 April 1952 |
Date dissolved | 4 April 1957 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Rajendra Prasad |
Head of government | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Member party | Indian National Congress |
Status in legislature | Majority 364 / 489 (74%) |
Opposition party | None |
Opposition leader | None |
History | |
Election(s) | 1951 |
Outgoing election | 1957 |
Legislature term(s) | 4 years, 11 months and 20 days |
Predecessor | First Nehru ministry |
Successor | Third Nehru ministry |
Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. After first Indian general election, Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country and his second term started on 15 April 1952. In his ministry upon reelection, the ministers were as follows.
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Defence (1952-10 January 1955; from 30 January 1957) | First Nehru Ministry | Third Nehru ministry | INC | |||
Minister without Portfolio (External Affairs) | 14 February 1956 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [1] | ||
Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Finance | First Nehru ministry | 24 July 1956 | INC | [3] | ||
1 September 1956 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [4] | |||
Minister of Home Affairs (Minister of Heavy Industries - additional charge from September–November 1956) | First Nehru ministry | 1955 | INC | |||
10 January 1955 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [5] [4] | |||
Minister of Food and Agriculture | First Nehru Ministry | 1954 | INC | [2] | ||
25 November 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [6] | |||
Minister of Defence | First Nehru Ministry | 1952 | INC | |||
13 May 1952 | 1952 | INC | [2] | |||
10 January 1955 | 30 January 1957 | INC | [7] [8] | |||
Minister of Law and Minority Affairs | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Railways | First Nehru Ministry | 13 May 1952 | INC | |||
13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 | INC | ||||
7 December 1956 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | ||||
Minister of Communications | 15 April 1952 | 7 December 1956 | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Commerce and Industry (to September 1956) Minister of Iron and Steel (from June 1955) | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [2] [9] | ||
Minister of Heavy Industry and Commerce and Consumer Industries (to January 1957) Minister of Commerce and Industries (from January 1957) | 14 November 1956 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [10] [11] | ||
Minister of Labour | 15 April 1952 | September 1954 | INC | [2] | ||
September 1954 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [12] | |||
Minister of Works, Housing and Supply (Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Industries - additional charge September–November 1956) | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] [4] | ||
Minister of Planning and River Valley Schemes | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Health | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Production | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] |
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
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Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | First Nehru ministry | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Rehabilitation | 15 April 1952 | 24 November 1954 | INC | [2] | ||
7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] | |||
Minister of State (External Affairs) | 7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of Agriculture | 17 April 1952 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | |||
Minister of Legal Affairs Minister of Civil Aviation (from 7 December 1956, additional charge) | 7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] [15] | ||
Minister of Natural Resources | 7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of Revenue and Expenditure | 15 April 1952 | 16 March 1953 | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure | 7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of Revenue and Defence Expenditure | 7 December 1954 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [14] | ||
Minister of Defence Organisation | 16 March 1953 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [16] | ||
Minister of Commerce (Minister of Trade from June 1956) | 6 August 1955 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [17] [18] | ||
Minister of Industries (Minister of Consumer Industries from June 1956) | 6 August 1955 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [19] [20] [18] | ||
Minister of Industrial Development (Minister of Heavy Industry from June 1956) | May 1956 | Third Nehru ministry | INC | [21] [18] | ||
Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 15 April 1952 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [2] | ||
Minister of State (Home Affairs) | 14 February 1956 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [1] | ||
Minister of Community Development | September 1956 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [22] | ||
Minister of Communications | 14 February 1956 | Third Nehru Ministry | INC | [1] |
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