First Rajiv Gandhi ministry

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First Rajiv Gandhi Ministry
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12th ministry of the Republic of India
RajivGandhi.jpg
Portrait of Rajiv Gandhi
Date formed31 October 1984 (1984-10-31)
Date dissolved31 December 1984 (1984-12-31)
People and organisations
Head of state Zail Singh
Head of government Rajiv Gandhi
Member party Indian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Status in legislature Majority
353 / 494(71%)
Opposition leaderVacant
History
Election 1980
Outgoing election 1984
Legislature term2 months
Predecessor Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry

The First Rajiv Gandhi ministry was the 10th union council of ministers of India which was formed on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi. The ministry was headed by Rajiv Gandhi and retained most ministers from the predecessor cabinet.

Contents

The ministry was dissolved on 31 December 1984 after the 1984 general election.

History

Rajiv Gandhi was appointed as the Prime Minister following the assassination of his mother and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984. He was sworn in as the Prime Minister by President Zail Singh the same day as the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

Composition

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi retained the senior ministers from the predecessor cabinet headed by Indira Gandhi. Those sworn in as minister along with him on 31 October 1984 included P. V. Narasimha Rao, Pranab Mukherjee, Shankarrao Chavan, P. Shiv Shankar and Buta Singh as cabinet-rank ministers.

A cabinet expansion took place on 4 November 1984 when several other cabinet ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers were sworn in into office.

Cabinet Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister
Minister of External Affairs
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of Science and Technology
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Electronics
Department of Ocean Development
Department of Space
And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and
policy issuesnot allocated to any Minister.
31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Defence 31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Home Affairs 31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Planning 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Finance
Minister of Commerce and Supply
31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Energy 31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Works and Housing
Minister of Sports
31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
Minister of Shipping and Transport
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Industry and Company Affairs 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Law and Justice 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Agriculture 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Railways 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Rural Development 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Health and Family Welfare 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Irrigation 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Education, Culture and Social Welfare 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Steel and Mines 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation and Tourism 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Information and Broadcasting 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Food and Civil Supplies 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC

Ministers of State

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
12 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping and Transport 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning
Harinath Misra
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Energy 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
12 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Department of Science and Technology
Minister of State in the Department of Space
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State in the Department of Electronics
Minister of State in the Department of Ocean Development
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation
Dharam Vir
4 November 198422 December 1984  INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance 12 November 198431 December 1984  INC

Deputy Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance
Janardhana Poojary
(Banking and Insurance)
31 October 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Commerce 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Department of Environment 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministries of Education, Culture and Social Welfare 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Works and Housing 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Sports 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
12 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Communications 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC
Deputy Minister in the Department of Electronics 4 November 198431 December 1984  INC

References

  1. "Full List of Ministers of the Union Council of Ministers of India (1947–2015)" (PDF).
  2. Cabinet Secretariat (13 November 1984). "Full list of members of the union council of ministers on 13 November 1984" (PDF). Retrieved 16 August 2023.