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Rajiv Gandhi Ministry
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10th ministry of the Republic of India
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Rajiv Gandhi
Date formed31 October 1984 (1984-10-31)
Date dissolved2 December 1989 (1989-12-02)
People and organisations
Head of state Zail Singh (until 25 July 1987)
R. Venkataraman (from 25 July 1987)
Head of government Rajiv Gandhi
Member party Indian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Status in legislature Majority
414 / 541(77%)
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election(s) 1984
Outgoing election 1989
Legislature term(s)5 years, 1 month and 2 days
Predecessor Third Indira Gandhi ministry
Successor V. P. Singh ministry

Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 31 October 1984. [1]

Contents

Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet included 7 Agriculturists, 15 Lawyers, 4 Journalists and 3 former Princely state rulers. [2]

The ministry also included 2 ministers from Far Eastern India(North East India).

Cabinet

Key
PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Prime Minister 31 October 19842 December 1989  INC [3]
Minister of Law and Justice 31 December 198424 January1987  INC [4]
24 January 198714 February 1988  INC [4]
14 February 198826 June 1988  INC [4]
26 June 19882 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Home Affairs 31 December 198412 March 1986  INC [5]
September 1985October 1986  INC [6]
12 March 198612 May 1986  INC
12 May 19862 December 1989  INC [7]
Minister of External Affairs 31 October 198425 September 1985  INC
25 September 198512 May 1986  INC
12 May 198622 October 1986  INC [8]
22 October 198625 July 1987  INC [9]
Rajiv Gandhi
25 July 198725 June 1988  INC
25 June 19882 December 1989  INC
Minister of Railways 31 December 19844 June 1986  INC [10]
24 June 198621 October 1986  INC [10]
22 October 19861 December 1989  INC [10]
Minister of Defence 19841985  INC
19851987  INC
19871987  INC
19871989  INC
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Third Indira Gandhi ministryDecember 1984  INC
January 1985October 1986  INC
19861988  INC
February 19882 December 1989  INC
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 198412 May 1986  INC
12 May 1986 [8] 14 February 1988  INC [11]
14 February 19882 Dec 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Tourism
Rajiv Gandhi
31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 198512 May 1986  INC [4]
12 May 198614 July 1987  INC [4]
14 February 198825 June 1988  INC [4]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 31 October 198431 December 1984  INC [12]
31 December 19841989  INC [13]
Minister of Health and Family Welfare 31 December 198424 June 1986  INC [14]
24 June 198614 February 1988  INC [4]
14 February 198825 January 1989  INC [4]
25 January 19891 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Finance 31 December 198424 January 1987  INC [15]
Rajiv Gandhi
24 January 198725 July 1987  INC
25 July 198725 June 1988  INC [9]
25 June 19882 December 1989  INC [5]
Minister of Labour and Employment 26 June 19882 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Works and housing 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
Minister of Irrigation 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
Minister of Power 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 19851 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Environment and Forest
Rajiv Gandhi
31 December 198422 October 1986  INC [4]
22 October 198614 February 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Water Resources 25 September 198521 August 1987  INC [4]
Rajiv Gandhi
21 August 198714 February 1988  INC [4]
14 February 198825 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19882 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Human Resource Development 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 198525 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Planning31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
Rajiv Gandhi
25 September 198514 February 1988  INC [4]
14 February 198825 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Food and Civil Supplies 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
12 May 198614 February 1988  INC [4]
Minister of Steel & Mines 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 198512 April 1987  INC [4]
12 April 198725 July 1987  INC [4]
25 July 19871 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Coal 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
Minister of Industry 31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 198522 October 1986  INC [4]
22 October 19862 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Commerce
Rajiv Gandhi
31 December 198414 January 1985  INC [4]
14 January 198525 September 1985  INC [4]
15 November 198519 January 1986  INC [4]
20 January 198625 July 1987  INC [4]
25 July 198725 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Urban Development 25 September 198522 October 1986  INC [4]
22 October 19861 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Civil Aviation
Rajiv Gandhi
31 December 198425 September 1985  INC [4]
25 September 198524 June 1986  INC [4]
14 February 198825 June 1988  INC [4]
Minister of Transport 25 September 198524 June 1986  INC [4]
24 June 198622 October 1986  INC [4]
Minister of Programme Implementation 25 September 19854 May 1987  INC [4]
25 July 198725 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Communications 22 October 198614 February 1988  INC [4]
14 February 198825 June 1988  INC [4]
25 June 198830 May 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 14 February 19881 December 1989  INC [4]
Minister of Textiles 14 February 19881 December 1989  INC [4]

Ministers of State

SI No.NameDepartmentParty
1. Shivraj Patil Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Electronics, Ministry of Space and Ocean Development. [16] INC
2. Biren Sing Engti Ministry of Personnel and Training,Ministry of Public Grievances and Pensions,Ministry of Planning and Implementation.INC
3. K. Natwar Singh Ministry of External Affairs (from 1985) INC
4. Margaret Alva Ministry of Parliamentary affairs (from 1985) INC
5. Sitaram Kesri (from 1985 to 1986) INC
6. Laliteshwar Prasad Shahi Ministry of Education and Culture. [17] INC
7. Chandrashekhar Singh Ministry of Petroleum (from 1985 to 9 July 1986) INC
8. V.N. Gadgil Ministry of Information and broadcasting (from 1984 to November 1986) INC
9. Khurshid Alam Khan Ministry of Tourism, Civil aviation and Commerce (from 1984 to November 1986) INC
10. Ajit Kumar Panja Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (independent charge) (from November 1986) INC
11. P. Chidambaram Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (from 1984) INC
12. Madhavrao Scindia Railways, under Transport Minister (from 1984 to November 1986); (from 1986 he got independent charge) INC
13. Rajesh Pilot Ministry of Surface Transport, under Transport Minister (from 1984 to November 1986); (from 1986 he got independent charge) INC
14. Jagdish Tytler Ministry of Civil Aviation, under Transport Minister (from 1984 to November 1986); (from 1986 he got independent charge); later got labour under Cabinet Minister INC
15. P.A. Sangma Ministry of Labour. INC
16. Yogendra Makwana Ministry of Steel. INC
17. H.R. Bhardwaj Ministry of Law & Justice. INC
18. Ram Dulari Sinha Ministry of Home Affairs. [18] INC
19. Shyamlal Yadav Ministry of Agriculture. INC

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