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Second Jawaharlal Nehru ministry
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2nd ministry of the Republic of India
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Date formed15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
Date dissolved4 April 1957 (1957-04-04)
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 partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
Election 1951
Outgoing election 1957
Legislature terms4 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.

Contents

Cabinet

Cabinet ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
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 1956Third Nehru Ministry  INC [1]
Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research15 April 1952 Third Nehru ministry   INC [2]
Minister of Finance First Nehru ministry24 July 1956  INC [3]
1 September 1956Third Nehru ministry  INC [4]
Minister of Home Affairs
(Minister of Heavy Industries - additional charge from September–November 1956)
First Nehru ministry1955  INC
10 January 1955Third Nehru ministry  INC [5] [4]
Minister of Food and AgricultureFirst Nehru Ministry1954  INC [2]
25 November 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [6]
Minister of Defence First Nehru Ministry1952  INC
13 May 19521952  INC [2]
10 January 195530 January 1957  INC [7] [8]
Minister of Law and Minority Affairs15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2]
Minister of Railways First Nehru Ministry13 May 1952  INC
13 May 19527 December 1956  INC
7 December 1956Third Nehru Ministry  INC
Minister of Communications15 April 19527 December 1956  INC [2]
Minister of Commerce and Industry (to September 1956)
Minister of Iron and Steel (from June 1955)
15 April 1952Third 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 1956Third Nehru ministry  INC [10] [11]
Minister of Labour15 April 1952September 1954  INC [2]
September 1954Third Nehru Ministry  INC [12]
Minister of Works, Housing and Supply
(Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Industries - additional charge September–November 1956)
15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2] [4]
Minister of Planning and River Valley Schemes15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2]
Minister of Health15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2]
Minister of Production15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2]

Ministers of State

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs First Nehru ministryThird Nehru ministry  INC [2]
Minister of Rehabilitation15 April 195224 November 1954  INC [2]
7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14]
Minister of State (External Affairs)7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14]
Minister of Agriculture17 April 1952Third Nehru ministry  INC
Minister of Legal Affairs
Minister of Civil Aviation (from 7 December 1956, additional charge)
7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14] [15]
Minister of Natural Resources7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14]
Minister of Revenue and Expenditure15 April 195216 March 1953  INC [2]
Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14]
Minister of Revenue and Defence Expenditure7 December 1954Third Nehru ministry  INC [14]
Minister of Defence Organisation16 March 1953Third Nehru ministry  INC [16]
Minister of Commerce
(Minister of Trade from June 1956)
6 August 1955Third Nehru ministry  INC [17] [18]
Minister of Industries
(Minister of Consumer Industries from June 1956)
6 August 1955Third Nehru ministry  INC [19] [20] [18]
Minister of Industrial Development
(Minister of Heavy Industry from June 1956)
May 1956Third Nehru ministry  INC [21] [18]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 15 April 1952Third Nehru Ministry  INC [2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)14 February 1956Third Nehru Ministry  INC [1]
Minister of Community DevelopmentSeptember 1956Third Nehru Ministry  INC [22]
Minister of Communications14 February 1956Third Nehru Ministry  INC [1]

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