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Lal Bahadur Shastri ministry
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5th ministry of the Republic of India
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Date formed9 June 1964 (1964-06-09)
Date dissolved11 January 1966 (1966-01-11)
People and organisations
Head of state Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Head of government Lal Bahadur Shastri
Member party Indian National Congress
Status in legislature Majority
361 / 494(73%)
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderNone
History
ElectionNone
Outgoing electionNone
Legislature terms1 year, 7 months and 2 days
Predecessor First Nanda ministry
Successor Second Nanda ministry

Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 9 June 1964. In his ministry, the ministers were as follows.

Contents

Cabinet

Cabinet Ministers

Key
PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Prime Minister 9 June 196411 January 1966 [†]   INC
Minister of External Affairs 9 June 196417 July 1964  INC
18 July 196411 January 1966  INC [1]
Minister of Finance 9 June 196431 December 1965  INC [2]
1 January 196611 January 1966  INC [3]
Minister of Home Affairs 9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Education9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Defence 9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Railways 9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [4] [2]
Minister of Law and Justice and Communications9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 2 July 196411 January 1966  INC [5] [6]
Minister of Industry 9 June 196413 June 1964  INC [2]
9 June 196418 July 1964  INC [1] [2]
19 July 196429 October 1964  INC [7]
Minister of Food and Agriculture 9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [8] [2]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Civil Aviation9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [9] [2]
Minister of Irrigation and Power9 June 196419 July 1964  INC [2] [7]
Minister of Labour and Employment9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Steel and Mines9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Rehabilitation9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Petroleum and Chemicals9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]

Ministers of State

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Minister of Works and Housing9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Commerce and Textiles and Jute9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Cultural Affairs9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Transport9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Community Development and Cooperation9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Health9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (External Affairs)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (Labour and Employment)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Social Security and Cottage Industries9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Supply9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State(Irrigation and Power)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of Planning9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (Food and Agriculture)9 June 196411 January 1966  INC [2]
Minister of State (Revenue and Expenditure)2 January 196611 January 1966  INC [10]

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