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The Governor of Assam, Shri J.B. Patnaik administering the oath as Chief Minister to Shri Tarun Gogoi, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, in Guwahati on May 18, 2011.jpg
Tarun Gogoi, being administered the oath of office as Chief Minister of Assam by Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in Guwahati on 18 May 2011
Date formed30 May 2011
Date dissolved24 May 2016
People and organisations
Head of state Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (until 10 Dec. 2014)
Padmanabha Acharya (from 10 Dec. 2014)
Head of government Tarun Gogoi
Member parties  United Progressive Alliance
Opposition party Asom Gana Parishad
Opposition leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
History
Election 2011
Outgoing election 2016
Legislature term5 years
Predecessor Second Tarun Gogoi Ministry
Successor Sonowal ministry
Gogoi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 16 December 2015 The Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Tarun Gogoi calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on December 16, 2015.jpg
Gogoi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 16 December 2015

The Third Tarun Gogoi ministry is the third consecutive council of ministers of the Government of Assam headed by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi between 2011 and 2016. The ministry was constituted on 30 May 2011 after Tarun Gogoi was sworn-in as the chief minister of the state for the third consecutive term after leading the Indian National Congress into victory in the assembly election. The ministry remained into force until 24 May 2016.

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Background

The 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election which took place in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 resulted in the ruling Indian National Congress under the leadership of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi winning the majority of seats by increasing its seat tally from 53 (in the outgoing assembly) to 78, while its coalition partner, the Bodoland People's Front won 12 seats. The All India United Democratic Front emerged as the single largest party after the Congress winning 18 seats in the assembly. The principal opposition party, the Asom Gana Parishad won only 10 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party won 5 seats. One seat was won by the All India Trinamool Congress while two independent candidates were also victorious.

After leading his party to an overwhelming victory, Gogoi was elected as the chief minister of the state for the third term by the Congress leadership and was sworn-in into office on 18 May 2021 by Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik. The cabinet was expanded on 30 May 2021 when 18 ministers were inducted. [1]

Swearing-in ceremony

Tarun Gogoi was sworn-in as the chief minister of the state on 18 May 2011 by Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at the Raj Bhavan complex. The ceremony was attended by a host of dignitaries including Union DoNER and Mines Minister Bijoy Krishna Handique, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court Madan Bhimarao Lokur, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, Assam Pradesh Congress President Bhubaneswar Kalita, Bodoland People's Front President and BTC Chief Executive Member Hagrama Mohilary, the newly-elected members of the legislative assembly, among prominent. [2]

Composition

Gogoi dropped 8 ministers from his previous ministry including former chief minister Bhumidhar Barman. [1] Gogoi retained Prithibi Majhi, Gautam Roy, Ajanta Neog, Akon Bora, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Khorsing Engti, Nazrul Islam, Pradyut Bordoloi and Rakibul Hussain along with BPF representative Chandan Brahma. [1] On 27 May 2011, the ministers of the council of ministers were inducted in a solemn ceremony. [3] [4] 18 ministers were appointed among whom 13 were of cabinet rank, namely Prithibi Majhi and Tanka Bahadur Rai (former Speakers), Nazrul Islam, Gautam Roy, Ajanta Neog, Ardhendu Kumar Dey, Akon Bora, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Khorsing Engti, Rakibul Hussain, Nilamani Sen Deka, Pradyut Bordoloi, Pranati Phukan and Chandan Brahma, while four appointees were ministers of state with independent charge which included Ajit Singh, Basanta Das, Rajib Lochan Pegu and Siddique Ahmed. All the ministers except for Chandan Brahma were Congress legislators while Brahma belong to the Bodoland People's Front. The portfolios were assigned among the ministers on 30 May 2011 [4] He allocated the portfolios to his ministers on 30 May 2011. [5]

Transport minister Chandan Brahma resigned from the cabinet after the Bodoland People's Front withdrew from the Congress alliance on 27 June 2014. This was followed by resignation of disgruntled Congress minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in July 2014 who later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and became chief minister in 2021. Senior cabinet minister Ardhendu Kumar Dey and minister of state Siddique Ahmed were dropped from the cabinet on 23 July 2014 for accompanying Sarma to submit this resignation to the cabinet.

On 22 January 2015, all the ministers of the government submitted their resignation to the chief minister to pave way for a reshuffle which took place on 26 January 2015. Among those ministers who were re-appointed were Ajanta Neog, Nazrul Islam, Khorsing Engti and Rakibul Islam, while the newly appointed ministers included former caretaker chief minister Bhumidhar Barman, Sarat Barkotoky, Sukur Ali Ahmed, Chandan Kumar Sarkar and Atuwa Munda. Ajit Singh and Basanta Das were promoted to cabinet rank while Sumitra Patir, Girindra Mallik and Bismita Gogoi were inducted as ministers of state with independent charge. [6]

On 22 September 2015, former ministers Gautam Roy and Siddique Ahmed were appointed as cabinet ministers in the government. [7]

Council of Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister and also in-charge of:
Department of Home
Department of Political
Department of Personnel
Department of Finance
General Administration Department
Secretariat Administration Department
Department of Election
Department of Passport
Department of Information Technology
Department of Science and Technology, and
All other departments not allocated to any other Minister.		18 May 201124 May 2016  INC
Minister of Administrative Reforms and Training30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Guwahati Development Department30 May 201120 June 2012  INC
20 June 201224 May 2016  INC
Minister of Revenue and Disaster Management30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
Minister of Labour and Employment		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Tea Tribes Welfare30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Planning and Development
Minister of Judicial, Legislative and Law		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Pension and Public Grievance30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Food
Minister of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs		30 May 201124 May 2016  INC
Minister of Welfare of Minorities
Minister of Haj		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Public Health Engineering30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Public Works (Roads and Buildings, National Highways)30 May 201124 May 2016  INC
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Housing		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Sumitra Patir, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Soil Conservation		30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
23 July 201426 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Social Welfare30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201522 September 2015  INC
22 September 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Jails30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Girindra Mallik, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Transport30 May 201127 June 2014  BPF
27 June 201426 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Tourism30 May 201127 June 2014  BPF
27 June 201426 January 2015  INC
Sumitra Patir, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Health and Family Welfare30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
23 July 201424 May 2016  INC
Minister of Education30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
23 July 201426 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Implementation of Assam Accord30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
23 July 201426 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
Minister of Hill Areas Development		30 May 201124 May 2016  INC
Minister of Mines and Minerals30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Girindra Mallik, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Panchayat and Rural Development30 May 201124 May 2016  INC
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Horticulture and Food Processing
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Industries and Commerce
Minister of Power
Minister of Public Enterprises		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201522 September 2015  INC
22 September 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture
Minister of Cultural Affairs		30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Bismita Gogoi, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Environment and Forest30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Co-operation
Siddique Ahmed, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
Ajit Singh, MoS (I/C)
23 July 201426 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Excise
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare
Ajit Singh, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Fisheries
Basanta Das, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Water Resources
Rajib Lochan Pegu, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Information and Public Relations
Minister of Printing and Stationery
Rajib Lochan Pegu, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes
Chandan Brahma (only BTAD areas)
30 May 201127 June 2014  BPF
Rajib Lochan Pegu, MoS (I/C)
(non-BTAD areas)
30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare30 May 201126 January 2015  INC
Minister of Tribal Welfare
Sumitra Patir, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Backward Castes Welfare
Bismita Gogoi, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC
Minister of Border Areas Development
Siddique Ahmed, MoS (I/C)
30 May 201123 July 2014  INC
23 July 201426 January 2015  INC
Girindra Mallik, MoS (I/C)
26 January 201524 May 2016  INC

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