Cabinet Indira Gandhi I
The Indira Gandhi I cabinet was formed in India on January 24, 1966 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC). It replaced the Shastri cabinet and remained in office until March 18, 1971, after which it was replaced by the Indira Gandhi II cabinet .
The INC was confirmed in the February 1967 and March 1971 elections. In the 1967 elections, the INC received 283 of the 520 seats in the Lok Sabha and was able to expand this majority in the 1971 elections when it received 350 of the 520 seats in the Lok Sabha.
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime minister | Indira Gandhi | INC | January 24, 1966 | March 18, 1971 |
| Vice Prime Minister | Morarji Desai | INC | March 13, 1967 | July 16, 1969 |
| Interior minister |
Gulzari Lal Nanda Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan Indira Gandhi |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 November 13, 1966 June 26, 1970 |
November 8, 1966 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Foreign minister |
Sardar Swaran Singh Mahommedali Currim Chagla Indira Gandhi Dinesh Singh Sardar Swaran Singh |
INC INC INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 November 13, 1966 September 5, 1967 February 14, 1969 June 26, 1970 |
November 13, 1966 September 5, 1967 February 14, 1969 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Defense Minister | Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan Sardar Swaran Singh Jagjivan Ram |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 November 13, 1966 June 26, 1970 |
November 13, 1966 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Railway Minister |
SK Patil C. M. Poonacha Ram Subhag Singh Panampilly Govinda Menon (acting) Gulzari Lal Nanda |
INC INC INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 February 14, 1969 November 3, 1969 February 17, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 November 3, 1969 February 17, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture |
C. Subramaniam Jagjivan Ram Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 12, 1967 June 26, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs |
Satya Narayan Sinha Ram Subhag Singh Kotha Raghuramaiah |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 February 14, 1969 |
March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 March 18, 1971 |
| Communications minister | Satya Narayan Sinha Ram Subhag Singh Satya Narayan Sinha |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 February 14, 1969 |
March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 January 22, 1971 |
| Minister of Education | Mahommedali Currim Chagla Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Triguna Sen V. KRV Rao |
INC INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 November 13, 1966 March 13, 1967 February 14, 1969 |
November 13, 1966 March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 March 18, 1971 |
| Industry Minister | Damodaram Sanjivayya | INC | January 24, 1966 | March 12, 1967 |
| Minister for Transport, Shipping and Aviation |
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy V. KRV Rao Kotha Raghuramaiah |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 June 26, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 March 18, 1971 |
| Finance minister |
Sachindra Chaudhuri Morarji Desai Indira Gandhi Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan |
INC INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 July 16, 1969 June 26, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 July 16, 1969 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Labor, Employment and Rehabilitation |
Jagjivan Ram Jaisukh Lal Hathi Jagjivan Ram Damodaram Sanjivayya |
INC INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 November 15, 1969 February 17, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 November 13, 1969 February 17, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister of Planning |
Ashoka Mehta Indira Gandhi |
INC INC |
January 24, 1966 September 5, 1967 |
September 5, 1967 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister of Justice |
Gopal Swarup Pathak Panampilly Govinda Menon K. Hanumanthaiah |
INC INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 13, 1967 June 26, 1970 |
March 12, 1967 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Irrigation and Energy | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | INC | January 24, 1966 | November 13, 1966 |
| Minister of Commerce |
Manubhai Shah Dinesh Singh |
INC INC |
January 24, 1966 March 12, 1967 |
March 12, 1967 February 14, 1969 |
| Minister for Industrial Development | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Dinesh Singh |
INC | March 13, 1967 June 26, 1970 |
June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Health and Family Planning | Satya Narayan Sinha Kodardas Kalidas Shah |
INC INC |
5th September 1967 14th February 1969 |
February 14, 1969 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Petroleum and Chemicals | Ashoka Mehta | INC | March 13, 1967 | 23rd August 1968 |
| Minister for Petroleum, Chemicals, Mines and Metals | Triguna Sen | INC | February 14, 1969 | March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Foreign Trade and Supply |
Bali Ram Bhagat R.K. Khadilkar |
INC INC |
February 14, 1969 June 26, 1970 |
June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Steel, Mining and Metals | M. Chenna Reddy | INC | March 13, 1967 | April 27, 1968 |
| Minister for Steel and Heavy Industry | CM Poonacha Sardar Swaran Singh Bali Ram Bhagat |
INC INC INC |
February 14, 1969 November 15, 1969 June 26, 1970 |
November 15, 1969 June 26, 1970 March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Information and Broadcasting | Kodardas Kalidas Shah Satya Narayan Sinha |
INC INC |
March 13, 1967 February 14, 1969 |
February 14, 1969 February 22, 1971 |
| Minister for Public Works, Housing and Urban Development | Kodardas Kalidas Shah | INC | February 14, 1969 | March 18, 1971 |
| Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation | Karan Singh | INC | March 13, 1967 | March 18, 1971 |
| Minister with no portfolio | Satya Narayan Sinha | INC | March 13, 1967 | 5th September 1967 |
| Attorney General |
CK Daphtary Niren De |
INC INC |
January 24, 1966 November 1, 1968 |
October 30, 1968 March 18, 1971 |
Web links
- All Members of Lok Sabha (Since 1952): Members Biographical Sketches on the Lok Sabha homepage
- RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003 on the homepage of Rajya Sabha
- COUNCIL OF MINISTERS GANDHI January 24, 1966 - March 13, 1967
- COUNCIL OF MINISTERS GANDHI 2 3/13/1967 - 3/18/1971
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Minister for Transport and Shipping since March 13, 1967.
- ^ Minister for Labor and Rehabilitation since March 13, 1967.
- ^ Minister for Justice and Social Welfare since June 26, 1970.
- ↑ The Ministry of Industrial Development was renamed the Ministry of Industry and International Trade on February 14, 1969.
- ↑ Renaming of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Supply on June 26, 1970
Indian Union Governments
| Indian cabinets |
Nehru I • Nehru II • Nehru III • Nehru IV • Shastri • Indira Gandhi I • Indira Gandhi II • Desai • Charan Singh • Indira Gandhi III • Rajiv Gandhi • VP Singh • Chandra Shekhar • Rao • Vajpayee I • Gowda • Gujral • Vajpayee II • Vajpayee III • Manmohan Singh I • Manmohan Singh II • Modes I • Modes II |
 |