Cabinet of Indira Gandhi III
The Indira Gandhi III cabinet was formed in India on January 14, 1980 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC). It replaced the Charan Singh cabinet and remained in office until Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31, 1984, after which it was replaced by the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet formed by her son .
In the early parliamentary elections on January 3 and 6, 1980 , the Lok Dal of the previous Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh , but also the previously ruling Janata Party (JNP) suffered landslide losses and together only got 72 of the 525 seats in the Lok Sabha . The winner of the election was the Indian National Congress (INC) of the former long-time Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which received 351 seats and thus has a comfortable absolute majority. Indira Gandhi then became Prime Minister again.
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 14, 1980 | October 31, 1984 |
| Finance minister |
R. Venkataraman Pranab Mukherjee |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 January 15, 1982 |
January 15, 1982 October 31, 1984 |
| Industry Minister | R. Venkataraman Narayan Dutt Tiwari Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 August 8, 1981 September 7, 1984 |
August 8, 1981 August 2, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Defense Minister | Indira Gandhi R. Venkataraman Shankarrao Chavan |
INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 January 15, 1982 August 2, 1984 |
January 15, 1982 August 2, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Interior minister |
Giani Zail Singh R. Venkataraman Prakash Chandra Sethi P.V. Narasimha Rao |
INC INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 June 22, 1982 September 2, 1982 July 19, 1984 |
June 22, 1982 September 2, 1982 July 19, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Rao Birender Singh | INC | January 14, 1980 | October 31, 1984 |
| Minister of Education |
B. Shankaranand Shankarrao Chavan |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 October 19, 1980 |
October 19, 1980 August 8, 1981 |
| Minister for Health and Family Planning | B. Shankaranand | INC | January 16, 1980 | October 31, 1984 |
| Foreign minister | PV Narasimha Rao Indira Gandhi |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 July 19, 1984 |
July 19, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Irrigation |
ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury Kedar Pandey A. BA Ghani Khan Choudhury Kedar Pandey |
INC INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 June 8, 1980 November 12, 1980 January 15, 1982 |
June 8, 1980 November 12, 1980 January 15, 1982 January 29, 1983 |
| Railway Minister |
Kamalapati Tripathi Kedar Pandey Prakash Chandra Sethi A. BA Ghani Khan Choudhury |
INC INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 November 12, 1980 January 15, 1982 September 2, 1982 |
November 12, 1980 January 15, 1982 September 2, 1982 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Information and Broadcasting | Vasant Sathe | INC | January 14, 1980 | 2nd September 1982 |
| Minister of Law and Justice |
P. Shiv Shankar Jagannath Kaushal |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 January 15, 1982 |
January 15, 1982 October 31, 1984 |
| Energy minister | ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury | INC | January 14, 1980 | 2nd September 1982 |
| Minister for Petroleum and Chemicals | Prakash Chandra Sethi Veerendra Patil Prakash Chandra Sethi P. Shiv Shankar |
INC INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 March 7, 1980 October 19, 1980 January 15, 1982 |
March 7, 1980 October 19, 1980 January 15, 1982 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers | Vasant Sathe | INC | 2nd September 1982 | October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation |
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Anant Sharma |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 October 19, 1980 |
June 8, 1980 September 2, 1982 |
| Minister for Public Works and Housing | Prakash Chandra Sethi Bhishma Narain Singh Buta Singh |
INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 October 19, 1980 February 14, 1983 |
October 19, 1980 February 14, 1983 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | Bhishma Narain Singh Buta Singh |
INC INC |
January 14, 1980 February 14, 1983 |
January 29, 1983 October 31, 1984 |
| Communications minister | Bhishma Narain Singh C.M. Stephen Anant Sharma |
INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 March 3, 1980 September 2, 1982 |
March 3, 1980 September 2, 1982 February 14, 1983 |
| Minister of Commerce | Pranab Mukherjee Vishwanath Pratap Singh Pranab Mukherjee |
INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 January 29, 1983 September 7, 1984 |
January 15, 1982 August 2, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Steel and Mining | Pranab Mukherjee Narayan Dutt Tiwari Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy |
INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 January 15, 1982 September 7, 1984 |
January 15, 1982 August 2, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Transport and Shipping | Anant Sharma Veerendra Patil C. M. Stephen Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Veerendra Patil |
INC INC INC INC INC |
January 14, 1980 October 19, 1980 September 2, 1982 February 14, 1983 September 7, 1984 |
October 19, 1980 September 2, 1982 January 29, 1983 September 7, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister for Civil Supply | Pranab Mukherjee Vidya Charan Shukla Rao Birender Singh Bhishma Narain Singh |
INC INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 June 8, 1980 March 19, 1981 January 29, 1983 |
June 8, 1980 March 19, 1981 January 29, 1983 February 14, 1983 |
| Minister of Planning | Narayan Dutt Tiwari Shankarrao Chavan Prakash Chandra Sethi |
INC INC INC |
June 8, 1980 August 8, 1981 July 19, 1984 |
August 8, 1981 July 19, 1984 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister of Labor | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Narayan Dutt Tiwari Veerendra Patil |
INC INC INC |
January 16, 1980 October 19, 1980 September 2, 1982 |
June 8, 1980 January 15, 1982 October 31, 1984 |
| Minister with no portfolio | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Shankarrao Chavan |
INC INC |
January 29, 1983 July 19, 1984 |
February 14, 1983 August 2, 1984 |
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 MINISTER GANDHI January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ Since September 2, 1982 part of the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Coal.
- ^ Minister for Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers since October 19, 1980.
- ↑ Since September 2, 1982 Minister for Petroleum, Energy and Coal and creation of the independent Ministry for Chemicals and Fertilizers.
- ^ Minister for Sport, Public Works and Housing since February 14, 1982.
- ^ Since January 29, 1983 Minister for Civil Supply and Supply.
- ^ Minister for Labor and Rehabilitation since September 2, 1982.
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