Cabinet Nehru III
The Nehru III cabinet was formed in India on April 18, 1957 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru . It replaced the Nehru II cabinet and remained in office until April 2, 1962, after which it was replaced by the Nehru IV cabinet .
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Jawaharlal Nehru | INC | April 18, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Relations with the Commonwealth of Nations |
Jawaharlal Nehru | INC | April 18, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Defense Minister | VK Krishna Menon | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Finance minister |
TT Krishnamachari Jawaharlal Nehru Morarji Desai |
INC INC INC |
April 17, 1957 February 13, 1958 March 13, 1958 |
February 13, 1958 March 13, 1958 April 2, 1962 |
| Interior minister |
Govind Ballabh Pant Lal Bahadur Shastri |
INC INC |
April 17, 1957 April 4, 1961 |
March 7, 1961 April 2, 1962 |
| Railway Minister | Jagjivan Ram | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of Education |
Abul Kalam Azad K.L. Shrimali |
INC INC |
April 17, 1957 March 1958 |
February 2, 1958 April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Morarji Desai Lal Bahadur Shastri K. Chengalaraya Reddy |
INC INC INC |
April 17, 1957 March 13, 1958 April 1961 |
March 13, 1958 April 1961 April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of Planning | Gulzarilal Nanda | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Labor and Employment | Gulzarilal Nanda | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Transport and Communication | Lal Bahadur Shastri | INC | April 17, 1957 | March 7, 1961 |
| Minister for Steel, Mines and Fuels | Sardar Swaran Singh | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Public Works, Housing and Utilities | K. Chengalaraya Reddy Bezawada Gopala Reddy |
INC INC |
April 17, 1957 April 1961 |
April 1961 April 2nd 1962 |
| Minister of Health | Dattatraya Parasuram Karmarkar | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Rehabilitation and Minorities | More Chand Khanna | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Punjabrao Deshmukh | INC | 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Cooperation Minister | Punjabrao Deshmukh SK Dey |
INC INC |
1957 1958 |
1958 April 2nd, 1962 |
| Minister for Community Development | SK Dey | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister for Irrigation and Energy | Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim | INC | 1958 | 1958 |
| Minister for Civil Aviation | Humayun Kabir | INC | April 17, 1957 | February 2, 1958 |
| Minister for Scientific Research and Culture | Humayun Kabir | INC | March 2, 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Economics Minister | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | INC | 1958 | 1961 |
| Minister with no portfolio | TT Krishnamachari | INC | February 13, 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Solicitor General | CK Daphtary | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
Minister of State, Vice-Minister and Parliamentary State Secretaries
The following ministers of state, deputy ministers and parliamentary state secretaries also belonged to the government:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting | BV Keskar | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | Satya Narayan Sinha | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of the Interior | Violet Alva | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice | Ashoke Kumar Sen. | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture | Ajit Prasad Jain | INC | April 17, 1957 | August 1959 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research | KL Shrimali | INC | April 17, 1957 | March 1958 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry | Nityanand Kanungo | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry | Manubhai Shah | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Communication | Raj Bahadur | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Foreign Minister | Lakshmi N. Menon | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Defense | Sardar Surjit Singh Majithia | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Defense | K. Raghuramaiah | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Economic Affairs | Tarakeshwari Prasad Sinha | INC | April 17, 1957 | 1958 |
| Vice Minister of Finance | Tarakeshwari Prasad Sinha | INC | 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Finance | Bali Ram Bhagat | INC | April 17, 1957 | 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Justice | RM Hajarnavis | INC | 5th January 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Trade and Industry | Satish Chandra | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Labor | Abid Ali Jaferbhai | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Planning, Labor and Employment | Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 1960 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Planning | Shyam Nandan Mishra | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Public Works, Housing and Utilities | Anil K. Chanda | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Education and Scientific Research | Mono Mohan Das | INC | April 17, 1957 | March 1958 |
| Vice Minister for Scientific Research and Culture | Mono Mohan Das | INC | April 17, 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Food and Agriculture | MV Krishnappa | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Food and Agriculture | AM Thomas | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Civil Aviation | Ahmed Mohiuddin | INC | 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Community Development and Cooperation | BS Murthy | INC | March 1959 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister for Rehabilitation | PS Naskar | INC | 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Vice Minister of Railways | SV Ramaswamy | INC | 1958 | April 2, 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance | Manorama Pandey | INC | 1961 | April 2, 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Planning, Labor and Employment |
Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | April 17, 1957 | 1960 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry for Community Development and Cooperation | BS Murthy Shyam Dhar Misra |
INC INC |
April 17, 1957 1959 |
March 1959 2nd April 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
G. Rajagopalan Anand Chandra Joshi |
INC INC |
April 17, 1957 1959 |
1960 April 2nd, 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Defense | Fatesinghrao Pratap-Singhrao Gaekwad | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Irrigation and Energy | Syed Ahmad Mehdi | INC | April 17, 1957 | April 2, 1962 |
| Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Rehabilitation and Minorities | PS Naskar | INC | April 17, 1957 | 1958 |
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 NEHRU 3 April 17, 1957 - April 10, 1962
- Gopa Sabharwal: India Since 1947: The Independent Years , Penguin UK, 2007, ISBN 9-35214-089-3
- India: Key Ministers (rulers.org)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dated April 18, 1957: The New Union Cabinet. The Hindu, April 18, 2007, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Manubhai Shah was Minister of State, among other things, responsible for industrial development and heavy industry.
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