List of Railway Ministers of India
The Minister of Railways of India is a member of the Cabinet of the Government of India and heads the Ministry of Railways. The railroad secretary is usually a member of the cabinet and responsible for the state-owned railway company Indian Railways , one of the world's largest employers with 1.3 million employees.
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| Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Matthai | INC | August 15, 1947 | September 15, 1948 |
| N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar | INC | September 22, 1948 | April 15, 1952 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | INC | May 13, 1952 | 7th December 1956 |
| Jagjivan Ram | INC | 7th December 1956 | April 2, 1962 |
| Sardar Swaran Singh | INC | April 2, 1962 | September 21, 1963 |
| HC Dasappa | INC | September 21, 1963 | June 8, 1964 |
| SK Patil | INC | June 9, 1964 | March 12, 1967 |
| CMPoonacha | INC | March 13, 1967 | February 14, 1969 |
| Ram Subhag Singh | INC | March 13, 1967 | 3rd November 1969 |
| Panampilly Govinda Menon (acting) | INC | 3rd November 1969 | 17th February 1970 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda | INC | 17th February 1970 | March 18, 1971 |
| K. Hanumanthaiah | INC | March 18, 1971 | July 22, 1972 |
| TA Pai | INC | July 23, 1972 | 5th February 1973 |
| Lalit Narayan Mishra | INC | 5th February 1973 | 3rd January 1975 |
| Kamalapati Tripathi | INC | February 10, 1975 | March 24, 1977 |
| Madhu Dandavate | JNP | March 26, 1977 | July 28, 1979 |
| TA Pai | INC (S) | July 30, 1979 | November 27, 1979 |
| Kamalapati Tripathi | INC | January 14, 1980 | November 12, 1980 |
| Kedar Pandey | INC | November 12, 1980 | January 15, 1982 |
| Prakash Chandra Sethi | INC | January 15, 1982 | 2nd September 1982 |
| ABA Ghani Khan Choudhury | INC | 2nd September 1982 | December 31, 1984 |
| Bansi Lal | INC | December 31, 1984 | 4th June 1986 |
|
Mohsina Kidwai (Minister of State) |
INC | 4th June 1986 | October 22, 1986 |
|
Madhavrao Scindia (Minister of State) |
INC | October 22, 1986 | December 1, 1989 |
| George Fernandes | JD | December 13, 1989 | November 7, 1990 |
| Janeshwar Mishra | SJD | November 21, 1990 | June 21, 1991 |
| CK Jaffer Sharief | INC | June 21, 1991 | October 13, 1995 |
| PV Narasimha Rao | INC | October 13, 1995 | May 15, 1996 |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | JD | June 2, 1996 | March 19, 1998 |
| Nitish Kumar | SAP | March 19, 1998 | August 3, 1999 |
| Mamata Banerjee | AITC | August 3, 1999 | March 15, 2001 |
| Nitish Kumar | SAP | March 16, 2001 | May 22, 2004 |
| Lalu Prasad Yadav | RJD | May 23, 2004 | May 25, 2009 |
| Mamata Banerjee | AITC | May 26, 2009 | May 19, 2011 |
| Dinesh Trivedi | AITC | July 12, 2011 | March 14, 2012 |
| Mukul Roy | AITC | March 20, 2012 | September 21, 2012 |
| CP Joshi | INC | 22nd September 2012 | October 28, 2012 |
| Pawan Kumar Bansal | INC | October 28, 2012 | May 10, 2013 |
| CP Joshi | INC | May 11th, 2013 | June 16, 2013 |
| Mallikarjun Kharge | INC | June. 17.2013 | May 25, 2014 |
| DV Sadananda Gowda | BJP | May 26, 2014 | November 9, 2014 |
| Suresh Prabhu | BJP | November 10, 2014 | officiating |