List of Finance Ministers of India

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The Minister of Finance of India is a member of the Cabinet of the Government of India and heads the Ministry of Finance . The minister drafts the state budget and is responsible for the Indian economy.

Finance minister Term of office education
Liaquat Ali Khan 1946–1947
(interim government) 		Aligarh Muslim University ; Exeter College , Oxford University
RK Shanmukham Chetty 1947-1949 University of Madras
John Matthai 1948-1950 Madras Christian College
Chintamanrao Deshmukh 1950-1956 Jesus College , Cambridge University
Jawaharlal Nehru July 1956 – August 1956 Trinity College , Cambridge University ; Middle Temple
TT Krishnamachari 1956-1958 University of Madras
Jawaharlal Nehru 1958-1959 Trinity College , Cambridge University ; Middle Temple
Morarji Desai 1959-1964 University of Bombay
TT Krishnamachari 1964-1965 University of Madras
Sachindra Chaudhuri 1965-1967 University of Calcutta
Morarji Desai 1967-1970 University of Bombay
Indira Gandhi 1970-1971 Visva-Bharati University ; University of Oxford
Yeshwantrao Balwantrao Chavan 1971-1975 University of Pune
C. Subramaniam 1975-1977 University of Madras
HM Patel 1977-1979 University of Bombay
Choudhary Charan Singh 1979-1980 Meerut University
Ramaswamy Venkataraman 1980-1982 University of Madras
Pranab Mukherjee 1982-1985 University of Calcutta
Vishwanath Pratap Singh 1985-1987 University of Allahabad ; University of Pune
Shankarrao Bhaorao Chavan 1987-1989 University of Madras ; Osmania University , Hyderabad
Madhu Dandavate 1989-1990 Institute of Science , University of Mumbai ; University of Bombay
Yashwant Sinha 1990-1991 Patna University
Manmohan Singh 1991-1996 Panjab University , Chandigarh ; St John's College , Cambridge University ; Nuffield College , Oxford University
P. Chidambaram 1996-1998 University of Madras ; Harvard Business School
Yashwant Sinha 1998-2002 Patna University
Jaswant Singh 2002-2004 National Defense Academy (India)
P. Chidambaram May 2004 - Nov 2008 University of Madras ; Harvard Business School
Manmohan Singh Dec 2008 - Jan 2009 Panjab University , Chandigarh ; St John's College , Cambridge University ; Nuffield College , Oxford University
Pranab Mukherjee Feb 2009 - Jun 2012 University of Calcutta
Manmohan Singh Jun 2012 - Jul 2012 Panjab University , Chandigarh ; St John's College , Cambridge University ; Nuffield College , Oxford University
P. Chidambaram Jul 2012 - May 2014 University of Madras ; Harvard Business School
Arun Jaitley May 2014 - University of Delhi

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