List of All Prime Ministers of India: Narendra Modi is the current and 14th Prime Minister of India. He will become the fourth Indian Prime Minister to hold the post for two consecutive terms and will be the first non-Congressional Prime Minister of India to complete two consecutive terms. The Prime Minister of India is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive power is vested in the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers chosen by him, although the President of India is constitutional, nominal and ceremonial head of state.
In this article, we have covered the list of all Indian Prime Ministers along with their tenure from 1947 to 2023.
List of all Prime Ministers of India from 1947-2023
India has a parliamentary government, with the prime minister serving as both the head of the executive branch and the president. The Lok Sabha, the main legislative body of the Republic of India, is the lower house of the Indian Parliament, and the Prime Minister is usually the head of the party or coalition that holds the majority there. The Lok Sabha is the permanent body responsible for the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister of India is elected by the President; however, to remain in office, the prime minister must have the support of a majority of the members of the Lok Sabha, who are directly elected every five years. The Senate, Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha, can have a Prime Minister. The appointment and dismissal of members of the Community Council of Ministers as well as the assignment of positions in the Government are entirely under the competence of the Prime Minister.
SN | Name | Birth-Death | Enforce | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
first. | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889 – 1964) | August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964 16 years 286 days | The first Prime Minister of India and longest serving Prime Minister of India, the first to die in office. |
2. | Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) | (1898-1998) | May 27, 1964 to June 9, 1964, 13 days | India’s First Acting Prime Minister |
3. | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904 – 1966) | June 9, 1964 to January 11, 1966 1 year 216 days | He came up with the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak War of 1965. |
4. | Gulzari Lal Nanda (acting) | (1898-1998) | 11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966 13 days | – |
5. | Indira Gandhi | (1917 – 1984) | January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 11 years 59 days | India’s first female prime minister |
6. | Moraji Desai | (1896 – 1995) | March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 2 years 126 days | The oldest person to become prime minister (81 years old) and the first to resign |
7. | Charan Singh | (1902 – 1987) | July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980 170 days | The only Prime Minister who did not face Parliament |
8. | Indira Gandhi | (1917 – 1984) | January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984 4 years 291 days | First Lady as Prime Minister for 2nd term |
9. | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944 – 1991) | October 31, 1984 to December 2, 1989 5 years 32 days | Youngest Prime Minister (40 years old) |
ten. | VP Singh | (1931 – 2008) | December 2, 1989 to November 10, 1990 343 days | First Prime Minister to resign after a vote of no confidence |
11. | Chandra Shekhari | (1927 – 2007) | November 10, 1990 to June 21, 1991 223 days | He belongs to the Samajwadi Janata Party |
twelfth. | Reporter Narasimha Rao | (1921 – 2004) | June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996 4 years 330 days | First Prime Minister from South India |
13. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924 – 2018) | May 16, 1996 to June 1, 1996 16 days | Prime Minister in the shortest time |
14. | HD Deve Gowda | (born in 1933) | June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997 324 days | He belongs to Janata Dal |
15. | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919 – 2012) | April 21, 1997 to March 19, 1998 332 days | —— |
16. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924-2018) | March 19, 1998 to May 22, 2004 6 years and 64 days | First non-parliamentary prime minister to complete his term as prime minister |
17. | Manmohan singh | (born in 1932) | May 22, 2004 to May 26, 2014 10 years and 4 days | First Sikh Prime Minister |
18. | Narendra Modi | (born in 1950) | May 26, 2014 – 2019 | 4th Prime Minister of India to serve two consecutive terms |
19. | Narendra Modi | (born in 1950) | May 30, 2019 – incumbent | First Prime Minister outside the National Assembly for two consecutive terms |
Article 75 of the Indian Constitution provides that there will be a Prime Minister appointed by the President of India. The Prime Minister is the head of the cabinet of ministers. The main executive powers of the government are vested in the prime minister, while the president is the nominal head of state. Article 78 of the Indian Constitution lists the duties of the Prime Minister of India. He acts as a liaison between the President and the Cabinet in the course of his duties.
The Prime Minister of India sets the date of the meetings and the agenda for the session of Parliament. He also decides when the House of Commons should be suspended or dissolved. As the main spokesman, he announced major government policies and answered questions.
The Prime Minister (PM) recommends the President on the appointment of multiple officials, he appoints and rearranges the various portfolios among the ministers, preside over meetings of the Council of Ministers and influence their decisions. The Prime Minister can ask any member to resign or recommend the President to dismiss any minister.
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