Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 15 August 1947. After first Indian general election , Nehru became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the country and his second term started on 15 April 1952. In his ministry upon reelection, the ministers were as follows.
Cabinet
Cabinet ministers
Portfolio
Minister
Took office
Left office
Party
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Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Defence (1952-10 January 1955; from 30 January 1957)First Nehru Ministry Third Nehru ministry INC
Minister without Portfolio (External Affairs) 14 February 1956 Third Nehru Ministry INC [1]
Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research 15 April 1952 Third Nehru ministry INC [2]
Minister of Finance First Nehru ministry 24 July 1956 INC [3] 1 September 1956 Third Nehru ministry INC [4]
Minister of Home Affairs (Minister of Heavy Industries - additional charge from September–November 1956)First Nehru ministry 1955 INC 10 January 1955 Third Nehru ministry INC [5] [4]
Minister of Food and Agriculture First Nehru Ministry 1954 INC [2] 25 November 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [6]
Minister of Defence First Nehru Ministry 1952 INC 13 May 1952 1952 INC [2] 10 January 1955 30 January 1957 INC [7] [8]
Minister of Law and Minority Affairs 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2]
Minister of Railways First Nehru Ministry 13 May 1952 INC 13 May 1952 7 December 1956 INC 7 December 1956 Third Nehru Ministry INC
Minister of Communications 15 April 1952 7 December 1956 INC [2]
Minister of Commerce and Industry (to September 1956) Minister of Iron and Steel (from June 1955) 15 April 1952 Third Nehru ministry INC [2] [9]
Minister of Heavy Industry and Commerce and Consumer Industries (to January 1957) Minister of Commerce and Industries (from January 1957) 14 November 1956 Third Nehru ministry INC [10] [11]
Minister of Labour 15 April 1952 September 1954 INC [2] September 1954 Third Nehru Ministry INC [12]
Minister of Works, Housing and Supply (Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Industries - additional charge September–November 1956) 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2] [4]
Minister of Planning and River Valley Schemes 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2]
Minister of Health 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2]
Minister of Production 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2]
Ministers of State
Portfolio
Minister
Took office
Left office
Party
Ref
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs First Nehru ministry Third Nehru ministry INC [2]
Minister of Rehabilitation 15 April 1952 24 November 1954 INC [2] 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14]
Minister of State (External Affairs) 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14]
Minister of Agriculture 17 April 1952 Third Nehru ministry INC
Minister of Legal Affairs Minister of Civil Aviation (from 7 December 1956, additional charge) 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14] [15]
Minister of Natural Resources 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14]
Minister of Revenue and Expenditure 15 April 1952 16 March 1953 INC [2]
Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14]
Minister of Revenue and Defence Expenditure 7 December 1954 Third Nehru ministry INC [14]
Minister of Defence Organisation 16 March 1953 Third Nehru ministry INC [16]
Minister of Commerce (Minister of Trade from June 1956) 6 August 1955 Third Nehru ministry INC [17] [18]
Minister of Industries (Minister of Consumer Industries from June 1956) 6 August 1955 Third Nehru ministry INC [19] [20] [18]
Minister of Industrial Development (Minister of Heavy Industry from June 1956) May 1956 Third Nehru ministry INC [21] [18]
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 15 April 1952 Third Nehru Ministry INC [2]
Minister of State (Home Affairs) 14 February 1956 Third Nehru Ministry INC [1]
Minister of Community Development September 1956 Third Nehru Ministry INC [22]
Minister of Communications 14 February 1956 Third Nehru Ministry INC [1]
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