Narendra Modi is the current and 14th Prime Minister (in person) of India. He is the 4th Prime Minister of India who would serve two consecutive terms as Prime Minister of India and would be the first Non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India who would complete two consecutive terms. In this article, we have mentioned the list of all the Prime Ministers of India to date.
List of all the Prime Ministers of India from 1947-2021 below:
S.N.
Name
Born-Dead
Term of office
Remark
1.
(1889–1964)
15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964
16 years, 286 days
The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India, the first to die in office.
2.
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
(1898-1998)
27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964,
13 days
First acting PM of India
3.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966)
9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966
1 year, 216 days
He has given the slogan of '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
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5.
(1917–1984)
24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977
11 years, 59 days
First female Prime Minister of India
6.
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
24 March 1977 to 28 July 1979
2 year, 126 days
Oldest to become PM (81 years old) and first to resign from office
7.
Charan Singh
(1902–1987)
28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980
170 days
Only PM who did not face the Parliament
8.
(1917–1984)
14 January 1980 to 31 October 1984
4 years, 291 days
The first lady who served as PM for the second term
9.
(1944–1991)
31 October 1984 to 2 December 1989
5 years, 32 days
Youngest to become PM (40 years old)
10.
V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990
343 days
First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence
11.
Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991
223 days
He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party
12.
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996
4 years, 330 days
First PM from south India
13.
(1924- 2018)
16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996
16 days
PM for shortest tenure
14.
H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997
324 days
He belongs to Janata Dal
15.
Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919–2012)
21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998
332 days
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16.
(1924-2018)
19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004
6 years, 64 days
The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM
17.
(born 1932)
22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014
10 years, 4 days
First Sikh PM
18.
(born 1950)
26 May 2014 - Present
4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures
Article 75 of the Indian Constitution envisages that there will be a Prime Minister who shall be appointed by the President of India. Prime Minister is the leader of the Cabinet Ministers. The main executive powers of the government are vested in the Prime Minister while the President is the nominal head of the State. Article 78 of the Indian Constitution specifies the duties of the Prime Minister of India. He acts as a link between the President and Cabinet while discharging his duties.
Prime Minister of India determines the dates of its meetings and programmes for the Parliament session. He also decides when the House has to be prorogued or dissolved. As a chief spokesman, he makes the announcement of principal government policies and answers questions.
Prime Minister (PM) recommends President regarding the appointment of many officers, he allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among Ministers, he presides over the meeting of the Council of Ministers and influences their decisions. The Prime Minister can ask any member to resign or recommend the President to remove any Minister.
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