List of Prime Ministers of India | Names and Details of All Prime Ministers |
List of Prime Ministers of India | Names and Details of All Prime Ministers
The Prime Minister is the leader of the Council of Ministers and he/she makes sure that important decisions are communicated to the President. The Prime Minister also provides information about how well things are going in the Union.
The current Prime Minister of India is Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi. He hails from Gujarat and holds a special place in the heart of the people not only in India but abroad also. He is the 14th Prime Minister of India. He is one of four Prime Ministers of India to serve for two consecutive terms. No other person from another party has served two consecutive terms as Prime Minister of India. He is also the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister to do so. Here, we will list all the other previous Prime Ministers of India so far.
Prime Ministers of India from 1947-2021
| Sr. No. | Name of PM | Life Span | Tenure | Remark |
| 1. | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889–1964) | 15.8.1947 to 27.5.1964
16 years, 286 days |
The first and the longest-serving PM of India. |
| 2. | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 27.5.1964 to 9.6.1964
13 days |
First acting PM of India |
| 3. | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904–1966) | 9.6.1964 to
11.1.1966 1 year, 216 days |
He quoted ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 |
| 4. | Gulzari Lal Nanda (Acting) | (1898-1998) | 11.1.1966 to 24.1.1966
13 days |
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| 5. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 24.1.1966 to 24.3.1977
11 years, 59 days |
She became the first female Prime Minister of India |
| 6. | Morarji Desai | (1896–1995) | 24.3.1977 to 28.7.1979
2 year, 126 days |
He became the oldest to become PM (At the age of 81 years) |
| 7. | Charan Singh | (1902–1987) | 28.7.1979 to
14.1.1980 170 days |
He became the only PM who did not get to face the Parliament |
| 8. | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 14.1.1980 to 31.10.1984
4 years, 291 days |
The first and the only lady who served in the capacity of PM for the second consecutive term in India |
| 9. | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944–1991) | 31.10.1984 to 2.12.1989
5 years, 32 days |
He was the youngest to become PM in India (At the age of 40 years ) |
| 10. | V. P. Singh | (1931–2008) | 2.12.1989 to 10.11.1990
343 days |
He became the first PM to step down after a vote of no confidence |
| 11. | Chandra Shekhar | (1927–2007) | 10.11.1990 to 21.12.1991
223 days |
He hailed from to Samajwadi Janata Party |
| 12. | P. V. Narasimha Rao | (1921–2004) | 21.12.1991 to 16.5.1996
4 years, 330 days |
He became the First PM who hailed from south India |
| 13. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924- 2018) | 16.5.1996 to
1.6.1996 16 days |
He became the the PM for a short tenure in the history of India. |
| 14. | H. D. Deve Gowda | (born 1933) | 1.6.1996 to
21.4.1997 324 days |
He hailed from Janata Dal |
| 15. | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919–2012) | 21.4.1997 to 19.3.1998
332 days |
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| 16. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924-2018) | 19.3.1998 to 22.5.2004
6 years, 64 days |
He became the first non-congress PM who completed full term as PM |
| 17. | Manmohan Singh | (1932 – …….) | 22.5.2004 to 26.5.2014
10 years, 4 days |
He became the First Sikh PM of India |
| 18. | Narendra Modi | (1950 – …….) | 26.5.2014 – Present | He became 4th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures |
The prime minister of India sets the dates for meetings and programs in Parliament. He also can decide when to close down Parliament or when to dissolve it. When he makes announcements about government policies.
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