NAME OF CABINET MINISTERS WHO HAVE HELD THE CHARGE OF THIS
DEPARTMENT/MINISTRY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1970
S. No
Name
From
To
Total Period
(In Months)
1.
Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister
01.08.1970
24.03.1977
80
2.
Ch. Charan Singh, Prime Minister
26.03.1977
30.06.1978
15
3.
Shri Morarji Desai, Prime Minister
01.07.1978
23.01.1979
07
4.
Shri H.M. Patel, Home Minister
24.01.1979
28.07.1979
06
5.
Shri Y.B. Chavan, Home Minister
28.07.1979
13.01.1980
05
6.
Giani Zail Singh, Home Minister
14.01.1980
22.06.1982
29
7.
Shri R. Venkataraman, Home Minister
22.06.1982
02.09.1982
02
8.
Shri P.C. Sethi, Home Minister
02.09.1982
19.07.1984
22
9.
Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, Home Minister
19.07.1984
31.12.1984
05
10.
Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister
31.12.1984
02.12.1989
59
11.
Shri V.P. Singh, Prime Minister
02.12.1989
10.11.1990
11
12.
Shri Chandrasekhar, Prime Minister
10.11.1990
21.06.1991
07
13.
Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister
21.06.1991
16.05.1996
59
14.
Shri A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister
16.05.1996
01.06.1996
17(Days)
15.
Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister
01.06.1996
21.04.1997
11
16.
Shri I.K. Gujral, Prime Minister
22.04.1997
18.03.1998
11
17.
Shri A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister
19.03.1998
30.01.2003
58
18.
Shri L.K. Advani, Dy. Prime Minister
30.01.2003
22.05.2004
16
19.
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister
23.05.2004
26.05.2014
120
20.
Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
27.05.2014
Till Date
