Past Prime Minister Of India
The Prime Minister of India, as addressed to in the Constitution of India, is the chief of government, chief advisor to the President of India, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The prime minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India.
The prime minister is the senior member of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation. The resignation or death of the prime minister dissolves the cabinet.
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1. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru |
August 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964 |
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2. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri |
June 9, 1964 to January 11, 1966 |
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3. Shrimati Indira Gandhi |
January 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 |
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4. Shri Morarji Desai |
March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 |
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5. Shri Charan Singh6. |
July 28, 1979 to January 14, 1980 |
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6. Shrimati Indira Gandhi |
January 14, 1980 to October 31, 1984 |
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7. Shri Rajiv Gandhi |
October 31, 1984 to December 1, 1989 |
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8. Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
December 2, 1989 to November 10, 1990 |
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9. Shri Chandra Shekhar |
November 10, 1990 to June 21, 1991 |
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10. Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao |
June 21, 1991 to May 16, 1996 |
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11. Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee |
May 16, 1996 to 1 June 1996 |
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12. Shri H. D. Deve Gowda |
1 June 1996 to 12 April 1997 |
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13. Shri Inder Kumar Gujral |
21 April 1997 to 19 Mar 1998 |
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14. Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee |
19 Mar 1998 to 22 May 2004 |
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15. Dr. Manmohan Singh |
22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 |
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16. Narendra Modi |
26 May 2014 to Continue |