2009 Cabinet Ministers of India
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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Cabinet Ministers
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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Cabinet Ministers
| Sl no. | List of Ministers | Responsible Ministries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Manmohan Singh | Prime Minister, Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of Planning, Head of the Department of Atomic Energy, Head of the Department of Space, Minister of Coal, |
| 2 | Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the current Finance Minister of India and leader of the current Lok Sabha.Mukherjee is a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Prices, Security, Unique Identification Authority of India,... |
Minister of Finance |
| 3 | P. Chidambaram P. Chidambaram P. Chidambaram or Chidambaram Palaniappan, sometimes written Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and present Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India. Previously he was the Finance Minister of India from May 2004 to November 2008... |
Minister of Home Affairs |
| 4 | A.K. Antony | Minister of Defence |
| 5 | Sharad Pawar Sharad Pawar Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar , popularly known as SAHEB , is the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress... |
Minister of Agriculture, Food & Consumer Affairs |
| 6 | S.M. Krishna | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 7 | Dinesh Trivedi Dinesh Trivedi Dinesh Trivedi is an Indian politician from All India Trinamool Congress is a Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Barrackpore , West Bengal. A graduate in commerce from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and an M.B.A. from the The University of Texas at Austin... |
Minister of Railways |
| 8 | Beni Prasasd Verma | Minister of Steel |
| 9 | Vilasrao Deshmukh Vilasrao Deshmukh Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh , popularly known as Vilasrao is the current Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.... |
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| 10 | Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress and the current Minister of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India.... |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
| 11 | Sushil Kumar Shinde | Minister of Power |
| 12 | M. Veerappa Moily | Minister of Corporate Affairs |
| 13 | Dr. Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah Farooq Abdullah , born 21 October 1937 in Soura, Jammu & Kashmir, India), is the son of Sheikh Abdullah, is a doctor of medicine and has served as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982. He is married to Molly, a nurse of British origin... |
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| 14 | S. Jaipal Reddy | Minister of Petrolium |
| 15 | Kamal Nath Kamal Nath Kamal Nath is an Indian politician and the current Union Cabinet Minister of Urban Development. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Chhindwara constituency of Madhya Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress .-Early life:Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He... |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
| 16 | Vayalar Ravi Vayalar Ravi Vayalar Ravi is a prominent Indian politician, currently the Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Civil Aviation. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha.-Political Life:... |
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs |
| 17 | Dayanidhi Maran Dayanidhi Maran Dayanidhi Maran is a member of parliament in India’s 15th Lok Sabha from Chennai Central constituency and Additional Deputy Leader of DMK. He was also the Minister for Textiles in the Union Cabinet, and has also served as the as the Minister for Communications and Information Technology before that... |
Minister of Textiles |
| 18 | Kapil Sibal Kapil Sibal Kapil Sibal is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is currently the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. He also held the two ministries Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet... |
Minister of Communications and Information Technology |
| 19 | S Jaipal Reddy | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 20 | Ambika Soni Ambika Soni Ambika Soni is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. She currently serves in the Union Cabinet as the minister in charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, after serving in Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture from 2006–2009.She is a member of the Indian... |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
| 21 | Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge Mallikarjun Kharge, is an Indian politician and currently the Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India... |
Minister of Labour and Employment |
| 22 | Kapil Sibal Kapil Sibal Kapil Sibal is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is currently the Minister of Communications and Information Technology. He also held the two ministries Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet... |
Minister of Human Resource Development |
| 23 | B.K. Handique | Minister of Mines and Development of North Eastern Region |
| 24 | Anand Sharma Anand Sharma Anand Sharma is the present Union Cabinet Minister for Commerce and Industry of the Government of India. He took charge after outgoing Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi fell into a critical condition due to a cardiac arrest. He was also given the portfolio for Ministry of Textiles on July 12 2011... |
Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| 25 | C. P. Joshi C. P. Joshi C. P. Joshi is an Indian Politician and Member of Parliament of India from Bhilwara in the 15th Lok Sabha. He was one of the first 19 members of India's new cabinet sworn in on May 22, 2009, despite being a first-time member of the Lok Sabha and he has taken the office of Minister of Rural... |
Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj |
| 26 | Kumari Selja | Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & Minister of Tourism |
| 27 | Subodh Kant Sahay Subodh Kant Sahay Subodh Kant Sahay is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Ranchi constituency of Jharkhand, and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party. He is the Cabinet Minister for Tourism. He was the Minister of State for Home in V P Singh government when Mufti Mohd... |
Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| 28 | Ajay Maken | Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| 29 | G.K. Vasan | Minister of Shipping |
| 30 | Pawan Kumar Bansal Pawan Kumar Bansal Pawan Kumar Bansal is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.He is currently the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. He was also Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Minister of state for Parliamentary Affairs in the First Manmohan Singh Cabinet... |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 31 | Mukul Wasnik Mukul Wasnik Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik is the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. He represents the Ramtek constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Indian National Congress political party... |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 32 | Kishore Chandra Dev | Minister of Tribal Affairs |
| 33 | M.K. Azhagiri | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 34 | Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh born April 9, 1954, is an Indian economist and an influential politician of the Congress Party in the United Progressive Alliance ruling coalition of center-left political parties heading the Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament representing Andhra Pradesh state in the... |
Minister of Rural Development. |
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
| Sl no. | List of Ministers | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praful Patel | Civil Aviation |
| 2 | Shri Prithviraj Chavan | Science & Technology Earth Sciences Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 3 | Sriprakash Jaiswal | Coal Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| 4 | Salman Khursheed | Corporate Affairs; and Minority Affairs |
| 5 | Dinsha J. Patel | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 6 | Krishna Tirath | Women and Child Development |
| 7 | Jairam Ramesh | Environment and Forests |
Ministers of State
| Sl no. | List of Ministers | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srikant Jena | Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 2 | E. Ahamed | Railways |
| 3 | Mullappally Ramachandran | Home Affairs |
| 4 | V. Narayansamy | Planning; and Parliamentary Affairs |
| 5 | Jyotiraditya Scindia | Commerce and Industry |
| 6 | D. Purandeswari | Human Resource Development |
| 7 | K.H. Muniyappa | Railways |
| 8 | Ajay Maken | Home Affairs |
| 9 | Panabaka Lakshmi | Textiles |
| 10 | Namo Narain Meena | Finance |
| 11 | M.M. Pallam Raju | Defence |
| 12 | Saugata Ray | Urban Development |
| 13 | S.S. Palanimanickam | Finance |
| 14 | Jitin Prasad | Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| 15 | A. Sai Prathap | Ministry of Steel |
| 16 | Preneet Kaur | External Affairs |
| 17 | Gurdas Kamat | Communications and Information Technology |
| 18 | Harish Rawat | Labour and Employment |
| 19 | Prof. K.V. Thomas | Agriculture Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution |
| 20 | Bharatsinh Solanki | Power |
| 21 | Mahadev S. Khandela | Road Transport and Highways |
| 22 | Dinesh Trivedi | Health and Family Welfare |
| 23 | Sisir Adhikari | Rural Development |
| 24 | Sultan Ahmed | Tourism |
| 25 | Mukul Roy | Shipping |
| 26 | Mohan Jatua | Information and Broadcasting |
| 27 | D. Napoleon | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 28 | Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan | Information and Broadcasting |
| 29 | S. Gandhiselvan | Health and Family Welfare |
| 30 | Tusharbhai Chaudhary | Tribal Affairs |
| 31 | Sachin Pilot | Communications and Information Technology |
| 32 | Arun Yadav | Youth Affairs and Sports |
| 33 | Pratik Prakashbapu Patil | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| 34 | R.P.N. Singh | Road Transport and Highways |
| 35 | Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala... |
External Affairs |
| 36 | Vincent Pala | Water Resources |
| 37 | Pradeep Jain | Rural Development |
| 38 | Agatha Sangma | Rural Development AREA |