Fourth Rangaswamy ministry

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number = 19th
| jurisdiction = the [[Union Territory of Puducherry]]
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = N Rangaswamy.jpg|frameless|upright = 0.74
| image_size = 150px
| caption = [[N. Rangaswamy]]<br />[[Chief Minister of Puducherry|Hon'ble Chief Minister of Puducherry]]
| date_formed = May 7th, 2021
| date_dissolved =
| government_head = [[N. Rangaswamy]]
| government_head_history =
| state_head = Lt Governor [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| members_number = 6
| former_members_number = 0
| total_number = 6
| political_parties = *'''[[All India N.R. Congress]]'''
*'''[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'''
*'''Six [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]'''
| legislature_status = [[Majority government|Majority]] ([[Coalition government|Coalition]])
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| opposition_leader = R.Siva
| election = [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| last_election =
| legislature_term = {{age in years and days|2021|5|7}}
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = [[Narayanasamy ministry]]
| successor =
}}
After [[2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election]], [[N. Rangaswamy]] was sworn in as [[Chief Minister of Puducherry]] on May 7th, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-07|title=AINRC leader N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ainrc-leader-n-rangasamy-sworn-in-as-puducherry-chief-minister-7305737/access-date=2021-05-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-05|title=N Rangasamy sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/n-rangasamy-sworn-in-as-puducherry-chief-minister-703112|access-date=2021-05-05|website=India TV News|language=en-US}}</ref> According to a Puducherry Gazette notification dated 25th May 2021, "the President has been pleased to appoint" A Namassivayam, K Lakshminarayanan, C Djeacoumar, Chandira Priyanga and A K Sai J Saravana Kumar as Ministers in the cabinet.

Three ministers from AINRC are Lakshminarayanan, Djeacoumar and Priyanga, while the remaiing are from BJP. Incidentally, this is the first time the saffron party is part of a Ministry in the Union Territory. Another first would be the induction of a woman member in the cabinet after 41 years, with Priyanga being chosen as minister.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-25|title=Rangasamy-led Puducherry Govt to Get Its First Woman Minister in 40 Years, Cabinet Expansion on June 27|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/rangasamy-led-puducherry-govt-to-get-its-first-woman-minister-in-40-years-cabinet-expansion-on-june-27-3892739.html/access-date=2021-05-26|website=The Free Express Journal|language=en}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Late Congress leader Renuka Appadurai was first last woman minister from the UT during 1980-83 and handled the Education portfolio in the M D R Ramachandran (DMK)-led coalition ministry.}}

==Chief Minister & Cabinet Ministers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!S.No
!Name
!Constituency
!Department
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
|-
| 1.
| '''[[N. Rangaswamy]]'''<br />[[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister]]
|[[Thattanchavady (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Thattanchavady]]
|
*'''Any other Department not allotted to any other Minister'''.
| [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
|bgcolor=#FFC000|
|-
| style="text-align: center;" colspan=6|'''Cabinet Ministers'''
|-
| 2.
| '''[[A. Namassivayam]] (Deputy Chief Minister)'''<br />
|[[Mannadipet (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mannadipet]]
|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|-
| 3.
| '''[[K. Lakshminarayanan]]'''
|[[Raj Bhavan (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Raj Bhavan]]
|
*
| [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
|bgcolor=#FFC000|
|-
| 4.
| '''[[C. Djeacoumar]]'''
|[[Mangalam (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Mangalam]]
|
*
| [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
|bgcolor=#FFC000|
|-
| 5.
| '''[[Chandira Priyanga]]'''
|[[Nedungadu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)| Nedungadu]]
|
*
| [[All India N.R. Congress|AINRC]]
|bgcolor=#FFC000|
|-
| 6.
| '''[[A.K. Sai J Saravanan Kumar]]'''<br />
|[[Ossudu (Union Territory Assembly constituency)|Ossudu]]
|
*
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:All India N.R. Congress]]
[[Category:Puducherry ministries]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 2021]]
[[Category:Lists of current Indian state and territorial ministries]]
[[Category:Government of Puducherry]]

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