Editing Minister of Road Transport and Highways (section)

==Cabinet Ministers==
*'''Note:''' MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
!Period
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:John Mathai.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[John Mathai]]'''<br>{{small|(1886{{ndash}}1959)}}
|{{small|15 August}}<br>1947
|{{small|22 September}}<br>1948
!{{ayd|1947|8|15|1948|9|22}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Railways
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar]]'''<br>{{small|(1882{{ndash}}1953)<br>MP for [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] (Interim)}}
|{{small|22 September}}<br>1948
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1952
!{{ayd|1948|9|22|1952|5|13}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1952
|{{small|7 December}}<br>1956
!{{ayd|1952|5|13|1956|12|7}}
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency#1952-1957|Shahabad South]]}}
|{{small|7 December}}<br>1956
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
!{{ayd|1956|12|7|1957|4|17}}
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Communications
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
|{{small|28 March}}<br>1958
!{{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|3|28}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. K. Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai South]]}}
|{{small|29 March}}<br>1958
|{{small|24 August}}<br>1959
!{{ayd|1958|3|29|1959|8|24}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:P_Subbarayan_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. Subbarayan]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1962)<br>MP for [[Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchengode]]}}
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1959
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
!{{ayd|1959|9|2|1962|4|10}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1963
!{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|8|31}}
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br>''{{small|Minister of Shipping}}''
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
!{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|9|1}}
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br>''{{small|Minister of Shipping}}''
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1964
!{{ayd|1963|9|1|1964|4|10}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="4"| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1964
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
!rowspan="4"| {{ayd|1964|4|10|1966|1|24}}
|-
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
|-
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
!{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Shipping and Transport
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[V. K. R. V. Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Bellary Lok Sabha constituency|Bellary]]}}
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
!{{ayd|1967|3|13|1969|2|14}}
|rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1969|2|14|1973|2|5}}
|-
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|{{small|8 November}}<br>1973
!{{ayd|1973|2|5|1973|11|8}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Kamalapati Tripathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|8 November}}<br>1973
|{{small|10 February}}<br>1975
!{{ayd|1973|11|8|1975|2|10}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|10 February}}<br>1975
|{{small|1 December}}<br>1975
!{{ayd|1975|2|10|1975|12|1}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Tarn Taran Lok Sabha constituency|Tarn Taran]]}}
|{{small|1 December}}<br>1975
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1975|12|1|1977|3|24}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
|{{small|7 June}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1977|3|24|1977|6|7}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#1F75FE"| '''[[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
|{{small|7 June}}<br>1977
|{{small|17 June}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1977|6|7|1977|6|17}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|17 June}}<br>1977
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1977|6|17|1977|8|14}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
|'''[[Chand Ram (politician)|Chand Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
|{{small|28 July}}<br>1979
!{{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|
|'''[[Janeshwar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|30 July}}<br>1979
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
!{{ayd|1979|7|30|1980|1|14}}
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|bgcolor="#6495ED"| '''[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan Singh]]'''
|[[Charan Singh]] 
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
!{{ayd|1980|1|14|1980|10|19}}
|rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Veerendra Patil.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1982
!{{ayd|1980|10|19|1982|9|2}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[C. M. Stephen]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency|Gulbarga]]}}
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1982
|{{small|2 February}}<br>1983
!{{ayd|1982|9|2|1983|2|2}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]}}
|{{small|2 February}}<br>1983
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1983|2|2|1984|9|7}}
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Veerendra Patil.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1984|9|7|1984|10|31}}
|-
|{{small|4 November}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
!{{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Bansi Lal.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Bansi Lal]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Bhiwani Lok Sabha constituency|Bhiwani]]}}
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
|{{small|4 June}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|6|4}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Rajiv Gandhi, the 6th PM of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|4 June}}<br>1986
|{{small|24 June}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1986|6|4|1986|6|24}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Mohsina Kidwai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Meerut Lok Sabha constituency|Meerut]]}}
|{{small|24 June}}<br>1986
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1986|6|24|1986|10|22}}
|-
!colspan="9"| [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Minister of Surface Transport]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
|{{small|2 December}}<br>1989
!{{ayd|1986|10|22|1989|12|2}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|
|'''[[K. P. Unnikrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1936)<br>MP for [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Vatakara]]}}
|{{small|6 December}}<br>1989
|{{small|10 November}}<br>1990
!{{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}
|[[Janata Dal]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]'''
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|
|'''[[Manubhai Kotadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Amreli Lok Sabha constituency|Amreli]]}}
|{{small|21 November}}<br>1990
|{{small|26 April}}<br>1991
!{{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|4|26}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#74C365"| '''[[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|26 April}}<br>1991
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
!{{ayd|1991|4|26|1991|6|21}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
!{{ayd|1991|6|21|1995|9|15}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
|rowspan="2"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[M. Rajasekara Murthy]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Mysore Lok Sabha constituency|Mysore]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
|{{small|16 May}}<br>1996
!{{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|5|16}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|16 May}}<br>1996
|{{small|1 June}}<br>1996
!{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]'''
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|rowspan="2"| 
|rowspan="2"| '''[[G. Venkatraman|T. G. Venkatraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency|Tindivanam]]}}
|{{small|1 June}}<br>1996
|{{small|21 April}}<br>1997
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]'''
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|{{small|21 April}}<br>1997
|{{small|19 March}}<br>1998
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:Sedapatti Muthiah.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sedapatti Muthiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Periyakulam]]}}
|{{small|19 March}}<br>1998
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1998
!{{ayd|1998|3|19|1998|4|8}}
|rowspan="2"| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:M. Thambidurai with Mahesh Sharma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[M. Thambidurai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Karur Lok Sabha constituency|Karur]]}}
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1998
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1998|4|8|1999|4|8}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1999
|{{small|5 August}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1999|4|8|1999|8|5}}
|[[Samata Party]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Jaswant Singh in 2001.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jaswant Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|5 August}}<br>1999
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1999|8|5|1999|10|13}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
|{{small|22 November}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}
|[[Samata Party]]
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajnath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|22 November}}<br>1999
|{{small|25 October}}<br>2000
!{{ayd|1999|11|22|2000|10|25}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|25 October}}<br>2000
|{{small|7 November}}<br>2000
!{{ayd|2000|10|25|2000|11|7}}
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Road Transport and Highways
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg|70px]]
|[[B. C. Khanduri|{{small|Major General (Retd.)}}<br>'''B. C. Khanduri''']]<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|AVSM}}<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Garhwal]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C until 24 May 2003)
|{{small|7 November}}<br>2000
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2004
!{{ayd|2000|11|7|2004|5|22}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|{{small|23 May}}<br>2004
|{{small|2 October}}<br>2004
!{{ayd|2004|5|23|2004|10|2}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|{{small|2 October}}<br>2004
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2009
!{{ayd|2004|10|2|2009|5|22}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Road Transport and Highways
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Kamal Nath 2012.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kamal Nath]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]]}}
|{{small|29 May}}<br>2009<<ref name="Portfolios2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/may/28/portfolios-of-manmohan-singh-cabinet-announced-52972.html|title=Portfolios of Manmohan Singh Cabinet announced|date=28 May 2009|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
!{{ayd|2009|5|29|2011|1|19}}
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan II''']]
|rowspan="4"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[C. P. Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency|Bhilwara]]}}
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
|{{small|15 June}}<br>2013
!{{ayd|2011|1|19|2013|6|15}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Assam]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|15 June}}<br>2013
|{{small|17 June}}<br>2013
!{{ayd|2013|6|15|2013|6|17}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Oscar Fernandes]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Karnataka]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|17 June}}<br>2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/oscar-fernandes-appointed-new-morth-minister|title=Oscar Fernandes appointed new MoRTH Minister|date=18 June 2023|website=Construction Week}}</ref>
|{{small|26 May}}<br>2014
!{{ayd|2013|6|17|2014|5|26}}
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Nitin Gadkari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagpur]]}}
|{{small|27 May}}<br>2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105264|title=Shri Nitin Gadkari Has Taken Charge as the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping|date=29 May 2014|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|{{small|30 May}}<br>2019
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|2014|5|27}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|{{small|31 May}}<br>2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitin-gadkari-gets-road-transport-highways-ministry-in-pm-modi-s-cabinet/story-tUQErWiEOAG0yPIScva4iI.html|title=Nitin Gadkari gets Road Transport, Highways ministry in PM Modi’s Cabinet|date=31 May 2019|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
|Incumbent
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|-
|}