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{{short description|Head of the Ministry of External Affairs}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox political post
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insigniasize = 70px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of India]]
| flagsize = 110px
| flagborder = yes
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| department = [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]]
| post = {{big|Minister of External Affairs}} ''Videsh Mantrī''
| image = Deputy Secretary Blinken Meets With Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar in New Delhi (22965989943) (3) (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = [[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]]
| incumbentsince = 30 May 2019
| appointer = [[President of India|President]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| inaugural = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| formation = 2 September 1946
}}
The '''Minister of External Affairs''' (or simply, the '''Foreign Minister''', in Hindi '''''Videsh Mantri''''') is the head of the [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|Ministry of External Affairs]] of the [[Government of India]]. One of the senior-most offices in the [[Cabinet of India|Union Cabinet]], the chief responsibility of the Foreign Minister is to represent India and its government in the international community. The Foreign Minister also plays an important role in determining [[Indian foreign policy]]. Occasionally, the Foreign Minister is assisted by a Minister of State for External Affairs or the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of External Affairs.

India's first Prime Minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], also held the Foreign Minister post throughout his 17-year premiership of the country; he remains the country's longest-serving Foreign Minister. Several other Prime Ministers have since held the additional charge of foreign minister, but never has any other cabinet minister held additional charge of the office. There have been a number of Foreign Ministers who went on to become the Prime Minister like [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] and [[I. K. Gujral]].

The current Minister of External Affairs is [[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]], succeeding [[Sushma Swaraj]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 30 May 2019.

==List of Foreign Ministers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:70%;"
|-
!№
! Name
! width=75|Portrait
! colspan="2"|Term of office
!Length
! colspan="2"|Political party (Alliance)
! Prime Minister
|- style="text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|1
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
| 15 August 1947
| 27 May 1964
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|27 may 1964}}
| rowspan="9"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=9|
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- align=center
|2
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 27 May 1964
| 9 June 1964
|{{Ayd|27 may 1964|9 june 1964}}
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]] (acting)
|- align=center
|3
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| [[File:Lal_Bahadur_Shastri_(from_stamp).jpg|75px]]
| 9 June 1964
| 17 July 1964
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|17 july 1964}}
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|- align=center
|4
| [[Swaran Singh]]
|
| 18 July 1964
| 14 November 1966
|{{Ayd|18 july 1964|14 november 1966}}
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|5
| [[M. C. Chagla]]
| [[File:Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg |75px]]
| 14 November 1966
| 5 September 1967
|{{Ayd|14 november 1966|5 september 1967}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|6
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
| 6 September 1967
| 13 February 1969
|{{Ayd|6 september 1967|13 february 1969}}
|- align=center
|7
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
|
| 14 February 1969
| 27 June 1970
|{{Ayd|14 february 1969|27 june 1970}}
|- align=center
|(4)
| [[Sardar Swaran Singh|Swaran Singh]]
|
| 27 June 1970
| 10 October 1974
|{{Ayd|27 june 1970|10 october 1974}}
|- align=center
|8
| [[Yashwantrao Chavan]]
| [[File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg|75px]]
| 10 October 1974
| 24 March 1977
|{{Ayd|10 october 1974|24 march 1977}}
|- align=center
|9
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivering his speech at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on January 4, 2004 (1) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- align=center
|10
| [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]]
|
| 28 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|28 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color}}" |
| [[Charan Singh]]
|- align=center
|11
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| 14 January 1980
| 19 July 1984
|{{Ayd|14 january 1980|19 july 1984}}
|rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=8|
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|(6)
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
| 19 July 1984
| 31 October 1984
|{{Ayd|19 july 1984|31 october 1984}}
|- align=center
|12
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg|75px]]
| 31 October 1984
| 24 September 1985
|{{Ayd|31 october 1984|24 september 1985}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|13
| [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]
| [[File:B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png|75px]]
| 25 September 1985
| 12 May 1986
|{{Ayd|24 september 1985|12 may 1986}}
|- align=center
|14
| [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
|
| 12 May 1986
| 22 October 1986
|{{Ayd|12 may 1986|22 october 1986}}
|- align=center
|15
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|75px]]
| 22 October 1986
| 25 July 1987
|{{Ayd|22 october 1986|25 july 1987}}
|- align=center
|(12)
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg|75px]]
| 25 July 1987
| 25 June 1988
|{{Ayd|25 july 1987|25 june 1988}}
|- align=center
|(11)
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| 25 June 1988
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|2 december 1989}}
|- align=center
|16
| [[V. P. Singh]]
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 2 December 1989
| 5 December 1989
|{{Ayd|2 december 1989|5 december 1989}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]] ([[National Front (India)|National Front]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh]]
|- align=center
|17
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg|75px]]
| 5 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|5 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
|- align=center
|18
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf|title=Council of Ministers}}</ref>
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|75px]]
| 10 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
|{{Ayd|10 november 1990|21 november 1990}}
|rowspan=3| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]] 
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=3 |
| rowspan=3|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|- align=center
|19
| [[Vidya Charan Shukla]]
|
| 21 November 1990
| 20 February 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|20 february 1991}}
|- align=center
|(18)
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf|title=Council of Ministers}}</ref>
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|75px]]
| 20 February 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|20 february 1991|21 june 1991}}
|- align=center
|20
| [[Madhavsinh Solanki]]
|
| 21 June 1991
| 31 March 1992
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|31 march 1992}}
| rowspan="4"|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan="4"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|- align=center
|(11)
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| 31 March 1992
| 18 January 1993
|{{Ayd|31 march 1992|18 january 1993}}
|- align=center
|(7)
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]
|
| 18 January 1993
| 10 February 1995
|{{Ayd|18 january 1993|10 february 1995}}
|- align=center
|21
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee-World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 crop(2).jpg|75px]]
| 10 February 1995
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|10 february 1995|16 may 1996}}
|- align=center
|22
| [[Sikander Bakht]]
|
| 21 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|21 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center
|(17)
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg|75px]]
| 1 June 1996
| 18 March 1998
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
| [[Janata Dal]] ([[United Front (India)|United Front]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] [[I. K. Gujral]]
|- align=center
|(9)
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivering his speech at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on January 4, 2004 (1) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 19 March 1998
| 5 December 1998
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|5 december 1998}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
|rowspan="3"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center
|23
| [[Jaswant Singh]]
| [[File:Jaswant Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 5 December 1998
| 1 July 2002
|{{Ayd|5 december 1998|1 july 2002}}
|- align=center
|24
| [[Yashwant Sinha]]
| [[File:Yashwant Sinha IMF.jpg|75px]]
| 1 July 2002
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|1 july 2002|22 may 2004}}
|- align=center
|25
| [[Natwar Singh]]
| [[File:K Natwar Singh.jpg|75px]]
| 22 May 2004<ref>[http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/may/22man.htm Rediff.com] ''dated'' 22 May 2004, ''accessed'' 25 October 200 </ref>
| 6 November 2005<ref name="BBC News">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/441450stm BBC News] ''dated'' 7 November 2005, ''accessed'' 25 October 200 </ref>
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|6 november 2005}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]] ([[United Progressive Alliance]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=5|
| rowspan="5"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|- align=center
|26
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[File:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in WEF ,2009 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 6 November 2005
| 24 October 2006
|{{Ayd|6 november 2005|24 october 2006}}
|- align=center
|(21)
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee-World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 crop(2).jpg|75px]]
| 24 October 2006<ref name="The Hindu">[https://web.archive.org/web/20061109013446/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102507670100.htm The Hindu] ''dated'' 25 October 2006, ''accessed'' 25 October 2006. </ref>
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|24 october 2006|22 may 2009}}
|- align=center
|27
| [[S. M. Krishna]]
| [[File:India-eam-krishna (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 22 May 2009
| 26 October 2012
|{{Ayd|22 may 2009|26 october 2012}}
|- align=center
|28
| [[Salman Khurshid]]
| [[File:Salman-kurshid.jpg|75px]]
| 28 October 2012
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|28 october 2012|26 may 2014}}
|- align=center
|29
| [[Sushma Swaraj]]
| [[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg|75px]]
| 26 May 2014
| 30 May 2019
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|30 may 2019}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|- align=center
|30
|[[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]]
|[[File:Minister Jaishankar (48823162971) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Ayd|30 may 2019}}
|}

== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State of External Affairs
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[V. K. Singh]]
|[[File:General Vijay Kumar Singh.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=5|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Rowspan=5 bgcolor=FF9933|
|26 May 2014
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2014|05|26|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[M. J. Akbar]]
|[[File:M. J. Akbar cropped.JPG|100px]]
|5 July 2016
|17 October 2018
|{{Age in days|2016|07|5|2018|10|17}} days
|-align=center
|[[V. Muraleedharan]]
|[[File:Vellamvelly Muraleedharan and Gustavo Zlauvinen 02 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Meenakshi Lekhi]]
| [[File:Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi in July 2021.jpg|100px]]
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|- align=center
|[[Rajkumar Ranjan Singh]]
|
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|}

==See also==
* [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Indian Foreign Secretary]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://meaindia.nic.in/ Official Website of Ministry of External Affairs]
* [https://mealib.nic.in/ MEA Library]

{{External Affairs Ministers of India}}
{{Heads of the Ministries of the Government of India}}
{{Foreign relations of India}}

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