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| deputy = [[Ajay Bhatt(Politician)| Ajay Bhatt]] <br /> {{small|[[Minister of State]]}}
| deputy = [[Ajay Bhatt (politician)| Ajay Bhatt]] <br /> {{small|[[Minister of State]]}}
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They are often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.  
They are often assisted by a '''Minister of State for Defence''' and less-commonly, the lower-ranked '''Deputy Minister of Defence'''.  


The first defence minister of independent India was Baldev Singh Chokkar, who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. Rajnath Singh is the current defence minister of India.
The first defence minister of independent India was [[Baldev Singh|Baldev Singh Chokkar]], who served in Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s cabinet during 1947–52. [[Rajnath Singh]] is the current defence minister of India.


==List of Defence Ministers==
== List of Defence Ministers<ref name="elections-in">{{cite web|title=Ministry of Defence, List of Defence Ministers of India|url=https://elections.in/government/ministry-of-defence.html|access-date=13 February 2019|agency=Elections.in}}</ref> ==
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! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party<br />{{small|(Alliance)}}
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party<br />{{small|(Alliance)}}
! rowspan=2| Ministry
! rowspan=2| Ministry
! class="unsortable" rowspan=2| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
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! Took office
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| 1
| 1
| [[File:Sardar Baldev Singh on the Greeneries of Indian Parliament (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Sardar Baldev Singh on the Greeneries of Indian Parliament (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Singh, Baldev|2=[[Baldev Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1902–1961)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Baldev|2=[[Baldev Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1902–1961)}}
| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 13 May 1952
| 13 May 1952
| {{ayd|15 August 1947|13 May 1952}}
| {{ayd|15 August 1947|13 May 1952}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=13|
| rowspan="13"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="13"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=13|
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]–[[Second Nehru ministry|II]]
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]–[[Second Nehru ministry|II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Ayyangar, N.|2=[[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]}}<br />{{small|(1882–1953)}}
| {{sort|1=Ayyangar, N.|2=[[N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar]]}}<br />{{small|(1882–1953)}}
| 13 May 1952
| 13 May 1952
| 10 February 1953
| 10 February 1953
| {{ayd|13 May 1952|10 February 1953}}
| {{ayd|13 May 1952|10 February 1953}}
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| <ref name=elections-in>{{cite web|url=https://elections.in/government/ministry-of-defence.html|title=Ministry of Defence, List of Defence Ministers of India|access-date=13 February 2019|agency=Elections.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| 10 February 1953
| 10 February 1953
| 10 January 1955
| 10 January 1955
| {{ayd|10 February 1953|10 January 1955}}
| {{ayd|10 February 1953|10 January 1955}}
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| [[File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Kailash Nath Katju.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Katju, Kailash|2=[[Kailash Nath Katju]]}}<br />{{small|(1887–1968)}}
| {{sort|1=Katju, Kailash|2=[[Kailash Nath Katju]]}}<br />{{small|(1887–1968)}}
| 10 January 1955
| 10 January 1955
| 30 January 1957
| 30 January 1957
| {{ayd|10 January 1955|30 January 1957}}
| {{ayd|10 January 1955|30 January 1957}}
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (3)
| (3)
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| 30 January 1957
| 30 January 1957
| 17 April 1957
| 17 April 1957
| {{ayd|10 January 1955|17 April 1957}}
| {{ayd|10 January 1955|17 April 1957}}
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]–[[Third Nehru ministry|III]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]–[[Third Nehru ministry|III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| [[File:Krishna Menon.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Krishna Menon.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Menon, V.|2=[[V. K. Krishna Menon]]}}<br />{{small|(1896–1974)}}
| {{sort|1=Menon, V.|2=[[V. K. Krishna Menon]]}}<br />{{small|(1896–1974)}}
| 17 April 1957
| 17 April 1957
| 31 October 1962
| 31 October 1962
| {{ayd|17 April 1957|31 October 1962}}
| {{ayd|17 April 1957|31 October 1962}}
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]–[[Fourth Nehru ministry|IV]]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]–[[Fourth Nehru ministry|IV]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (3)
| (3)
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| {{sort|1=Nehru, Jawaharlal|2=[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]}}<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
| 31 October 1962
| 31 October 1962
| 14 November 1962
| 14 November 1962
| {{ayd|31 October 1962|14 November 1962}}
| {{ayd|31 October 1962|14 November 1962}}
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| [[File:Y B Chavan (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Y B Chavan (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Chavan, Yashwantrao|2=[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]}}<br />{{small|(1913–1984)}}
| {{sort|1=Chavan, Yashwantrao|2=[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]}}<br />{{small|(1913–1984)}}
| 14 November 1962
| 14 November 1962
| 13 November 1966
| 13 November 1966
| {{ayd|14 November 1962|13 November 1966}}
| {{ayd|14 November 1962|13 November 1966}}
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]<br />[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]<br />[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]<br />[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]<br />[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Gandhi I]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]<br />[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]<br />[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]<br />[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]<br />[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Gandhi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
|  
|  
! {{sort|1=Singh, Swaran|2=[[Swaran Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1907–1994)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Swaran|2=[[Swaran Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1907–1994)}}
| 13 November 1966
| 13 November 1966
| 27 June 1970
| 27 June 1970
| {{ayd|13 November 1966|27 June 1970}}
| {{ayd|13 November 1966|27 June 1970}}
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi I]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Ram, Jagjivan|2=[[Jagjivan Ram]]}}<br />{{small|(1908–1986)}}
| {{sort|1=Ram, Jagjivan|2=[[Jagjivan Ram]]}}<br />{{small|(1908–1986)}}
| 27 June 1970
| 27 June 1970
| 10 October 1974
| 10 October 1974
| {{ayd|27 June 1970|10 October 1974}}
| {{ayd|27 June 1970|10 October 1974}}
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi I]]–[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|II]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi I]]–[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (7)
| (7)
|  
|  
! {{sort|1=Singh, Swaran|2=[[Swaran Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1907–1994)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Swaran|2=[[Swaran Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1907–1994)}}
| 10 October 1974
| 10 October 1974
| 1 December 1975
| 1 December 1975
| {{ayd|10 October 1974|1 December 1975}}
| {{ayd|10 October 1974|1 December 1975}}
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Gandhi, Indira|2=[[Indira Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1917–1984)}}
| {{sort|1=Gandhi, Indira|2=[[Indira Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1917–1984)}}
| 1 December 1975
| 1 December 1975
| 20 December 1975
| 20 December 1975
| {{ayd|1 December 1975|20 December 1975}}
| {{ayd|1 December 1975|20 December 1975}}
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
|  
|  
! {{sort|1=Lal, Bansi|2=[[Bansi Lal]]}}<br />{{small|(1927–2006)}}
| {{sort|1=Lal, Bansi|2=[[Bansi Lal]]}}<br />{{small|(1927–2006)}}
| 21 December 1975
| 21 December 1975
| 24 March 1977
| 24 March 1977
| {{ayd|20 December 1975|24 March 1977}}
| {{ayd|20 December 1975|24 March 1977}}
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (8)
| (8)
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Ram, Jagjivan|2=[[Jagjivan Ram]]}}<br />{{small|(1908–1986)}}
| {{sort|1=Ram, Jagjivan|2=[[Jagjivan Ram]]}}<br />{{small|(1908–1986)}}
| 24 March 1977
| 24 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
| {{ayd|24 March 1977|28 July 1979}}
| {{ayd|24 March 1977|28 July 1979}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Janata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]]
| [[Premiership of Morarji Desai|Desai]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Subramaniam, Chidambaram|2=[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]}}<br />{{small|(1910–2000)}}
| {{sort|1=Subramaniam, Chidambaram|2=[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]}}<br />{{small|(1910–2000)}}
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| {{ayd|28 July 1979|14 January 1980}}
| {{ayd|28 July 1979|14 January 1980}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|C. Singh]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|C. Singh]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (9)
| (9)
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Gandhi, Indira|2=[[Indira Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1917–1984)}}
| {{sort|1=Gandhi, Indira|2=[[Indira Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1917–1984)}}
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| 15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
| {{ayd|14 January 1980|15 January 1982}}
| {{ayd|14 January 1980|15 January 1982}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| [[File:R Venkataraman.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:R Venkataraman.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Venkataraman, Ramaswamy|2=[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]}}<br />{{small|(1910–2009)}}
| {{sort|1=Venkataraman, Ramaswamy|2=[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]}}<br />{{small|(1910–2009)}}
| 15 January 1982  
| 15 January 1982  
| 2 August 1984
| 2 August 1984
| {{ayd|15 January 1982|2 August 1984}}
| {{ayd|15 January 1982|2 August 1984}}
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Chavan, Shankarrao|2=[[Shankarrao Chavan]]}}<br />{{small|(1920–2004)}}
| {{sort|1=Chavan, Shankarrao|2=[[Shankarrao Chavan]]}}<br />{{small|(1920–2004)}}
| 2 August 1984
| 2 August 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
| {{ayd|2 August 1984|31 December 1984}}
| {{ayd|2 August 1984|31 December 1984}}
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]<br />[[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|I. Gandhi III]]<br />[[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:P. V. Narasimha Rao.JPG|83x83px]]
! {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| 1 January 1985
| 1 January 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
| {{ayd|1 January 1985|25 September 1985}}
| {{ayd|1 January 1985|25 September 1985}}
| [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Gandhi, Rajiv|2=[[Rajiv Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1944–1991)}}
| {{sort|1=Gandhi, Rajiv|2=[[Rajiv Gandhi]]}}<br />{{small|(1944–1991)}}
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 24 January 1987
| 24 January 1987
| {{ayd|30 December 1984|25 September 1985}}
| {{ayd|30 December 1984|25 September 1985}}
| [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Singh, Vishwanath|2=[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2008)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Vishwanath|2=[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2008)}}
| 24 January 1987
| 24 January 1987
| 12 April 1987
| 12 April 1987
| {{ayd|24 January 1987|12 April 1987}}
| {{ayd|24 January 1987|12 April 1987}}
| [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Pant, K.|2=[[K. C. Pant]]}}<br />{{small|(1931–2012)}}
| {{sort|1=Pant, K.|2=[[K. C. Pant]]}}<br />{{small|(1931–2012)}}
| 13 April 1987
| 13 April 1987
| 1 December 1989
| 1 December 1989
| {{ayd|13 April 1987|1 December 1989}}
| {{ayd|13 April 1987|1 December 1989}}
| [[Rajiv Gandhi ministry|R. Gandhi]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (16)
| (16)
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Singh, Vishwanath|2=[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2008)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Vishwanath|2=[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2008)}}
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| {{ayd|2 December 1989|10 November 1990}}
| {{ayd|2 December 1989|10 November 1990}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[National Front (India)|National Front]])}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Janata Dal]]<br />{{small|([[National Front (India)|National Front]])}}
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh ministry|V. Singh]]
| [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh ministry|V. Singh]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Shekhar, Chandra|2=[[Chandra Shekhar]]}}<br />{{small|(1927–2007)}}
| {{sort|1=Shekhar, Chandra|2=[[Chandra Shekhar]]}}<br />{{small|(1927–2007)}}
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| {{ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}
| {{ayd|10 November 1990|21 June 1991}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|Samajwadi Janata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|Samajwadi Janata Party]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Shekhar]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (14)
| (14)
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:P. V. Narasimha Rao.JPG|83x83px]]
! {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 26 June 1991
| 26 June 1991
| {{ayd|21 June 1991|26 June 1991}}
| {{ayd|21 June 1991|26 June 1991}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| [[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Pawar, Sharad|2=[[Sharad Pawar]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
| {{sort|1=Pawar, Sharad|2=[[Sharad Pawar]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
| 26 June 1991
| 26 June 1991
| 6 March 1993
| 6 March 1993
| {{ayd|26 June 1991|6 March 1993}}
| {{ayd|26 June 1991|6 March 1993}}
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (14)
| (14)
| [[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:P. V. Narasimha Rao.JPG|83x83px]]
! {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| {{sort|1=Rao, P.|2=[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–2004)}}
| 6 March 1993
| 6 March 1993
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| {{ayd|6 March 1993|16 May 1996}}
| {{ayd|6 March 1993|16 May 1996}}
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| [[File:Pramod Mahajan.jpg|85x85px]]
|  
! {{sort|1=Mahajan, Pramod|2=[[Pramod Mahajan]]}}<br />{{small|(1949–2006)}}
| {{sort|1=Mahajan, Pramod|2=[[Pramod Mahajan]]}}<br />{{small|(1949–2006)}}
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 June 1996}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 21
| 21
| [[File:Mulayam Singh Yadav (28993165375).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Mulayam Singh Yadav (28993165375).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Yadav, Mulayam |2=[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1939)}}
| {{sort|1=Yadav, Mulayam |2=[[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1939)}}
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| {{ayd|1 June 1996|19 March 1998}}
| {{ayd|1 June 1996|19 March 1998}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Gowda]]<br />[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Gowda]]<br />[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 22
| 22
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Fernandes, George|2=[[George Fernandes]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2019)}}
| {{sort|1=Fernandes, George|2=[[George Fernandes]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2019)}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 16 March 2001
| 16 March 2001
| {{ayd|19 March 1998|16 March 2001}}
| {{ayd|19 March 1998|16 March 2001}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Samata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Samata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]–[[Third Vajpayee ministry|III]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]–[[Third Vajpayee ministry|III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 23
| 23
| [[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Singh, Jaswant|2=[[Jaswant Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1938–2020)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Jaswant|2=[[Jaswant Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(1938–2020)}}
| 16 March 2001
| 16 March 2001
| 21 October 2001
| 21 October 2001
| {{ayd|16 March 2001|21 October 2001}}
| {{ayd|16 March 2001|21 October 2001}}
| rowspan="1"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (22)
| (22)
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Fernandes, George|2=[[George Fernandes]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2019)}}
| {{sort|1=Fernandes, George|2=[[George Fernandes]]}}<br />{{small|(1930–2019)}}
| 21 October 2001
| 21 October 2001
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| {{ayd|21 October 2001|22 May 2004}}
| {{ayd|21 October 2001|22 May 2004}}
| rowspan="1"|  [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 24
| 24
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee-World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 crop(2).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee-World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009 crop(2).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Mukherjee, Pranab|2=[[Pranab Mukherjee]]}}<br />{{small|(1935–2020)}}
| {{sort|1=Mukherjee, Pranab|2=[[Pranab Mukherjee]]}}<br />{{small|(1935–2020)}}
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
| 26 October 2006
| 26 October 2006
| {{ayd|22 May 2004|26 October 2006}}
| {{ayd|22 May 2004|26 October 2006}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 25
| 25
| [[File:A. K. Antony.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:A. K. Antony.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Antony, A.|2=[[A. K. Antony]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
| {{sort|1=Antony, A.|2=[[A. K. Antony]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
| 26 October 2006
| 26 October 2006
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|26 October 2006|26 May 2014}}
| {{ayd|26 October 2006|26 May 2014}}
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]–[[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|II]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|M. Singh I]]–[[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|II]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 26
| 26
| [[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Jaitley, Arun|2=[[Arun Jaitley]]}}<br />{{small|(1952–2019)}}
| {{sort|1=Jaitley, Arun|2=[[Arun Jaitley]]}}<br />{{small|(1952–2019)}}
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
| {{ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}
| {{ayd|26 May 2014|9 November 2014}}
| width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=5|
| rowspan="5"|  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="5"|  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=5|
| rowspan="4"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 27
| 27
| [[File:The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Parrikar, Manohar|2=[[Manohar Parrikar]]}}<br />{{small|(1955–2019)}}
| {{sort|1=Parrikar, Manohar|2=[[Manohar Parrikar]]}}<br />{{small|(1955–2019)}}
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 13 March 2017
| 13 March 2017
| {{ayd|9 November 2014|13 March 2017}}
| {{ayd|9 November 2014|13 March 2017}}
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| (26)
| (26)
| [[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Jaitley, Arun|2=[[Arun Jaitley]]}}<br />{{small|(1952–2019)}}
| {{sort|1=Jaitley, Arun|2=[[Arun Jaitley]]}}<br />{{small|(1952–2019)}}
| 13 March 2017
| 13 March 2017
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| {{ayd|13 March 2017|3 September 2017}}
| {{ayd|13 March 2017|3 September 2017}}
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 28
| 28
| [[File:Nirmala Sitharaman addressing at the inauguration of the 2nd Edition of the Global Exhibition on Services-2016 (GES), at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Nirmala Sitharaman addressing at the inauguration of the 2nd Edition of the Global Exhibition on Services-2016 (GES), at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh (cropped).jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Sitharaman, Nirmala|2=[[Nirmala Sitharaman]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1959)}}
| {{sort|1=Sitharaman, Nirmala|2=[[Nirmala Sitharaman]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1959)}}
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|3 September 2017|30 May 2019}}
| {{ayd|3 September 2017|30 May 2019}}
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| <ref name=elections-in />
|-
|-
| 29
| 29
| [[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in February 2020.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in February 2020.jpg|75px]]
! {{sort|1=Singh, Rajnath|2=[[Rajnath Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1951)}}
| {{sort|1=Singh, Rajnath|2=[[Rajnath Singh]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1951)}}
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| ''Incumbent''
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|31 May 2019}}
| {{ayd|30 May 2019}}
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/rajnath-singh-to-be-the-new-defence-minister-of-india/articleshow/69593474.cms|title=Rajnath Singh to be the new Defence Minister, Naik to be MoS|date=31 May 2019|work=The Economic Times}}</ref>
|}
|}


== List of Ministers of State ==
== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
|+Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
! [[Minister of state]]
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! Political party
!
! colspan="2" | Term
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
! Years
|-align=center
|-align=center
|[[Rao Inderjit Singh]]
|[[Rao Inderjit Singh]]
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|26 May 2014
|26 May 2014
|5 July 2016
|5 July 2016
|{{Age in days|2014|05|26|2016|07|5}} days
|{{Age in years and days|2014|05|26|2016|07|5}}
|-align=center
|-align=center
|[[Subhash Bhamre]]
|[[Subhash Bhamre]]
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|5 July 2016
|5 July 2016
|30 May 2019
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2016|07|5|2019|05|30}} days
|{{Age in years and days|2016|07|5|2019|05|30}}
|-align=center
|-align=center
|[[Shripad Naik]]
|[[Shripad Naik]]
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|30 May 2019
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|7 July 2021
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|{{Age in years and days|2019|05|30}}
|-
|-align=center
|-align=center
|[[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]]
|[[Ajay Bhatt (politician)|Ajay Bhatt]]
|
|
|7 July 2021
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent  
|''Incumbent''
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days
|{{Age in years and days|2021|07|07}}
|}
|}


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