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H. D. Deve Gowda ministry

15th ministry of the Republic of India
H. D. Deve Gowda
H. D. Deve Gowda
Date formed1 June 1996
Date dissolved21 April 1997
People and organisations
Head of stateShankar Dayal Sharma
Head of governmentH. D. Deve Gowda
Member partyJanata Dal (United Front)
(supported by Indian National Congress)
Status in legislatureCoalition
305 / 543 (56%)
Opposition leaderAtal Bihari Vajpayee
History
Legislature term(s)10 months and 20 days
PredecessorFirst Vajpayee ministry
SuccessorI. K. Gujral ministry

H. D. Deve Gowda was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 1 June 1996. In his initial ministry the ministers were as follows.[1]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Home Affairs H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Indrajit Gupta29 June 199621 April 1997CPI
Minister of Finance P. Chidambaram1 June 199621 April 1997TMC
Minister of External Affairs I. K. Gujral1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Defence Mulayam Singh Yadav1 June 199621 April 1997SP
Minister of Agriculture H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Chaturanan Mishra29 June 199621 April 1997CPI
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Devendra Prasad Yadav1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Labour Balwant Singh Ramoowalia1 June 199629 June 1996Independent
 M. Arunachalam29 June 199621 April 1997TMC
Minister of Industry Murasoli Maran1 June 199621 April 1997DMK
Minister of Commerce Devendra Prasad Yadav1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997TDP
Minister of Textiles H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 R. L. Jalappa29 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Law and Justice P. Chidambaram1 June 199629 June 1996TMC
 Ramakant Khalap
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
Minister of Information & Broadcasting C. M. Ibrahim1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ram Vilas Paswan1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Srikant Kumar Jena29 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Education S. R. Bommai1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Health and Family Welfare H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
Minister of Road Transport & Highways T. G. Venkatraman1 June 199621 April 1997DMK
Minister of Railways Ram Vilas Paswan1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Civil Aviation C. M. Ibrahim1 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Rural Development Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu1 June 199621 April 1997TDP
Minister of Urban Development M. Arunachalam1 June 199629 June 1996TMC
 H. D. Deve Gowda29 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Communications Beni Prasad Verma1 June 199621 April 1997SP
Minister of Water Resources I. K. Gujral1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Janeshwar Mishra29 June 199621 April 1997SP
Minister of Coal S. R. Bommai1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Kanti Singh
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Mines
Minister of Steel		 H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Birendra Prasad Baishya29 June 199621 April 1997Asom Gana Parishad
Minister of Environment and Forests H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 February 1997JD
 Saifuddin Soz21 February 199721 April 1997Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199621 February 1997JD
 Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
MOS, (I/C)		21 February 199721 April 1997JD
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Sis Ram Ola
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997AIIC(T)
Minister of Welfare Balwant Singh Ramoowalia1 June 199621 April 1997Independent
Minister of Tourism C. M. Ibrahim1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Srikant Kumar Jena
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997JD
Minister of Science & Technology H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 199629 June 1996JD
 Yoginder K Alagh
MOS, (I/C)		29 June 199621 April 1997Independent
Minister of Food Processing Industries H. D. Deve Gowda1 June 19966 July 1996JD
 Dilip Ray
MOS, (I/C)		6 July 199621 April 1997JD

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Ministry Party
Ministry of Human Resource Development R. Dhanuskodi Athithan TMC(M)
Ministry of Home Affairs Mohammed Maqbool Dar JD
Ministry of Defence N. V. N. Somu DMK
Ministry of Railways Satpal Maharaj JD
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. S. R. Balasubramaniam DMK
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. T. R. Baalu DMK

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "XI LOK SABHA DEBATES Session II, Budget". parliamentofindia.nic.in.

External links[edit | edit source]

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