Indira Gandhi was sworn in as
Prime Minister of India for the third time on 14 January 1980.
Indira Gandhi's cabinet included 6
Agriculturists, 9
Lawyers
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, 2
Journalists and 1 former
Princely state rulers.
Three of Gandhi's cabinet ministers namely
Pranab Mukherjee
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,
R. Venkataraman and
Zail Singh
Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to be ...
later served as
Presidents of India
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.
Cabinet
;Key
* Died in office
* Resigned
Ministers of State
*
Shivraj Patil
Shivraj Vishwanath Patil (born 12 October 1935) is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. He was Governor of the state of Punjab and Administra ...
, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Electronics, Ministry of Space and Ocean Development.
[Shri Shivraj Vishwanath Patil]
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* Shivraj Patil, Ministry of Commerce (Independent Charge).
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Saroj Khaparde
Saroj Khaparde is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. Khaparde is the second-longest serving Member of the Parliament at the Rajya Sabha, serving five terms, second only to Najma Heptulla who served six. She was a close aide to Indira Gandhi, ...
, Ministry of Family Welfare (1980–82)
* S.K. Kamla Kumari, Ministry of Agriculture (1980–83)
*
Ram Dulari Sinha
Ram Dulari Sinha (8 December 1922 – 31 August 1994) was a nationalist, freedom fighter Indian National Congress, Indian parliamentarian, Union Minister, and Governor.
Life
She was Union Minister in Governments headed by Indira Gandhi and R ...
, Ministry of Commerce (1980–82), Ministry of Industry, Steel and Mines (1982–84)
*
Tanguturi Anjaiah
Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) was an Indian politician who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from October 1980 to February 1982. He won from Ramayampet Assembly Constituency.
Early life
Tanguturi Anjaiah, known as T. Anjaiah, ...
, Ministry of Labour (8 June 1980 – 10 October 1980)
*
Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) politician serving as the current Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He held this position from December 1998 to 2003, and from 2008 to 2013, and again from 17 December 2018. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jo ...
*
C. K. Jaffer Sharief
Challakere Kareem Jaffer Sharief (3 November 1933 – 25 November 2018) was an Indian politician. He was one of the senior most Indian National Congress leaders. He was the Railways Minister of the Government of India from 1991 until 1995.
Po ...
, Minister of Railways (1980-1984)
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Charanjit Chanana, Minister of Industry
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Baleshwar Ram, Ministry of Agriculture (1980–84)
*shri Dharam Vir, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour (15.1.1982 to 6.9.1982), Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation (6.9.1982 to 29.1.1983),Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation(29.1.1983 to 31.10.1984* and Again from 4.11.1984 to 22.12.1984)
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* Baleshwar Ram, Ministry of Agriculture (1980–84)
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See also
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List of Indian union ministries
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List of ministries
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References
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