The First Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the

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ship of

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jaw ...

. It was formed after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April 10 May 2004, to elect the 14th Lok Sabha, and it functioned from 2004 to May 2009. After the election Singh took the oath as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2004, and continued to hold the post till full term, the next Council of Ministers of the Republic of India was sworn in on 22 May 2009, when Singh started his second term in office as PM. With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.

Overview

This is a list of members of the Union Cabinet of the

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, 2004 to May 2009. All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in

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. All Cabinet members are mandated by the

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to be members of either house of the

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. In a departure from the norm the current

, is a member of the Upper House, the

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, and has remained so for the duration of his entire term (2004–2009). There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank: * Union Cabinet Minister - Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A Cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed * Minister of State (Independent Charge)- with no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio * Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation

Council of ministers

Cabinet Ministers

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Ministers of State (Independent charge)

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Ministers of State

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Demographics of the Council of Ministers

UPA Cabinet by Party

References

External links

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Overview

Council of ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Ministers of State

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

See also

References

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