List of All Prime Minister of India: In India, the head of the state is the President, whose powers are largely nominal and ceremonial. Mainly the head of the Government is the Prime Minister of India. He is appointed by the President after a political party wins a general election and nominates a candidate for the position. Thereafter the leader of the political party is appointed as the Prime Minister of India.
The current Prime Minister of India is Narendra Modi, who became the 14th Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first and longest serving Prime Minister of India and Indira Gandhi was the first and only female Prime Minister of India. Today in this article, we will share with you a list of all Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 2022.
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List of All Prime Minister of India
Here is the list of all Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 2022 –
| Name | Term of Office | Remark |
|---|---|---|
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Jawahar Lal Nehru |
15th August 1947 to 27th May 1964 (16th years, 286 days) |
The first prime minister of India and the longest-serving PM of India. |
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Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
27th May 1964 to 9th June 1964 (13th days) |
First acting PM of India |
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Lal Bahadur Shastri |
9th June 1964 to 11th January 1966 (1 year, 216 days) |
He has given the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 |
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Gulzari Lal Nanda (Acting) |
11th January 1966 to 24th January 1966 (13 days) |
He was an Indian politician and economist who specialized in labour issues. |
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Indira Gandhi |
24th January 1966 to 24th March 1977 (11 years, 59 days) |
First female Prime Minister of India |
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Morarji Desai |
24th March 1977 to 28th July 1979 (2 year, 126 days) |
Oldest to become Prime Minister (81 years old) and first to resign from office |
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Charan Singh |
28th July 1979 to 14th January 1980(170 days) |
Only PM who did not face the Parliament |
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Indira Gandhi |
14th January 1980 to 31st October 1984 (4 years, 291 days) |
The first lady who served as Prime Minister for the second term |
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Rajiv Gandhi |
31st October 1984 to 2nd December 1989 (5 years, 32 days) |
Youngest to become Prime Minister (40 years old) |
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V. P. Singh |
2nd December 1989 to 10t November 1990 (343 days) |
First PM to step down after a vote of no confidence |
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Chandra Shekhar |
10th November 1990 to 21st June 1991 (223 days) |
He belongs to Samajwadi Janata Party |
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P. V. Narasimha Rao |
21st June 1991 to 16th May 1996 (4 years, 330 days) |
First PM from south India |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
16th May 1996 to 1st June 1996 (16 days) |
PM for shortest tenure |
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H. D. Deve Gowda |
1st June 1996 to 21st April 1997 (324 days) |
He belongs to Janata Dal |
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Inder Kumar Gujral |
21st April 1997 to 19th March 1998 (332 days) |
He was an Indian diplomat, politician and freedom activist who served as the 12th prime minister of India |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
19th March 1998 to 22nd May 2004 (6 years, 64 days) |
The first non-congress PM who completed a full term as PM |
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Manmohan Singh |
22nd May 2004 to 26th May 2014 (10 years, 4 days) |
First Sikh Prime Minister |
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Narendra Modi |
26th May 2014 – Present |
14th Prime Minister of India who served two consecutive tenures |