List of Indian ministers in the current government elected in 2004:
Names in italics are women ministers. * indicates ministers elected from the Rajya Sabha
Cabinet Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
1
| Dr. Manmohan Singh*
| Prime Minister
- Minister of Planning
- Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Space
|
2
| Shivraj Patil
| Minister for Home Affairs (Home Minister)
|
3
| K. Natwar Singh
| Minister of External Affairs (Foreign Minister)
|
4
| P. Chidambaram
| Minister of Finance (Finance Minister)
|
5
| Pranab Mukherjee
| Minister of Defence (Defence Minister)
|
6
| Arjun Singh
| Minister of Human Resource Development (viz. Education)
|
7
| Sharad Pawar
|
- Minister of Agriculture
- Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
|
8
| Laloo Prasad Yadav
| Minister of Railways
|
9
| Ram Vilas Paswan
|
- Minister of Chemicals & Fertilisers
- Minister of Steel
|
10
| Ghulam Nabi Azad
|
- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- Minister of Urban Development
|
11
| S. Jaipal Reddy
|
- Minister of Information & Broadcasting
- Minister of Culture
|
12
| Sis Ram Ola
| Minister of Labour & Employment
|
13
| Mahavir Prasad
|
- Minister of Small Scale Industries
- Minister of Agro & Rural Industries
|
14
| P.R. Kyndiah
|
- Minister of Tribal Affairs
- Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
|
15
| T.R. Baalu
|
- Minister of Road Transport & Highways
- Minister of Shipping
|
16
| Shankarsinh Vaghela
| Minister of Textiles
|
17
| Kamal Nath
| Minister of Commerce & Industry
|
18
| H.R. Bhardwaj
| Minister of Law & Justice
|
19
| P.M. Sayeed
| Minister of Power
|
20
| Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
| Minister of Rural Development
|
21
| Priyaranjan Dasmunsi
| Minister of Water Resources
|
22
| Mani Shankar Aiyar
|
- Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- Minister of Panchayati Raj
|
23
| Sunil Dutt Expired on 2005-05-25
| Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
|
24
| Meira Kumar
| Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
|
26
| Shibu Soren
| Minister of Coal & Mines
|
27
| A. Raja
| Minister of Environment & Forests
|
28
| Dayanidhi Maran
| Minister of Communications & Information Technology
|
29
| Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss
| Minister of Health & Family Welfare
|
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Ministers of State
Ministers of State belonging to a particular ministry
1
| E. Ahammed
| MoS External Affairs
|
2
| Suresh Pachouri
|
- MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
- MoS for Parliamentary Affairs
|
3
| B.K. Handique
|
- MoS for Defence
- MoS for Parliamentary Affairs
|
4
| Panabaka Lakshmi
| MoS for Health & Family Welfare
|
5
| Dr. Dasari Narayan Rao
| MoS for Coal & Mines
|
6
| Dr. Shakeel Ahmad
| MoS for Communications & Information Technology
|
7
| Rao Inderjit Singh
| MoS for External Affairs
|
8
| Naranbhai Rathwa
| MoS for Railways
|
9
| K. Rehman Khan
| MoS for Chemicals & Fertilisers
|
10
| K.H. Muniappa
| MoS for Road Transport & Highways
|
11
| M.V. Rajasekharan
| MoS for Planning
|
12
| Kantilal Bhuria
|
- MoS for Agriculture
- MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
|
13
| Manikrao Gavit
| MoS for Home Affairs
|
14
| Shriprakash Jaiswal
| MoS for Home Affairs
|
15
| Prithviraj Chavan
| Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office
|
16
| Taslimuddin
|
- MoS for Agriculture
- MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
|
17
| Suryakanta Patil
|
- MoS for Rural Development
- MoS for Parliamentary Affairs
|
18
| Mohammed Ali Ashraf Fatmi
| MoS for Human Resource Development
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19
| A. Narendra
| MoS for Rural Development
|
20
| R. Velu
| MoS for Railways
|
21
| S.S. Palanimanickam
| MoS for Finance
|
22
| S. Regupathy
| MoS for Home Affairs
|
23
| K. Venkatapathy
| MoS for Law & Justice
|
24
| Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
| MoS for Social Justice & Empowerment
|
25
| E.V.K.S. Elangovan
| MoS for Commerce & Industry
|
26
| Kanti Singh
| MoS for Human Resource Development
|
27
| Namo Narain Meena
| MoS for Environment & Forests
|
28
| Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
| MoS for Water Resources
|
29
| Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh
|
- MoS for Agriculture
- MoS for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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