H. D. Deve Gowda ministry
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 18th ministry of the Republic of India | |
H. D. Deve Gowda
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| Date formed | 1 June 1996 |
| Date dissolved | 21 April 1997 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Head of government | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Member party | Janata Dal (United Front) (supported by Indian National Congress 140/543 MPs) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition
305 / 543 (56%)
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| Opposition leader | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (lok sabha) |
| History | |
| Legislature terms | 10 months and 20 days |
| Predecessor | First Vajpayee ministry |
| Successor | 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]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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| Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Power Department of Atomic Energy Department of Electronics Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs Department of Ocean Development Department of Space And all other subjects not allocated to any Minister. | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Welfare | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | IND | |||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |||
C. M. Ibrahim (Civil Aviation) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
Srikant Kumar Jena (Tourism) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Food Minister of Civil Prasad Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of External Affairs | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Defence | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | |||
| Minister of Industry | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK | |||
| Minister of Finance | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) | |||
| Minister of Railways | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Human Resource Development | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | |||
| Minister of Surface Transport | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | DMK | |||
| Minister of Rural Areas and Employment | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | CPI | ||||
Dilip Ray | 29 June 1996 | 6 July 1996 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | RJD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | CPI | ||||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AIIC(T) | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Communications | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 10 July 1997 | SP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| 10 July 1997 | 19 March 1998 | SP | ||||
| Minister of Environment and Forests | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 February 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| 21 February 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JKNC | ||||
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Mines Minister of Steel | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | AGP | ||||
| Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | IND | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Textiles | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 29 June 1996 | 10 July 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| 10 July 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | ||||
| Minister of Labour | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | IND | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TMC(M) | ||||
| Minister of Commerce | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | TDP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Water Resources | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | SP | ||||
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |||
P. Chidambaram (Company Affairs) | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | TMC(M) | |||
Ramakant Khalap (Law and Justice) | 29 June 1996 | 26 July 1996 | MGP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of Company Affairs. | ||
| Minister of Law and Justice | 26 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | MGP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | ||||
| Minister of Coal | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | JD | |||
| 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | 1 June 1996 | 6 July 1996 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 6 July 1996 | 19 March 1998 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources | 1 June 1996 | 21 February 1997 | JD | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||
| 21 February 1997 | 19 March 1998 | JD | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
