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Ministry of Defence
Rajnath Singh is the current Defence Minister of india
The Ministry of Defence is associated with co-ordinating and managing all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian armed forces and has the largest budget of the federal departments of India. It is headed by the Defence Minister who is supported by a Minister of State for Defence and the lower-ranked Deputy Minister of Defence. Baldev Singh was the first Defence Minister of India. The position has been previously held by people like Nirmala Sitharaman, Pranab Mukherjee, George Fernandes, Jaswant Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Pawar. Rajnath Singh is at present handling charge of the Defence Ministry.
List of Defence Ministers of India
| S. No | Name | From | To | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajnath Singh | 30-May-19 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Nirmala Sitharaman | 4-Sep-17 | 30-May-19 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Arun Jaitley | 13-Mar-17 | 4-Sep-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Manohar Parrikar | 9-Nov-14 | 13-Mar-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Arun Jaitley | 27-May-14 | 8-Nov-14 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 6 | A.K. Antony | 24-Oct-06 | 26-May-14 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Pranab Mukherjee | 23-May-04 | 24-Oct-06 | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | George Fernandes | 15-Oct-01 | 22-May-04 | Samata Party |
| 9 | Jaswant Singh | 16-Mar-01 | 14-Oct-01 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | George Fernandes | 19-Mar-98 | 15-Mar-01 | Samata Party |
| 11 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 1-Jun-96 | 19-Mar-98 | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Pramod Mahajan | 17-May-96 | 31-May-96 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 5-Mar-93 | 16-May-96 | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Sharad Pawar | 26-Jun-91 | 5-Mar-93 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 21-Jun-91 | 25-Jun-91 | Samajwadi Janata Party |
| 16 | Chandra Shekhar | 21-Nov-90 | 20-Jun-91 | Samajwadi Janata Party |
| 17 | V. P. Singh | 6-Dec-89 | 10-Nov-90 | Janata Dal |
| 18 | K. C. Pant | 18-Apr-87 | 3-Dec-89 | Indian National Congress |
| 19 | V. P. Singh | 15-Jan-87 | 12-Apr-87 | Indian National Congress |
| 20 | Rajiv Gandhi | 25-Sep-85 | 24-Jan-87 | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 1-Jan-85 | 24-Sep-85 | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Shankarrao Chavan | 1-Aug-84 | 31-Dec-84 | Indian National Congress |
| 23 | R. Venkataraman | 15-Jan-82 | 1-Aug-84 | Indian National Congress |
| 24 | Indira Gandhi | 14-Jan-80 | 15-Jan-82 | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | Chidambaram Subramaniam | 30-Jul-70 | 14-Jan-80 | Janata Party |
| 26 | Jagjivan Ram | 28-Mar-77 | 27-Jul-79 | Janata Party |
| 27 | Bansi Lal | 21-Dec-75 | 24-Mar-77 | Indian National Congress |
| 28 | Indira Gandhi | Dec 01,1975 | 21-Dec-75 | Indian National Congress |
| 29 | Sardar Swaran Singh | 10-Oct-74 | 1-Dec-75 | Indian National Congress |
| 30 | Jagjivan Ram | 27-Jun-70 | 10-Oct-74 | Indian National Congress |
| 31 | Sardar Swaran Singh | 13-Nov-66 | 27-Jun-70 | Indian National Congress |
| 32 | Yashwantrao Chavan | 21-Nov-62 | 13-Nov-66 | Indian National Congress |
| 33 | Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru | 1-Nov-62 | 21-Nov-62 | Indian National Congress |
| 34 | V. K. Krishna Menon | 17-Apr-57 | 1-Nov-62 | Indian National Congress |
| 35 | Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru | 30-Jan-57 | 17-Apr-57 | Indian National Congress |
| 36 | Kailash Nath Katjoo | 10-Jan-55 | 30-Jan-57 | Indian National Congress |
| 37 | Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru | 27-Jan-53 | 10-Jan-55 | Indian National Congress |
| 38 | N. Gopal Swamy Ayangar | 13-May-52 | 10-Feb-53 | Indian National Congress |
| 39 | Baldev Singh | 15-Aug-47 | 15-May-52 | Indian National Congress |
Last Updated on Jan 17, 2023