First Manmohan Singh ministry


The First Ministry of Manmohan Singh was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Dr. Manmohan Singh. 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 Government of India, 2004 to May 2009.
All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either house of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the current Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, and has remained so for the duration of his entire term.
There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:
PortfoliosNamePhotoParliamentary ConstituencyParty
Prime MinisterManmohan SinghAssam
Department of Atomic EnergyManmohan SinghAssam
Department of SpaceManmohan SinghAssam
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsManmohan SinghAssam
Planning CommissionManmohan SinghAssam
Ministry of CoalManmohan SinghAssam
Environment and ForestsManmohan SinghAssam
Ministry of FinanceManmohan SinghAssam
Ministry of External AffairsPranab MukherjeeJangipur
Minister of Human Resource DevelopmentArjun SinghMadhya Pradesh
Ministry of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionSharad PawarBaramati
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of ShippingT. R. BaaluChennai South
Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyDayanidhi MaranChennai Central
Minister of RailwaysLalu Prasad YadavChapra
Ministry of DefenceA. K. AntonyKerala
Minister of Home AffairsShivraj PatilMaharashtra
Minister of Minority AffairsA. R. AntulayKolaba
Minister of PowerSushilkumar ShindeMaharashtra
Minister of Chemicals, Fertilizers and SteelRam Vilas PaswanHajipur, Bihar
Minister of Urban DevelopmentS. Jaipal ReddyMiryalaguda
Minister of Small Scale Industries and Minister of Agro and Rural IndustriesMahavir PrasadBansgaon
Minister of Tribal AffairsP.R. KyndiahShillong
Minister of TextilesShankersinh VaghelaKapadvanj
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Parliamentary AffairsVayalar RaviKerala
Minister of Commerce and IndustryKamal Nath Chhindwara
Minister of Law and JusticeHansraj BhardwajPunjab
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesSantosh Mohan DevSilchar
Minister of Water ResourcesSaif-ud-din SozBaramulla
Minister of Rural DevelopmentRaghuvansh Prasad SinghVaishali
Minister of Information and BroadcastingPriya Ranjan Dasmunsi Raiganj
Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Development of North Eastern RegionMani Shankar AiyarMayiladuturai
Minister of Social Justice and EmpowermentMeira KumarSasaram
Minister of Petroleum and Natural GasMurli Deoramaharashtra
Minister of Tourism and Minister of CultureAmbika SoniPunjab
Minister of Health and Family WelfareAnbumani RamadossTamil Nadu
Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth SciencesKapil SibalUttar Pradesh
Minister of Company AffairsPrem Chand GuptaJharkhand

Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Ministers of State