Full List Of Education Ministers In India After Independence
Want to know the full list of education ministers in India after Independence? Looking for answers to questions such as:
- Who was the first education minister of India?
- Who is the first female education minister of India?
- Who is the current education minister of India?
Read on to know answers to all your questions about the list of education ministers in India from 1947.
Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin Ahmed Azad was the first Indian education minister. He served under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and was part of the Indian National Congress.
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List Of Education Ministers In India From 1947 – Quick Facts
Find below some interesting facts about the education ministers in India.
- The first education minister of India: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- The first female education minister of India: Sheila Kaul
- Female education ministers of India: Sheila Kaul (Aug 1981- Dec 1984) and Smriti Irani (May 2014 – July 2016)
- Current education minister of India: Dharmendra Pradhan
- Prime ministers who handled the education ministry: P.V Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Education Ministers In India Post Independence
Find below the names and terms of education ministers in India. The list also includes the names of prime ministers under whom the educations in India served.
| Ministers | Term | Prime Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad | 15 Aug 1947 – 22 Jan 1958 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
| Dr. K. L. Shrimali | 22 Jan 1958 – 31 Aug 1963 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
| Humayun Kabir | 1 September 1963- 21 Nov 1963 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Indian National Congress |
| M. C. Chagla | 21 Nov 1963- 13 Nov 1966 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting), and Lal Bahadur Shastri | Indian National Congress |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | 14 Nov 1966- 13 March 1967 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Dr. Triguna Sen | 16 March 1967- 14 Feb 1969 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao | 14 Feb 1969 – 18 March 1971 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 18 March 1971 – 20 March 1972 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Prof. S. Nurul Hasan | 24 March 1972- 24 March 1977 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Prof. Pratap Chandra Chunder | 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 | Morarji Desai | Indian National Congress |
| Dr. Karan Singh | 29 July 1979 -January 1980 | Charan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| B. Shankar Anand | 14 January 1980- 18 October 1980 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| S.B. Chavan | 17 October 1980- 8 August 1981 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| Sheila Kaul | 10 August 1981- 31 December 1984 | Indira Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| K. C. Pant | 31 December 1984- 25 September 1985 | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| P.V. Narasimha Rao | 25 September 1985- 25 June 1988 | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| P. Shiv Shankar | 25 June 1988- 2 December 1989 | Rajiv Gandhi | Indian National Congress |
| V.P. Singh | 2 December 1989- 10 November 1990 | V.P. Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Raj Mangal Pandey | 21 November 1990- 21 June 1991 | Chandra Shekhar | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (Coalition Govt.) |
| Arjun Singh | 23 June 1991- 24 December 1994 | P.V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| P.V Narasimha Rao | 25 December 1994- 9 February 1995 | P.V. Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| Madhav Rao Scindia | 10 February 1995- 17 January 1996 | PV Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| P.V Narasimha Rao | 17 January 1996- 16 May 1996 | PV Narasimha Rao | Indian National Congress |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 16 May 1996- 1 June 1996 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| S.R. Bommai | 5 June 1996- 19 March 1998 | H.D. Deve Gowda I K Gujral | Janata Dal United Front Coalition |
| Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi | 19 March 1998- 22 May 2009 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Arjun Singh | 22 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Kapil Sibal | 29 May 2009- 29 October 2012 | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| M. M. Pallam Raju | 30 October 2012- 26 May 2014 | Manmohan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| Smriti Irani | 26 May 2014 – 5 July 2016 | Narendra Modi | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Prakash Javdekar | 5 July 2016 – 30 May 2019 | Narendra Modi | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Ramesh Pokhriyal | 30 May 2019- 7 July 2021 | Narendra Modi | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | 7 July 2021 – Present | Narendra Modi | Bhartiya Janata Party |
Source: https://dsel.education.gov.in/
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