First Cabinet Ministers of India after Independence 1947 | List of First Nehru Ministry Cabinet
Do you know that when the country became independent in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of the country and formed his cabinet. At that time he was accompanied by the first Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister of the country Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel. In other side, Rajendra Prasad was made the food and agriculture minister.
After India became independent in 1947, the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru formed a 15-member cabinet. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister.
| First | Who |
| President | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| Vice President | Dr. S. Radhakrishan |
| Prime Minister | P. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Home Minister | Vallabhai Patel
C. Rajagopalachari (2nd) Kailash Nath Katju (3rd) |
| Railway Minister | Johan Mathai |
| Defence Minister | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| Finance Minister | R. Shanmugam Chetty
John Mathai C. D. Deshmukh |
| Foreign Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Education Minister | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Governor General (India) | C. Rajgopalchari |
| Governor General (Independence India) | Lord Mountbaitan |
| Chief Justice | Hailal J Kania |
| Chief Electoral Aayukt | Sukumar Sen |
| Suchana Aayukt | Vajahat Habibulla |
| Central Satkarta Aayukt | N. Shrinivas Rao |
| Loksabha Adhyaks | G.V. Mavalankar |
| India’s first Attorney General | M.C Satelwad |
| Cabinet Sachiv | N.R. Pille |
| Thal Sena Adyaksh | General Rajendra Singh |
| Air Army Adyaksh | Air Marshal Thomas Almeheshart |
| No Sena Adhyaksh | Vice Admiral R.D. Katari |
| Law Minister | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Food and Agriculture Minister | Dr.Rajendra Prasad |
| Communication and Information Minister | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
| Labor minister | Babuji Jagjivan Ram |
| Health Minister | Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur |
| Minister of Commerce | Homi Jahangir Baba |
| Works, Mines and Energy Minister | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil |
| Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation | K.C. Niyogi |
| Industries and Supplies Minister | Syama Prasad Mukherjee |
| Minister without portfolio | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar |
Second Nehru Ministry : Nehru become second time prime minister in 15 April 1952 with second term ministry.
| Portfolio | Minister |
| Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Finance | C. D. Deshmukh |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Kailash Nath Katju
Govind Ballabh Pant |
| Minister of Defence | Baldev Singh
Kailash Nath Katju |
| Minister of Railways | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Lal Bahadur Shastri Jagjivan Ram |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | B. V. Keskar |
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Satya Narayan Sinha |
Third Nehru Ministry : The Third Nehru ministry was formed on 17 April 1957 after the Indian National Congress won the 1957 general election with a vast majority.
| Portfolio | Minister |
| Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs Minister of Finance (13 February-13 March 1958) Department of Atomic Energy |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Finance | T. T. Krishnamachari Morarji Desai |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Govind Ballabh Pant
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Minister of Defence | V. K. Krishna Menon |
| Minister of Railways | Jagjivan Ram |
| Minister of Education | Abul Kalam Azad K. L. Shrimali |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Morarji Desai
Nityanand Kanungo |
| Minister of Labour and Planning | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | B. V. Keskar |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel | Swaran Singh |
| Minister of Works, Housing and Supply | K. Chengalaraya Reddy |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Ajit Prasad Jain |
Fourth Nehru ministry was formed on 2 April 1962 after the INC won the 1962 general election.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office |
| Prime Minister | Jawaharlal Nehru | Third Nehru ministry |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | 27 May 1964 | |
| Minister of Finance | Morarji Desai | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Defence | V. K. Krishna Menon | Third Nehru ministry |
| Yashwantrao Chavan | 14 November 1962 | |
| Minister of Railways | Jagjivan Ram | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Education | K. L. Shrimali | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | Nityanand Kanungo | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Labour and Planning | Gulzarilal Nanda | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | B. V. Keskar | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Steel, Mines and Fuel | Swaran Singh | Third Nehru ministry |
| Minister of Food and Agriculture | Ram Subhag Singh | 8 May 1962 |