List of Railways Ministers of India
Posted by admin at March 20, 2019
1. Suresh Prabhu
Term of office: 10 November 2014 (Incumbent)
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
2. D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Term of office: 26 May 2014 – 9 November 2014
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
3. Mallikarjun Kharge
Term of office: 17 June 2013 – 25 May 2014
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
4. C. P. Joshi
Term of office: 22 September 2012 – 28 October 2012 & 11 May 2013 – 16 June 2013
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
5. Pawan Kumar Bansal
Term of office: 28 October 2012 – 10 May 2013
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
6. Mukul Roy
Term of office: 20 March 2012 – 21 September 2012
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
7. Dinesh Trivedi
Term of office: 12 July 2011 – 14 March 2012
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
8. Mamata Banerjee
Term of office: 13 October 1999- 15 March 2001 & 26 May 2009 – 19 May 2011
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress) & National Democratic Alliance
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Dr. Manmohan Singh
10. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Term of office: 23 May 2004 – 25 May 2009
Political party or Alliance: United Progressive Alliance (Congress)
Prime Minister: Dr. Manmohan Singh
11. Nitish Kumar
Term of office: 19 March 1998 – 5 August 1999 & 20 March 2001 – 22 May 2004
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
12. Ram Naik
Term of office: 6 August 1999- 12 October 1999
Political party or Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (BJP)
Prime Minister: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13. Ram Vilas Paswan
Term of office: 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998
Political party or Alliance: United Front (Janta Dal)
Prime Minister: H. D. Deve Gowda & I. K Gujral
14. C. K. Jaffer Sharief
Term of office: 21 June 1991 – 16 October 1995
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: P. V. Narsimha Rao
15. Janeshwar Mishra
Term of office: 21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991
Political party or Alliance: Samajwadi Janta Party
Prime Minister: Chandra Shekhar
16. George Fernandez
Term of office: 5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Political party or Alliance: Janta Dal
Prime Minister: V. P. Singh
17. Madhavrao Scindia
Term of office: 22 October 1986 – 1 December 1989
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
18. Mohsina Kidwai
Term of office: 24 June 1986 – 21 October 1986
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
19. Bansi Lal
Term of office: 31 December 1984- 4 June 1986
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Rajeev Gandhi
20. A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
Term of office: 2 September 1982 – 31 December 1984
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi & Rajeev Gandhi
21. Prakash Chandra Sethi
Term of office: 15 January 1982 – 2 September 1982
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
22. Kedar Pandey
Term of office: 12 November 1980 – 14 January 1982
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
23. Kamalapati Tripathi
Term of office: 14 January 1980 – 12 November 1980
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
24. T. A. Pai
Term of office: 30 July 1979 – 13 January 1980 & 23 July 1972 – 4 February 1973
Political party or Alliance: Janta Party (Secular) & Congress
Prime Minister: Ch. Charan Singh & Indira Gandhi
25. Madhu Dandavate
Term of office: 26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
Political party or Alliance: Janta Party
Prime Minister: Morarji Desai
26. Kamalapati Tripathi
Term of office: 11 February 1975 – 23 March 1977
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
27. Lalit Narayan Mishra
Term of office: 5 February 1973 – 2 January 1975
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
28. K. Hanumanthaiya
Term of office: 18 March 1971 – 22 July 1972
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
29. Gulzarilal Nanda
Term of office: 18 February 1970 – 17 March 1971
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
30. Panampilli Govinda Menon
Term of office: 4 November 1969 – 18 February 1970
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
31. Ram Subhag Singh
Term of office: 14 February 1969 – 4 November 1969
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
32. C. M. Poonacha
Term of office: 13 March 1967 – 14 February 1969
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Indira Gandhi
33. S. K. Patil
Term of office: 9 June 1964- 12 March 1967
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri & Indira Gandhi
34. H. C. Dasappa
Term of office: 21 September 1963 – 8 June 1964
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
35. Swaran Singh
Term of office: 10 April 1962 – 21 September 1963
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
36. Jagjivan Ram
Term of office: 7 December 1956 – 10 April 1962
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
37. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Term of office: 13 May 1952 – 7 December 1956
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
38. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Term of office: 22 September 1948 – 13 May 1952
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
39. John Mathai
Term of office: 15 August 1947- 22 September 1948
Political party or Alliance: Congress
Prime Minister: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
40. Asaf Ali
Term of office: 14 August, 1947
Political party or Alliance: Indian National Congress
Prime Minister: Interim Government
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