Indian Prime Minister List 1947 to 2023

Indian Prime Minister List Year Wise 1947 to 2023: India gained independence on 15 August 1947. Since then the democratic government of India has taken over. A total of 14 Prime Ministers of India have served India since 1947 till date. Today we will discuss about all the Prime Ministers who have come from the time of India’s independence till today in this article. This article will be very instructive for students of india. So everyone is requested to read complete article. From here you can get general knowledge, current affairs and some historical information.

Indian Prime Minister List Year Wise

1. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Shri Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India. He is the longest serving Prime Minister of India till date. He is also the first Prime Minister of India to pass away while serving as Prime Minister. Jaharlal Neher was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad. He studied real science at Cambridge University in England. He then returned to India and joined a political party.

Birth	November 14, 1889
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964

2. Shri Gulzarilal Nanda

Gulzarilal Nanda was the first acting Prime Minister of India. He was Prime Minister for only 13 days in the first phase, Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister died and was replaced by Guljarilal Nanda as Prime Minister. He was born in 1898 in Punjab. He joined Bombay National University as Professor of Economics. He then devoted himself to the freedom movement in India.

Birth	4 July 1898
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964

3. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri

Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was sworn in as the second Prime Minister of India. He was the Prime Minister of India for 1 year and 216 days. During his tenure, the India-Pakistan war of 1965 took place. At that time he gave a remarkable slogan which became very popular “Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan”. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2 October 1904 in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

Birth	2 October 1904
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966

4. Shri Gulzarilal Nanda

Shri Guljarilal Nanda took charge as the Acting Prime Minister of India for the second time. On January 11, 1966, after the sudden demise of the then Prime Minister of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Guljarilal Nanda again took charge of India. This time also he was the Prime Minister of India for 13 days.

Birth	4 July 1898
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	11 January 1966 to 24 January 1966

5. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

The first woman Prime Minister of India was Mrs. Indira Gandhi. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the third Prime Minister of India on January 24, 1966. He was the Prime Minister of India for a total of 11 years and 59 days in the first phase. During his period, India-Pakistan war took place in 1971. In 1917, Mrs. Indira Gandhi was born in the city of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. She was a child of a prominent family, Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. He completed his primary education in Switzerland.

Birth	19 November 1917
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977

6. Shri Morarji Desai

Shri Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India. He took charge of India after Mrs. Indira Gandhi. He was the Prime Minister of India for 2 years and 126 days. Note that Morarji Desai was the oldest Prime Minister of India, he was 81 years old when he was Prime Minister. Morarji Desai was born on February 29, 1896 in Gujarat.

Birth	29 February 1896
Political party	Janata Party
Prime Minister	24 March 1977 to 28 July 1979

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7. Shri Charan Singh

Charan Singh was born in 1902 in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his graduation from Agra University. In 1970, he won the post of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was the Prime Minister of India for 170 days.

Birth	23 December 1902
Political party	Janata Party
Prime Minister	28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980

8. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

On January 14, 1980, Mrs. Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India for the second time. This time he was the Prime Minister of India for 4 years and 291 days.

Birth	19 November 1917
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	14th January 1980 to 31st December 1984

9. Shri Rajiv Gandhi

On 31 October 1984, Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as the sixth Prime Minister of India. Rajiv Gandhi was the son of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The historical fact is that Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India on 31st October 1984 after the death of Indira Gandhi. He was the youngest Prime Minister of India. He was 40 years old when he took the oath. After his mother’s death, he won the election by a huge margin, winning 401 out of 508 seats.

Birth	20 August 1944
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	31 October 1984 to 2 December 1989

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10. Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh

Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh was sworn in as the seventh Prime Minister of India. He was the Prime Minister of India for 343 days. Bishwanath Pratap Singh was born in 1931 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1980 to 1982.

Birth	25 June 1931
Political party	Janata Party
Prime Minister	2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990

11. Shri Chandra Shekhar

Shri Chandra Shekhar took over as the eighth Prime Minister of India. He was the Prime Minister of India for 223 days. His political party was Samajwadi Janata Party. He was born in 1927 in a poor farming family in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his Masters in Political Science from Allahabad University.

Birth	27 April 1927
Political party	Samajwadi Janata Party
Prime Minister	10 November 1990 to 21 June 1991

12. Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao

Shri P.V. was sworn in as the ninth Prime Minister of India. Narasimha Rao. He was the Prime Minister of India for 4 years and 330 days. He was born in 1921 in Andhra Pradesh. Narasimha Rao studied at Nagpur University, University of Bombay and University of Hyderabad. He was the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996.

Birth	28 June 1921
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996

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13. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee took over as the 10th Prime Minister of India. But this time he was the Prime Minister for only 16 days. Although he later served as the Prime Minister of India for 6 years. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born in 1924 in Madhya Pradesh, India. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party from the beginning. In his political career, he was elected to the Lok Sabha a total of 9 times in four decades, which is a record.

Birth	25 December 1924
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Prime Minister	16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996

14. Shri H. D. Dev Gowda

Shri H. accepted as the 11th Prime Minister of India. D. Dev Gowda He was the Prime Minister of India for 324 days. Born in Karnataka state in 1933, he joined the political party at the age of 20.

Birth	18 May 1933
Political party	Janata Party
Prime Minister	1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997

15. Shri Indra Kumar Gujral

Shri Indra Kumar Gujral was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of India. He was the Prime Minister of India for 332 days. He was born in 1919 in the Indian state of Punjab. Both his parents participated in India’s freedom struggle.

Birth	4 December 1919
Political party	Janata Party
Prime Minister	21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998

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16. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In 1998 Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was appointed as the Prime Minister of India for the second time. At this stage he was the Prime Minister of India for 6 years and 64 days. During his tenure, the Kargil war between India and Pakistan took place in 1999. Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India to complete a full term as Prime Minister.

Birth	25 December 1924
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Prime Minister	19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004

17. Shri Manmohan Singh

Shri Manmohan Singh was sworn in as the 13th Prime Minister of India. He was the first Sikh Prime Minister of India. He was the Prime Minister of India for 10 years and 4 days. Manmohan Singh was born in 1932 in Punjab. He completed his education at Cambridge University in England. From 1991 to 1996, he was in charge of the Finance Ministry of India.

Birth	26 September 1932
Political party	Indian National Congress
Prime Minister	22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014

18. Shri Narendra Modi

Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of India . He is the current Prime Minister of India, so far he has been the Prime Minister of India for 8 years and 303 days. Before becoming the Prime Minister, he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat for 3 times, in 2001 he was appointed as the first Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was born in 1950 in the Indian state of Gujarat. As a child, Swami Vivekananda’s life moved him and he became an activist in the local branch of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. 

Birth	17 September 1950
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Prime Minister	Current time from 26 May 2014

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