List of prime ministers of India by previous experience

This is a list of prime ministers of India by previous experience. Offices assumed after assuming the role of Prime Minister are not included.

Analysis

Five Indian prime ministers have been taken an active part in the Indian Independence movement.

None of the Indian prime ministers have served in the military. This is unlike many other state leaders.

List


No.	Name	Previous public office held and occuption	Assumed office of Prime Minister
1	Jawaharlal Nehru	Vice President of Executive Council (2 September 1946 – 15 August 1947) Indian Independence activist Advocate of the Allahabad High Court	15 August 1947
2	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Minister of Home Affairs (4 April 1961 – 29 August 1963)[1] Minister of Railways (1951–1956)[1] Indian Independence activist[1]	9 June 1964
3	Indira Gandhi	Minister of Information and Broadcasting (9 June 1964 – 24 January 1966)	24 January 1966
4	Morarji Desai	Deputy Prime Minister of India (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969)[2] Minister of Finance (13 March 1958 – 29 August 1963; 13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969)[2] Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1957–1980) Chief Minister of Bombay State (21 April 1952 – 31 October 1956) Indian Independence activist[3]	24 March 1977
5	Charan Singh	Deputy Prime Minister of India (24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979) Minister of Finance (24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979) Minister of Home Affairs (24 March 1977 – 1 July 1978) Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (3 April 1967 – 25 February 1968) Indian Independence activist	28 July 1979
6	Rajiv Gandhi	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (17 August 1981 – 21 May 1991)[4]	31 October 1984
7	Vishwanath Pratap Singh	Minister of Finance (31 December 1984 – 23 January 1987) Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha (December 1984 – April 1987) Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1983 – 1988) Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (9 June 1980 – 19 July 1982)[5]	2 December 1989
8	Chandra Shekhar	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	10 November 1990
9	P. V. Narasimha Rao	Minister of Home Affairs (19 July 1984 – 31 December 1984; 12 March 1986 – 12 May 1986) Minister of External Affairs (14 January 1980 – 19 July 1984; 25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989) Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (several terms) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (30 September 1971 – 10 January 1973) Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1957 – 1977)	21 June 1991
10	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	Minister of External Affairs (26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979) Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1962–1967; 1986–1991)	16 May 1996
11	H. D. Deve Gowda	Chief Minister of Karnataka (11 December 1994 – 31 May 1996)	1 June 1996
12	I. K. Gujral	Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha (June 1996 – November 1996) Minister of External Affairs (5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990; 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998) Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union (1976 – 1980)[6] Minister of Information and Broadcasting (1973 – 1975)[7] Indian Independence activist[7]	21 April 1997
13	Manmohan Singh	Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004) Minister of Finance (21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996)[8] Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1 October 1991 – 14 June 2019) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (15 January 1985 – 31 August 1987) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (15 September 1982 – 15 January 1985) Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India (1972 – 1976)[8] Professor of international trade at the Delhi School of Economics (1969 – 1971) Various positions at Panjab University (1957 – 1965)[9]	22 May 2004
14	Narendra Modi	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (16 May 2014 – present) Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (1 January 2002 – 16 May 2014) Chief Minister of Gujarat (7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014)[10]	26 May 2014

References

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Bhushan, Bharat (2012-11-30). "Obituary: Inder Kumar Gujral". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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[:1-1] "Man in the News; Devoted Aide to Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri". The New York Times. 1964-01-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

[:0-2] Hazarika, Sanjoy (1995-04-11). "Morarji Desai Dies at 99; Defeated Indira Gandhi to Become Premier of India". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

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[5] "Former Prime Ministers: Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

[6] Bhushan, Bharat (2012-11-30). "Obituary: Inder Kumar Gujral". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-29.

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[:3-8] "Former Prime Ministers: Dr. Manmohan Singh". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

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[10] "The Hindu foot soldier who became prime minister". BBC News. 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

Prime Minister of India
List By education By longevity By previous experience
Prime Ministers	Jawaharlal Nehru Lal Bahadur Shastri Indira Gandhi Morarji Desai Charan Singh Rajiv Gandhi Vishwanath Pratap Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao Atal Bihari Vajpayee H. D. Deve Gowda Inder Kumar Gujral Manmohan Singh Narendra Modi (incumbent)
Acting	Gulzarilal Nanda
Assassination attempts Children Eponyms Nehru I. Gandhi R. Gandhi Office Official aircraft Official residence Spouse State visits

List of prime ministers of India by previous experience

Analysis

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See also

References