Cabinet Ministers of India 2019 with full list and Profile
The NDA is ahead in 343 of the 542 seats, while the BJP lead has crossed 300. In 2014, the party won 282 seats, the NDA had won 336. It was the first time in more than three decades that a single party won majority on its own. Now the Council of Ministers is formed and the full list of Cabinet Ministers of India is given below.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Sri. Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India serving his 2nd term on a consecutive absolute majority mandate.
- Sri. Rajnath Singh is the Minister of Defence under Prime Misinter Narendra Modi.
- Sri. Amit Shah is the Minister of Home Affairs in the Modi Government.
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The Narendra Modi government on Friday, 31st May, 2019 announced the Union Cabinet Ministers of India with new faces who have won in the Loksabha Election 2019 with vast majority. The Cabinet Ministers of India included Sri. Rajnath Singh, Sri. Amit Shah, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Sri. Nitin Gadkari. See the list of council of Ministers at official National Portal of India.
Here are the Full List of Union Cabinet Ministers of India with their Profile:
PORTFOLIO
- Ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions
- Department of atomic energy
- Department of space
- All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any minister
PROFILE
- Sri. Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India serving his 2nd term on a consecutive absolute majority mandate.
- He has also served as Chief Minister of Gujarat for 13 Consecutive years over 4 terms.
- He is a Lok Sabha MP for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh serving his 2nd term.
PORTFOLIO
- Ministry of Defence
PROFILE
- Sri. Rajnath Singh is a Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh serving 5th term as MP.
- He was also 3 time MLA and 1 time MLC in UP.
- He has also served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as Education Minister before that.
- He was a Physics Professor before joining public life full time.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Home Affairs
PROFILE
- Sri. Amit Shah is a Lok Sabha MP from Gandhinagar in Gujrat serving 2nd term as MP and got the place in Cabinet Ministers of India for first time.
- He was also elected 5 time MLA from Gujrat starting from 1997.
- He was also served as Chairman of Gujrat State Financial Corporation.
- He was also president of Gujrat Cricket Association.
- He was a Physics Professor before joining public life full time.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Road, Transport & Highways
- Minister of Micro, Small and medium enterprises
PROFILE
- Sri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari is a Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur in Maharashtra serving 2nd term as MP.
- He is also a 5 time MLC in Maharashtra.
- He worked as PWD Minister in Maharashtra Govt.
- He has studied B.Com. LLB from Nagpur University.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Chemical and Fertilizer
PROFILE
- Sri. D V Sadananda Gowda is a Lok Sabha MP from Bangalore North Karnataka serving 4th term as MP.
- He is also a 2 term MLA and 1 term MLC in Karnataka Assembly.
- He worked as Chief Minister in Karnataka Govt.
- He has studied B.Sc. LLB from Mysore University.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
PROFILE
- Nirmala Sitharaman is a Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka serving 4th term as MP.
- She also served in the National Commission for Women between 2003 to 2005.
- She is a Graduate in Economics and receives her Master’s degree in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- She is a 60 years old women from Tamil Nadu.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
PROFILE
- Sri. Ram Vilas Paswan is one of the most senior most Parliamentarian serving 10th term as MP.
- He has been an MLA in Bihar once.
- He holds a Law degree from Kosi college and Masters of Arts in Patna University.
- He is a 72 years old men from Bihar.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Minister of Rural Development
- Minister of Panchayati Raj
PROFILE
- Sri. Narendra Singh Tomar is Lok Sabha MP from Morena, Madhya Pradesh serving 4th term as MP.
- He has also served as Minister of Rural Development and Panchayats in Madhya Pradesh Government.
- He is a Graduate from Jivaji University in Gwalior.
- He is 61 years of age from Madhya Pradesh.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Law and Justice
- Minister of Communications
- Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
PROFILE
- Sri. Ravi Shankar Prasad is Lok Sabha MP from Patna Sahib, Bihar serving his 5th term as MP.
- He has been a Senior Advocate i the Supreme Court since 2000.
- He has done BA and MA in Political Science and LLB from Patna University.
- He is 64 years of age from Bihar.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Food Processing Industries
PROFILE
- Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal is Lok Sabha MP from Bathinda, Punjab serving her 3rd term as MP.
- Beyond politics she has been a Child Rights Activists working through organizations like Nanhi Chhaan and Saanjh to fight female infanticide and empower women through skill training.
- She hold a diploma in textile design.
- She is 52 years of age from Punjab.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
PROFILE
- Sri. Thawar Chand Gahlot is Lok Sabha MP from Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh serving her 7th term as MP.
- He has also been a 3 times MLA in Madhya Pradesh.
- He completed his Graduation from Vikram University, Ujjain.
- He is 71 years of age from Madhya Pradesh.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of External Affairs
PROFILE
- Dr. Subrahmanyam-Jaishankar was Foreign Secretary of India between 2015-2018.
- He was also President of Global corporate Affairs at TATA Sons.
- He was awarded the Prestigious Padma Shree Award for Civil service in 2019.
- He is 64 years of age from Tamil Nadu.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Human Resource Development
PROFILE
- Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ is a Lok Sabha MP from Haridwar, Uttarakhand serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has also been a 6 time MLA from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- He also served as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and particularly credited for his Sparsh Ganga Mission.
- He is 59 years of age from Uttrakhand.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Tribal Affairs
PROFILE
- Sri. Arjun Munda is a Lok Sabha MP from Khunti, Jharkhand serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has also been a 4 time MLA from Jharkhand.
- He also served as Chief Minister of Jharkhand for 3 times.
- He is 51 years of age from Jharkhand.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Textiles, Women & Child Development
PROFILE
- Smt. Smriti Irani is a Lok Sabha MP from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh serving her 3rd term as MP.
- She was the youngest Cabinet minister in PM Narendra Modi’s first cabinet ministers of India.
- Prior to her political career she was a popular television actress.
- She comes from a humble background, having worked as a waitress in a restaurant in her early days.
- He is 43 years of age from Uttar Pradesh.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Health & family Welfare
- Minister of Science & Technology
- Minister of Earth Sciences
PROFILE
- Dr. Harsh Vardhan is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandni Chawk, Delhi serving her 2nd term as MP.
- He is a 5 terms MLA in Delhi Legislative Assembly.
- He has served as Delhi’s Cabinet Minister for Health, Law & Justice and Education.
- Dr. Vardhan is an ENT surgeon and has done extensive work for Polio Eradication, Tobacco control and organ donation.
- He has also served as advisor to World Health Organization
- He is 64 years of age from Delhi.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
- Minister of Information & Broadcasting
PROFILE
- Sri. Prakash Javadekar is a Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra serving his 3rd term as MP.
- He has also been 3 times MLC in Maharashtra.
- He has written multiple books in Marathi on social issues like unemployment and inflation.
- He is an alumnus of the University of Pune where he studied B.Com.
- He has also served as advisor to World Health Organization
- He is 68 years of age from Maharashtra.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Railways
- Minister of Commerce & industry
PROFILE
- Sri. Piyush Goyal is a Rajya Sabha MP from Maharashtra serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He was an investment banker by profession before joining public life.
- He had also served as a Director on the Boards of Bank of Baroda and SBI.
- He studied B.Com. LLB from HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai and is a 2nd rank holder in Chartered Accountancy.
- He is 55 years of age from Maharashtra.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Minister of Steel
PROFILE
- Sri. Dharmendra Pradhan is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh serving his 3rd term as MP.
- He has also been an MLA in Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- He studied MA in Anthropology from Utkal University.
- He is 49 years of age from Odisha.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Minority Affairs
PROFILE
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand serving his 4th term as MP.
- He is the author of three books Syah, Danga and Vaisali.
- He holds Bachelor and Master degree in Media and Mass Communication.
- He is 62 years of age from Uttar Pradesh.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- Minister of Coal
- Minister of Mines
PROFILE
- Sri. Pralhad Joshi is a Lok Sabha MP from Dharwad serving his 4th term as MP.
- He is an active Parliamentarian and has been chairperson of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- He has a BA from Karnataka University.
- He is 56 years of age from Karnataka.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
PROFILE
- Sri. Mahendra Nath Pandey is a Lok Sabha MP from Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has also been a 2 times MLA in Uttar Pradesh.
- He served as a Minister of Housing & Urban Development, Panchayati Raj and Planning.
- He has an MA in Journalism and PhD in Hindi from BHU
- He is 67 years of age from Uttar Pradesh.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
PROFILE
- Sri. Arvind Ganpat Sawant is a Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai, South Maharashtra serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has also been a 3 times MLC in Maharashtra.
- He has an B.Sc. (Subsidiary) from Mumbai University.
- He is 67 years of age from Maharashtra.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
PROFILE
- Sri. Giriraj Singh is a Lok Sabha MP from Begusarai, Bihar serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has also been a 2 times MLC in Bihar.
- He is a Graduate from Magadh University.
- He is 66 years of age from Bihar.
PORTFOLIO
- Minister of Jal Shakti
PROFILE
- Sri. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is a Lok Sabha MP from Jodhpur, Rajasthan serving his 2nd term as MP.
- He has received MA and MPhil in Philosophy from JNVU, Jodhpur.
- He is 51 years of age from Rajasthan.
