List of Defence Ministers of Independent India: Get
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Jai Hind, Warriors! In this article we have provided you details of defence ministers of independent India. Till now, India has witnessed many wars and Counter-Insurgency Operations. Defence strategy play major role in fighting the wars. The decision of defence minister plays making the decision in defence strategy. So, article is also important from SSB point of view. Interviewing officer may ask you about the defence ministers of India. Currently Ministry of Defence (MoD) is headed by Shri Rajnath Singh of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
Defence Ministers of India
|
S.No |
Name |
From |
To |
Party |
|
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1 |
Baldev Singh |
Sep 2, 1946 |
1952 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
2 |
Kailash Nath Katju |
1955 |
1957 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
3 |
V. K. Krishna Menon |
1957 |
1962 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
4 |
Yashwantrao Chavan |
1962 |
1966 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
5 |
Sardar Swaran Singh |
1966 |
1970 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
6 |
Jagjivan Ram |
1970 |
1974 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
7 |
Sardar Swaran Singh |
1974 |
1975 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
8 |
Indira Gandhi |
1975 |
1975 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
9 |
Bansi Lal |
Dec 21, 1975 |
Mar 24, 1977 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
10 |
Jagjivan Ram |
Mar 24, 1977 |
Jul 28, 1979 |
Janata Party |
|
|
11 |
Chidambaram Subramaniam |
Jul 28, 1979 |
Jan 14, 1980 |
Janata Party |
|
|
12 |
Indira Gandhi |
Jan 14, 1980 |
1982 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
13 |
R. Venkataraman |
1982 |
1984 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
14 |
Shankarrao Chavan |
1984 |
1984 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
15 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
1984 |
1985 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
16 |
Rajiv Gandhi |
1985 |
1987 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
17 |
V. P. Singh |
1987 |
1987 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
18 |
K. C. Pant |
1987 |
1989 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
19 |
V. P. Singh |
Dec 2, 1989 |
Nov 10, 1990 |
Janata Dal |
|
|
20 |
Chandra Shekhar |
Nov 10, 1990 |
Jun 26, 1991 |
Samajwadi Janata Party |
|
|
21 |
Sharad Pawar |
Jun 26, 1991 |
Mar 6, 1993 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
22 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
Mar 6, 1993 |
May 16, 1996 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
23 |
Pramod Mahajan |
May 16, 1996 |
Jun 1, 1996 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
|
24 |
Mulayam Singh Yadav |
Jun 1, 1996 |
Mar 19, 1998 |
Samajwadi Party |
|
|
25 |
George Fernandes |
Mar 19, 1998 |
2001 |
Samata Party |
|
|
26 |
Jaswant Singh |
2001 |
2001 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
|
27 |
George Fernandes |
2001 |
May 22, 2004 |
Samata Party |
|
|
28 |
Pranab Mukherjee |
May 22, 2004 |
Oct 24, 2006 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
29 |
A.K. Antony |
Oct 24, 2006 |
May 26, 2014 |
Indian National Congress |
|
|
30 |
Arun Jaitley |
May 27, 2014 |
Nov 10, 2014 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
|
31 |
Manohar Parrikar |
Nov 10, 2014 |
13 March 2017 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
|
|
32 |
Nirmala Sitharaman |
3 September 2017 31 May 2019 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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|
33 |
Rajnath Singh |
31 May 2019 – Present |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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