All prime minister of india
| S.No. | Name | Birth-Death | Tenure | Interesting Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawahar Lal Nehru | (1889–1964) | 15 August 1947-27 May 1964 16 years, 286 days. |
First and the longest serving prime minister of independent India. The first serving PM who died in office. |
| 2 | Gulzarilal Nanda | (1898–1998) | 27 May 1964 to 9 June 1964 13 days. |
The first acting PM of the country took charge after the untimely death of Nehru. |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | (1904–1966) | 9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966 1 year, 216 days. |
He was the pioneer of the slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ during the Indo-Pak war in 1965. |
| 4 | Gulzarilal Nanda | (1898-1998) | 11 January 1966, 24 January 1966 13 days. |
The only man who served twice as an acting PM of India. |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 24 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 11 years, 59 days. |
The first lady who took oath as the Prime Minister of India. |
| 6 | Morarji Desai | (1896–1995) | 24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979 2 years, 126 days. |
First PM after the emergency in 1977. The oldest PM of India took oath at the age of 81, the first to resign from office. He was born on 29th February, so he used to celebrate his birthday once in a four-year. |
| 7 | Charan Singh | (1902–1987) | 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980 170 days. |
Only PM who never faced the Parliament. |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | (1917–1984) | 14 Jan.1980 to 31 Oct. 1984 4 years, 291 days. |
The first PM came back in power in 1980 after the 1977 debacle. Like her father, she also died in office. |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi | (1944–1991) | 31 Oct 1984 to 2 Dec 1989 5 years, 32 days. |
He became the youngest PM of India at the age of 40. |
| 10 | V. P. Singh | (1931–2008) | 2 Dec 1989 to 10 Nov 1990 343 days. |
The first PM who resigned after voting of no confidence. |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | (1927–2007) | 10 Nov 1990 to 21 June 1991 223 days. |
He never worked as a minister in any ministry. |
| 12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | (1921–2004) | 21 June 1991 to 16 May 1996, 4 years, 330 days. | He was from Andhra Pradesh and became the first South Indian PM of the country. |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (1924-2018) | 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996 16 days. |
PM for just 16 days shortest tenure of any Indian PM. |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | (born 1933) | 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997 324 days. |
He became the second PM of South India. He is from Karnataka. However, he stayed in the office for less than a year. |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral | (1919–2012) | 21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998 332 days. |
Third PM to be from the Upper House after Indra Gandhi & Deve Gowda. |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | (born 1924-2018) | 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004 6 years, 64 days. |
First non-congress PM of independent India who completed his full term as PM. |
| 17 | Manmohan Singh | (born 1932) | 22 May 2004 to 26 May 2014 10 years, 4 days. |
First PM from the minority community. |
| 18 | Narendra Modi | (born 1950) | 2014-Present | Before Modi, three PMs served two terms or more. He has also joined this coveted list in 2019. |
Who served for the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister of India?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee served for the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister of India.
Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Narendra Modi is the current Prime Minister of India.
Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru is the longest-serving Prime Minister of India. He served from 15 August 1947 to 27 May 1964.
Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
Indira Gandhi was the first and only female Prime Minister of India.
Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
