Cabinet Ministers[edit]

Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

Atomic Energy

Punjab Santhosh, Chandigarh

Space
Manmohan singh 79 Assam (Rajya Sabha) Congress
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
St John's College, Cambridge Nuffield College, Oxford

Planning

Maharaja's College (B.A.)

Defence A.K.Antony 72 Kerala (Rajya Sabha) Congress
University of Kerala (LL.B.)

Agriculture

Sharad Pawar 72 Madha NCP

Food Processing Industries
 Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

Finance P. Chidambaram 67 Sivaganga Congress Harvard University (M.B.A)

External Affairs Salman Khurshid 60 Farrukhabad Congress

Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde 71 Solapur Congress

Communications and Information
Technology
Kapil Sibal 64 Chandni Chowk Congress
Law and Justice

Human Resource Development Pallam Raju 50 Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh Congress

 Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

Civil Aviation Ajit Singh 73 Baghpat RLD

Mines Dinsha Patel 75 Kheda Congress

Commerce and Industry

Anand Sharma 60 Himachal Pradesh Congress

Textiles

Petroleum and Natural Gas Veerappa Moily Not Available 73 Chikballapur Congress

Culture Chandresh Kumari 68 Jodhpur Congress

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken 49 New Delhi Congress

Water Resources Harish Rawat 65 Haridwar Congress

 Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

Rural development Jairam Ramesh 58 Andhra Pradesh Congress

Urban Development
Kamal Nath 66 Chhindwara Congress
Parliamentary Affairs

Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi 75 Kerala Congress

Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad Not Available 63 Jammu and Kashmir Congress

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel Not Available 55 Bhandara-Gondiya NCP

Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge 70 Gulbarga Congress

 Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah 75 Srinagar JKN

Panchayati Raj
Kishore Chandra Deo Not Available 65 Araku Congress
Tribal Affairs

Science and Technology

Jaipal Reddy 71 Chevella Congress

Earth Sciences

Road Transport and Highways

C. P. Joshi 62 Bhilwara Congress

Railways
 Ag
[hide]Portfolios Name Portrait Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater
e

Shipping G. K. Vasan 48 Tamil Nadu (Rajya Sabha) Congress

Social Justice and Empowerment Selja Kumari 50 Ambala Congress

Steel Beni Prasad Verma Not Available 71 Gonda Congress

Coal Shriprakash Jaiswal Not Available 68 Kanpur Congress

Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan 73 Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) Congress

Ministers of State (Independent Charges)[edit]

A 'Minister of State with independent charge' is a junior Minister in the Federal (State) or Central Government of India but is in charge of a
ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following ministers are from the Indian
National Congress.
Sl. Lok Sabha/Rajya
Name Responsible Ministries Age Party Educational Qualification
No. Sabha

Lok Sabha (Ludhiana,

1 Manish Tewari Information and Broadcasting 47 Congress
Punjab)

Chiranjeevi (Konidala Siva Rajya Sabha (Andhra

2 Tourism 57 Congress B.Com from Y.N College, Narasapuram, AP
Sankara Vara Prasad) Pradesh)

Lok Sabha (Guna, Madhya

3 Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Power 42 Congress M.A., M.B.A., Stanford University, U.S.A
Pradesh)

4 Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Drinking Water and Sanitation 59 Lok Sabha (Anand, Gujarat) Congress B.E. (Civil)[4]

Lok Sabha (Alwar,

5 Jitendra Singh Youth Affairs and Sports 41 Congress B.Com[5]
Rajasthan)

Lok Sabha (Ajmer, M.B.A. – Wharton Business School, University of

6 Sachin Pilot Corporate Affairs 35 Congress
Rajasthan) Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Sl. Lok Sabha/Rajya
Name Responsible Ministries Age Party Educational Qualification
No. Sabha

Lok Sabha (North West

7 Krishna Tirath Women and Child Development 57 Congress M.A., B.Ed. (University of Delhi)[6]
Delhi, Delhi)

Lok Sabha (Ernakulam,

8 K. V. Thomas Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 66 Congress M.Sc.(Chemistry)[7]
Kerala)

Statistics and Program Lok Sabha (Balasore,

9 Srikant Kumar Jena 62 Congress B.A. Utkal University, Cuttack, Odisha[9]
Implementation andChemicals and Fertilizers[8] Odisha)

10 Jayanthi Natarajan Environment and Forests 58 Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu) Congress B.A., B.L. Ethiraj College and Madras Law College[10]

Development of North Eastern Region,Parliamentary Lok Sabha (Dibrugarh,

11 Paban Singh Ghatowar 62 Congress B.A. Gauhati University, Guwahati[11]
Affairs[8] Assam)

Lok Sabha (Kolar,

12 K. H. Muniyappa Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 64 Congress B.A., LL.B.[12]
Karnataka)
Source: Council of Ministers[13]
Ministers of State[edit]

Sl. Ag Part
Name Ministries Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Educational Qualification
No. e y

1 E. Ahamed External Affairs 74 Lok Sabha Malappuram, Kerala MUL B.A., B.L.[14]

St. Stephen's College, Delhi (B.A.)

Lok Sabha Thiruvananthapuram,
2 Shashi Tharoor Human Resource Development 56 Congress
Kerala
Tufts University (M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D.)

3 Tariq Anwar Agriculture 61 Rajya Sabha, Maharastra NCP B.Sc.[15]

Mullappally
4 Home Affairs 67 Lok Sabha Vadakara,Kerala Congress MA, LLB[16]
Ramachandran

Personnel, Public Grievances and

5 V. Narayanasamy 65 Lok Sabha Puducherry Congress B.A., M.L.[17]
Pensions and Prime Minister Office

Daggubati Lok Sabha, Visakhapatnam Andhra

6 Commerce and Industry 53 Congress BA[18]
Purandeswari Pradesh
Sl. Ag Part
Name Ministries Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Educational Qualification
No. e y

Lok Sabha, Bapatla, Prakasam

7 Panabaka Lakshmi Textiles 54 Congress M.A.(Public Administration)[19]
Dist,Andhra Pradesh

8 Namo Narain Meena Finance 68 Lok Sabha, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Congress M. A. (Geography)[20]

9 S. S. Palanimanickam Finance 62 Lok Sabha Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu DMK B.L.[21]

10 Jitin Prasada Human Resource Development andDefence 38 Lok Sabha Dhaurahra, Uttar Pradesh Congress M.B.A,[22]

11 Preneet Kaur External Affairs 68 Lok Sabha Patiala, Punjab Congress B.A., T.T.C.[23]

12 Napoleon Social Justice and Empowerment 48 Lok Sabha Perambalur, Tamil Nadu DMK B.A.(History)[24]

13 S. Jagathrakshakan New & Renewable Energy 62 Lok Sabha Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu DMK Matriculate[25]

14 S. Gandhiselvan Health and Family Welfare 48 Lok Sabha Namakkal, Tamil Nadu DMK M.A, M.PHIL[26]

Tushar Amarsinh
15 Road Transport and Highways 46 Lok Sabha, Bardoli Congress M.B.B.S[27]
Chaudhary
Sl. Ag Part
Name Ministries Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Educational Qualification
No. e y

Pratik Prakashbapu
16 Coal 39 Lok Sabha Sangli Congress Intermediate, Diploma in Automobile Engineering [28]
Patil

17 R. P. N. Singh Home Affairs 48 Lok Sabha Khushi Nagar Congress B.A. (Hons.) History[29]

18 Pradeep Jain Aditya Rural Development 50 Lok Sabha, Jhansi Congress M.A., M.Com., L.L.B.[30]

19 K. C. Venugopal Civil Aviation and Power 49 Lok Sabha Alappuzha, Kerala Congress M.Sc.(Mathematics)[31]

20 Charan Das Mahant Agriculture and Food Processing Industries 57 Lok Sabha Korba, Chhattisgarh Congress M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., PhD[32]

21 Milind Murli Deora Communications and Information Technology 35 Lok Sabha, Mumbai-South Congress BBA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) [33]

22 Rajeev Shukla Parliamentary Affairs and Planning 53 Rajya Sabha, Maharastra Congress M.A., LL.B.

23 Kodikunnil Suresh Labor and Employment 50 Lok Sabha Mavelikara,Kerala Congress LL.B [34]

K.J. Surya Prakash

24 Railways 61 Lok Sabha Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh Congress B.A [35]
Reddy
25 Ranee Narah Tribal Affairs 46 Lok Sabha Lakhimpur,Assam Congress B.A [36]
 Sl. Ag Part
Name Ministries Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha Educational Qualification
No. e y

Adhir Ranjan
26 Railways 56 Lok Sabha Berhampore, West Bengal Congress Under Matriculate [37]
Chowdhury
Lok Sabha Srikakulam, Andhra
27 Killi Krupa Rani Communications and Information Technology 46 Congress M.B.B.S [38]
Pradesh
Abu Hasem Khan Degree in Industrial Psychology (Northampton
28 Health and Family Welfare 74 Lok Sabha Malda, West Bengal Congress
Choudhury college,England),University of Guleph, Canada [39]
Sarvey Lok Sabha Malkajgiri, Andhra
29 Road Transport and Highways 58 Congress B.A, LL.B
Sathyanarayana, Pradesh
30 Ninong Ering Minority Affairs 53 Lok Sabha Arunachal East Congress B.A
31 Deepa Dasmunsi Urban Development 52 Lok Sabha Raiganj, West Bengal Congress M.A.(Dramatics)
32 Lal Chand Kataria Defence 44 Lok Sabha Jaipur Rural Congress Intermediate[40]
33 Porika Balram Naik Social Justice and Empowerment 48 Lok Sabha,Mahabubabad Congress B.A.[41]

[42]
 Source: Council of Ministers[3]....
Demographics of the Council of Ministers[edit]
UPA Cabinet by Party[edit]
Source: Various news organisations[43][44][45][46]
The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first
20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The
non-Congress cabinet ministers, include M.K. Azhagiri (DMKPresident Karunanidhi's Son) from the DMK, Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel from
Nationalist Congress Party, Farooq Abdullah from National Conference and Chaudhary Ajit Singh from RLD.

Party # Cabinet Ministers # Ministers of State Total number of ministers

Indian National Congress 27 10 37

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 4 5

Nationalist Congress Party 2 1 3

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 1 0 1

Rashtriya Lok Dal 1 0 1

Indian Union Muslim League 0 1 1

Total 32 44 76

United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States [edit]

Sources:[47][48][49]

# Cabinet
State # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Ministers

Maharashtra 5 — 3 8

Tamil Nadu 3 1 4 8

Andhra Pradesh 2 5 10

Kerala 2 1 5 8

Bihar — — — —
 # Cabinet
State # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Ministers

Madhya Pradesh 1 — 1 2

Karnataka 3 1 — 4

Himachal Pradesh 1 — — 1

Haryana 1 — — 1

Odisha — 1 — 1
 # Cabinet
State # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Ministers

Jammu and Kashmir 2 — — 2

Punjab 1 1 1 3

Delhi 1 2 — 3

Rajasthan 2 — 4 6

West Bengal — — 3 3

Chhattisgarh — — 1 1
 # Cabinet
State # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Ministers

Gujarat — 1 2 3

Puducherry — — 1 1

Uttar Pradesh 3 — 3 6

Jharkhand 1 — —

Meghalaya — — 2 2

Uttarakhand 1 — — 1
 # Cabinet
State # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Ministers

Assam 1 1 — 2

Chandigarh 1 — — 1

78
Total 59 7 38