 Jawaharlal Nehru Aug. 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 |  Gulzari Lal Nanda May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 (Interim) |  Lal Bahadur Shastri June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966 |
Gulzari Lal Nanda 11 Jan 1966 - 24 Jan 1966 |  Indira Gandhi Jan. 24, 1966 to March 24, 1977 |  Morarji Desai March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 |
 Charan Singh July 28, 1979 - Jan. 14, 1980 | Indira Gandhi Jan. 14, 1980 to Oct. 31,1984 |  Rajiv Gandhi Oct. 31,1984 to Dec. 1,1989 |
 V. P. Singh Dec. 2,1989 - Nov. 10, 1990 |  Chandra Shekhar Nov. 10,1990 - June 21, 1991 |  P. V. Narasimha Rao June 21, 1991 to May 10, 1996 |
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee May 16 to June 1, 1996 |  H. D. Deve Gowda June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997 |  I. K. Gujral April 21, 1997 - Nov. 28. 1997 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee March 19, 1998 - May 22, 2004 |  Dr. Manmohan Singh May 22, 2004 - till date |
