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Minister of Defence (India)
The Minister of Defence (Hindi: रक्षा मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Defence and one of the cabinet ministers of the Government of India.
List of Cabinet Ministers of Defence (1947-)
| S. No. | Name | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldev Singh | 1947 | 1952 | First Defence Minister of Independent India and first and only Sikh to ever hold this post. |
| 2 | Kailash Nath Katju | 1955 | 1957 | |
| 3 | V. K. Krishna Menon | 1957 | 1962 | He held previously the position of Indian Ambassador to the United Nations. |
| 4 | Yashwantrao Chavan | 1962 | 1966 | |
| 5 | Jagjivan Ram | 1970 | 1974 | Left the post to become Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
| 6 | Chaudhary Bansi Lal | December 21, 1975 | March 24, 1977 | |
| 7 | R. Venkataraman | 1982 | 1984 | |
| 8 | Rajiv Gandhi | 1985 | 1987 | Left the post to become Minister of Finance. |
| 9 | V. P. Singh | 1987 | 1990 | Left the post to become Prime Minister of India. |
| 10 | K. C. Pant | 1987 | 1989 | |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar Singh | 21 November 1990 | 26 June 1991 | At same time was also the Prime Minister of India. |
| 12 | Sharad Pawar | 26 June 1991 | 6 March 1993 | |
| 13 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | 6 March 1993 | 16 May 1996 | At same time was also the Prime Minister of India. |
| 14 | Pramod Mahajan | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | |
| 15 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | 1 June 1996 | 19 March 1998 | |
| 16 | George Fernandes | 1998 | 2001 | |
| 17 | Jaswant Singh | 2001 | 2001 | |
| 18 | George Fernandes | 2001 | 2004 | |
| 19 | Pranab Mukherjee | 22 May 2004 | 24 October 2006 | Left the post to become Minister of External Affairs. |
| 20 | A. K. Antony | 24 October 2006 | Incumbent | He is serving longest tenure ever held by anyone.[1] He held previously the position of Chief Minister of Kerala. |
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