A. P. J. Abdul Kalam[1] (until 25 July 2007) Pratibha Patil[2] (from 25 July 2007)
Head of government
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Member parties
Indian National Congress Nationalist Congress Party Lok Janshakti Party Dravida Munnetra Kazagham Rashtriya Janata Dal Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian Union Muslim League
Status in legislature
Coalition
335 / 545 (61%)
Opposition party
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition leader
L. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha) Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha)
History
Election(s)
2004
Outgoing election
2009
Legislature term(s)
5 years
Predecessor
Third Vajpayee ministry
Successor
Second Manmohan Singh ministry
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Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister of India
(2004–2014)
Early life and education
Public image
Awards and recognition
Scholarship
Premiership
General elections
2004
2009
Union Council of Ministers
First
Second
Lok Sabha
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
International visits
Budgets
Union budgets
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 (interim)
National policy
Legislations
MGNREGA
RTE
RTI
Land Acquisition Act (2013)
Food Security Act (2013)
Treaties and accords
Indo-US nuclear deal
IBSA Dialogue Forum
Missions and agencies
National Health Mission
National Investigation Agency
Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline
Aadhaar
Controversies
2G spectrum case
Indian coal allocation scam
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The First Ministry of Manmohan Singh was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Dr. Manmohan Singh. It was formed after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April - 10 May 2004, to elect the 14th Lok Sabha, and it functioned from 2004 to May 2009.[3] After the election Singh took the oath as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2004, and continued to hold the post till full term, the next Council of Ministers of the Republic of India was sworn in on 22 May 2009, when Singh started his second term in office as PM.[4]
With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.[5]
^"Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam passes away". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^"List of achievements of the Raisina Hill occupants". Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The Times Group. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^Bamzai, Kaveree (7 June 2004). "Manmohan Singh's Cabinet 2004: Top ministers and their portfolios". India Today. Living Media Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^"Manmohan sworn in". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^Shubhojit (1 July 2014). "Women Cabinet Ministers in India". elections.in. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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