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Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Government of India (2009–2014)
Government of India (2009–2014)
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| cabinet_name | Second Manmohan Singh Ministry | ||
| cabinet_type | ministry | ||
| cabinet_number | 23rd | ||
| jurisdiction | the Republic of India | ||
| image | Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg | ||
| date_formed | 22 May 2009 | ||
| date_dissolved | 26 May 2014 | ||
| government_head | Manmohan Singh | ||
| state_head | Pratibha Patil (until 25 July 2012) | ||
| Pranab Mukherjee (from 25 July 2012) | |||
| legislature_status | Coalition | ||
| election | 2009 | ||
| last_election | 2014 | ||
| legislature_term | |||
| opposition_party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) | ||
| opposition_leader | Sushma Swaraj (in Lok Sabha) | ||
| Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha) | |||
| previous | First Manmohan Singh ministry | ||
| successor | First Modi ministry | ||
| political_parties | United Progressive Alliance | ||
| border | darkgray}} All India Trinamool Congress (20092012) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (20092013)}} |
Pranab Mukherjee (from 25 July 2012) Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha)
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The Second Manmohan Singh ministry came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the Council of Ministers in two phases. They remained in office until next election. This ministry was the second-largest Union Council of Ministers in India after Third Vajpayee ministry until it was surpassed by the Third Modi ministry in 2024.
The new UPA government 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 28 May 2009.
List of Council of Ministers
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Cabinet Ministers
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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
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Ministers of State
!style="width:17em"| Remarks Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences
Demographics of the Ministers
Parties
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I/C) | Ministers of State | Total numbers of ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress}} " | INC | 24 | 11 | 30 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party}} " | NCP | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} " | JKNC | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rashtriya Lok Dal}} " | RLD | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League}} " | IUML | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 11 | 32 | 71 |
States
| State | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I/C) | Ministers of State | Total number of ministers | Name of ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Chhattisgarh | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Karnataka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Kerala | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Maharashtra | 3 | — | 5 | 8 | |
| Odisha | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Punjab | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rajasthan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | |
| West Bengal | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Delhi | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Puducherry | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 11 | 32 | 71 |
Demographics of the fomer ministers
Parties
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I/C) | Ministers of State | Total numbers of ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress}} " | INC | 20 | 3 | 5 | |
| All India Trinamool Congress}} " | AITC | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} " | DMK | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party}} " | NCP | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 15 | 44 |
States
| State | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I/C) | Ministers of State | Total number of ministers | Name of ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Assam | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Bihar | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Haryana | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Jharkhand | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Karnataka | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Maharashtra | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | |
| Meghalaya | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Punjab | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
| Rajasthan | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| West Bengal | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | |
| Chandigarh | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Delhi | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 15 | 44 |
Entities in the Prime Minister's Office
- From October 2011, the post of Secretary under Prime Ministers office has been eliminated as per policy.
| Name | Designation | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. K. A. Nair | Advisor to PM | Minister of State Rank | ||
| Pulok Chatterji | Principal Secretary | |||
| Shivshankar Menon | National Security Adviser | Minister of State Rank | ||
| Pankaj Pachauri | Communications Adviser | |||
| R. Ramanujam | Secretary | |||
| Vikram Misri | ||||
| Shatrughna Singh | ||||
| Vini Mahajan | ||||
| L. K. Atheeq | Joint Secretary | |||
| Munu Mahawar | ||||
| Dheeraj Gupta | ||||
| Sharmila Joseph | ||||
| Pallavi Jain | ||||
| Arindam Bagchi | ||||
| Rajeev Topno | ||||
| Sanjay Lohiya | ||||
| Krishan Kumar | ||||
| Binoy Job | Director | |||
| Indu Chaturvedi | ||||
| Jaideep Sarkar | ||||
| K Muthukumar | PMO Personal Staff | |||
| Gourangalal Das | ||||
| Sanjukta Ray | ||||
| Mehar Jhamb | Deputy Secretary | |||
| J P Arya | Joint Director | |||
| P K Bali | ||||
| K Salil Kumar | ||||
| R Mythili | Under Secretary | |||
| Sources: Office of the PM of India |
Approval Ratings
The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.
| Year | Approve | Disapprove |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 53% | 33% |
| 2009 | 55% | 35% |
| 2010 | 57% | 33% |
| 2011 | 46% | 47% |
| 2012 | 39% | 47% |
| 2013 | 30% | 48% |
Notes
References
References
- [http://india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers Council of Ministers. National Portal of India]. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
- Super Admin. (27 May 2009). "Manmohan Singh | Cabinet Expansion | UPA | Congress | NCP | Trinamool Congress | List of Ministers". News.oneindia.in.
- (28 May 2009). "59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan's cabinet, gone up to 79". GroundReport.
- [http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in_to_complete_Indias_new_government 59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government - Monsters and Critics] {{webarchive. link. (2010-07-27)
- [http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/05/14-cabinet-ministers-7-mos-independent.html] {{webarchive. link. (1 June 2009)
- (13 March 2015). "India's New Leadership Faces High Expectations".
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