PRIME MINISTERS AND PRESIDENTS OF INDIA

Prime Ministers of India


Shri Jawaharlal Nehru                      August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri                  June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966
Shrimati Indira Gandhi                     January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977
Shri Morarji Desai                           March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979
Shri Charan Singh                           July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980
Shrimati Indira Gandhi                    January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984
Shri Rajiv Gandhi                           October 31, 1984 - December 1, 1989
Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh         Dec. 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990
Shri Chandra Shekhar                    November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991
Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao               June 21, 1991 - May 16, 1996
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee              May 16, 1996 - 1 June 1996
Shri H. D. Deve Gowda                1 June 1996 - 12 April 1997
Shri Inder Kumar Gujral                21 April 1997 - 19 Mar 1998
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee             19 Mar 1998
Dr Manmohan Singh                      2004

P.S:- Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was caretaker Prime Minister of India twice in 1960s.


Presidents of India
Dr. Rajendra Prasad                     Jan. 26,1950 - May 13, 1962
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan                    May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967
Dr. Zakir Hussain                          May 13, 1967 - August 24, 1969
Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri         August 24, 1969 - August 24, 1974
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed          August 24, 1974 - February 11, 1977
Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy         July 25, 1977 - July 25, 1982
Shri Giani Zail Singh                    July 25, 1982--July 25, 1987
Shri R. Venkataraman                 July 25, 1987- July 25, 1992
Dr.S.D. Sharma                          July 25, 1992 - July 25, 1997
Shri K R Narayanan                   July 25, 1997 - 2002




Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam - was sworn in as the 11th President of India by Chief
Justice of India on July 25, 2002 in the Central Hall of Parliament.