First Manmohan Singh ministry
21st ministry of Republic of India
Date formed	22 May 2004
Date dissolved	22 May 2009
People and organisations
Head of state	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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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]

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This is a list of members of the Union Cabinet of the Government of India, 2004 to May 2009. ^[6]

All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either house of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the current Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha, and has remained so for the duration of his entire term (2004–2009).

There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:

• Union Cabinet Minister - Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A Cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed
• Minister of State (Independent Charge)- with no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio
• Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation

Council of ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Ministers of State

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

UPA Cabinet by Party

See also

• United Progressive Alliance
• 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence

References

External links

• Council of Ministers--Official link