Third Vajpayee ministry
Third Vajpayee ministry | |
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| 20th ministry of the All India Trinamool Congress | |
| Status in legislature | Coalition 299 / 545 (55%) |
| Opposition party | Indian National Congress (Congress alliance) |
| Opposition leader | Sonia Gandhi (in Lok Sabha) (13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) Manmohan Singh (in Rajya Sabha) (till 21 May 2004) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1999 |
| Outgoing election | 2004 |
| Legislature term(s) | 4 years, 222 days |
| Predecessor | Second Vajpayee ministry |
| Successor | First Manmohan Singh ministry |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for third time on 13 October 1999. He headed his Third Vajpayee Ministry. Here is the list of ministers in his ministry.
Reshuffles
In a reshuffle on 29 September 2000,
U V Krishnam Raju (Andhra Pradesh) as minister of state. Later that year Uma Bharti was elevated to cabinet rank.[1][[File:[2][usurped]
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In a reshuffle in 2001 Vajpayee inducted
In a reshuffle in 2002 he dropped four ministers and inducted four new cabinet ministers and nine new ministers of state. New cabinet ministers were:
In a reshuffle in 2003 Vajpayee inducted three new cabinet rank ministers and five ministers of state . The new cabinet ministers were :
Council of Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | ||||
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BJP | Renamed as Finance and Company Affairs. | ||||||||
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BJP | Additional charge. | ||||||||
| 15 October 2001 | 22 May 2004 | JD(U) | |||||||
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BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||||
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| 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | BJD | |||||||
BJP | Renamed as Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. | ||||||||
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| 1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | JD(U) | |||||||
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BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||||
| 20 March 2001 | 22 May 2004 | JD(U) | |||||||
BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||||
BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Shipping. | ||||||||
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BJP | Merged with Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation to form the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation. | ||||||||
BJP | Merged with Ministry of Urban Development to form the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation. | ||||||||
Minister of Works and Estates | 22 November 1999 | 26 November 1999 | SAD | Merged with Ministry of Urban Development. | |||||
BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||||
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Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 13 October 1999 | 9 May 2002 | SHS | ||||||
| 9 May 2002 | 1 July 2002 | SHS | |||||||
| 1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | SHS | |||||||
| 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | SHS | |||||||
BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries. | ||||||||
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BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||||
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| 7 November 2000 | 22 May 2004 | SAD | |||||||
BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal. | ||||||||
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BJP | Prime Minister was responsible. | ||||||||
| 26 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | SHS | |||||||
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BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of Company Affairs. | ||||||||
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BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||||
BJP | Merged with Ministry of Information Technology to form Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. | ||||||||
BJP | Merged with Ministry of Communications to form Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. | ||||||||
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BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Ministry of Culture. | ||||||||
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BJP | Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of Tourism and Culture. | ||||||||
BJP | Merged with Department of Culture to form Ministry of Tourism and Culture. | ||||||||
BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture. | ||||||||
| Minister of Culture | 1 September 2001 | 18 November 2001 | IND | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of Tourism and Culture. | |||||
BJP | Merged with Ministry of Culture to form Ministry of Tourism and Culture. | ||||||||
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BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||||||||
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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Minister of Steel (Independent Charge) of Steel | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | BJD | ||
| 27 May 2000 | 22 May 2004 | BJD | |||
Ministers of State
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| 30 September 2000 | 1 July 2002 | MDMK | Renamed as Finance and Company Affairs. | ||||||
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BJP | Renamed as Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution. | ||||||||
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BJP | Bifurcated into Ministries of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping. | ||||||||
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BJP | Merged into Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation. | ||||||||
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| 8 September 2003 | 30 December 2003 | MDMK | |||||||
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BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal. | ||||||||
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BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Company Affairs. | ||||||||
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| 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | KC(M) | |||||||
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BJP | Merged to form Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. | ||||||||
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BJP | Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Culture, and Department of Youth Affairs and Sports. | ||||||||
BJP | Became a ministry. | ||||||||
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Demographics of the Council of Ministers
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State(Independent Charge) | Ministers of State | Total |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 30 | 4 | 21 | 55 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shiv Sena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Samta Party
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lok Janshakti Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All India Trinamool Congress
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Biju Janata Dal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Janata Dal (United) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
