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First Manmohan Singh ministry
First Manmohan Singh ministry | |
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| 22nd ministry of Republic of India | |
_(cropped).jpg) Manmohan Singh, 2004 | |
| 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 | 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 | 2004 |
| Outgoing election | 2009 |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Third Vajpayee ministry |
| Successor | Second Manmohan Singh ministry |
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(2004–2014)
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The First Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of 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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