India Heads of Government
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Narendra Damodardas Modi
- Assumed Office: 26 May 2014
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
- Predecessor: Manmohan Singh
- Born: 17 September 1950
- Birth Place: Vadnagar, Bombay State, India (present-day Gujarat)
- Alma Mater: University of Delhi; Gujarat University
- Spouse(s): Jashodaben (m. 1968, estranged)
- Previous Positions: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (16 May 2014 – Present); Chief Minister of Gujarat (7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014); Member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly (1 January 2002 – 16 May 2014)
Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Manmohan Singh
- Assumed Office: 22 May 2004
- Left Office: 26 May 2014
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Successor: Narendra Modi
- Born: 26 September 1932
- Birth Place: Gah, Punjab, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan)
- Alma Mater: Panjab University, Chandigarh; St John's College, Cambridge; Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD)
- Spouse(s): Gursharan Kaur (m. 1958)
- Children: Upinder; Daman; Amrit
- Previous Positions: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha (21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004); Union Minister of Finance (21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996); Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (15 January 1985 – 31 August 1987); Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (15 September 1982 – 15 January 1985); Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India (1972–1976)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Assumed Office: 19 March 1998
- Left Office: 22 May 2004
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2018)
- Predecessor: I. K. Gujral
- Successor: Manmohan Singh
- Born: 25 December 1924
- Birth Place: Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (now Madhya Pradesh, India)
- Died: 16 August 2018
- Alma Mater: Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence (1946); DAV College, Kanpur (1947) (at the time of graduation, both were affiliated with Agra University)
- Children: Namita Bhattacharya (adopted)
- Previous Positions: Minister of External Affairs (26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1977–1984, 1971–1977, 1967–1971, 1957–1962); Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1962–1967, 1986–1991)
I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Inder Kumar Gujral
- Assumed Office: 21 April 1997
- Left Office: 19 March 1998
- Political Party: Janata Dal (1988–1998); Independent (1998–2012)
- Predecessor: H. D. Deve Gowda
- Successor: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Born: 4 December 1919
- Birth Place: Pari Darweza Jhelum, Punjab Province, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
- Died: 30 November 2012
- Alma Mater: D.A.V. College; Hailey College of Commerce; Forman Christian College University
- Spouse(s): Shiela Gujral (m. 1945, her death 2011)
- Children: Naresh Gujral; Shiela Gujral
- Previous Positions: Minister of External Affairs (5 December 1989 – 10 November 1990); Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha (June 1996 – November 1996); Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union (1976–1980)
H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda
- Assumed Office: 1 June 1996
- Left Office: 21 April 1997
- Political Party: Janata Dal (Secular) (1999–present)
- Predecessor: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Successor: I. K. Gujral
- Born: 18 May 1933
- Birth Place: Haradanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now Karnataka, India)
- Alma Mater: L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan
- Spouse(s): Chennamma (m. 1954)
- Children: 6,including H. D. Revanna,; H. D. Kumaraswamy
- Previous Positions: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1991–1994); Chief Minister of Karnataka (11 December 1994 – 31 May 1996)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Assumed Office: 16 May 1996
- Left Office: 1 June 1996
- Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2018)
- Predecessor: P. V. Narasimha Rao
- Successor: H. D. Deve Gowda
- Born: 25 December 1924
- Birth Place: Gwalior, Gwalior State, British India (now Madhya Pradesh, India)
- Died: 16 August 2018
- Alma Mater: Maharani Laxmi Bai Govt. College of Excellence; DAV College, Kanpur
- Children: Namita Bhattacharya (adopted)
- Previous Positions: Minister of External Affairs (26 March 1977 – 28 July 1979); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1977–1984; 1971–1977; 1967–1971; 1957–1962); Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1962–1967; 1986–1991)
P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao
- Assumed Office: 21 June 1991
- Left Office: 16 May 1996
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Chandra Shekhar
- Successor: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Born: 28 June 1921
- Birth Place: Narsampet, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India)
- Died: 23 December 2004
- Alma Mater: Osmania University; University of Mumbai; Nagpur University
- Spouse(s): Satyamma
- Children: 3 sons and 5 daughters including P.V. Rangarao and P.V. Rajeswara Rao
- Previous Positions: Minister of Defence (31 December 1984 – 25 September 1985); Minister of External Affairs (25 June 1988 – 2 December 1989 and 14 January 1980 – 19 July 1984); Minister of Home Affairs (12 March 1986 – 12 May 1986 and 19 July 1984 – 31 December 1984); Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (30 September 1971 – 10 January 1973); Member of the Indian Parliament Lok Sabha (31 December 1984 – 13 March 1991 and 23 March 1977 – 31 December 1984)
Chandra Shekhar, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Chandra Shekhar
- Assumed Office: 10 November 1990
- Left Office: 21 June 1991
- Political Party: Samajwadi Janata Party (1990–2007)
- Predecessor: V. P. Singh
- Successor: P. V. Narasimha Rao
- Born: 17 April 1927
- Birth Place: Ibrahimpatti, Ballia, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh), India
- Died: 8 July 2007
- Alma Mater: Allahabad University
- Spouse(s): Duja Devi
- Previous Positions: Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1989–2007); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1977–1984)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Vishwanath Pratap Singh
- Assumed Office: 2 December 1989
- Left Office: 10 November 1990
- Political Party: Indian National Congress (Before 1987); Janata Dal (1988–1998); Jan Morcha (1987–1988, 2006–2008)
- Predecessor: Rajiv Gandhi
- Successor: Chandra Shekhar
- Born: 25 June 1931
- Birth Place: Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 27 November 2008
- Alma Mater: Allahabad University; University of Pune
- Spouse(s): Sita Kumari (m. 1955)
- Children: Ajeya Singh; Abhai Singh
- Previous Positions: Minister of Defence (24 January 1987 – 12 April 1987); Minister of Finance (31 December 1984 – 23 January 1987); Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha (December 1984 – April 1987); Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (9 June 1980 – 19 July 1982); Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha (1980–1980; 1988–1989 and 1971–1977)
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Rajiv Gandhi
- Assumed Office: 31 October 1984
- Left Office: 2 December 1989
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Indira Gandhi
- Successor: V. P. Singh
- Born: 20 August 1944
- Birth Place: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
- Died: 21 May 1991
- Alma Mater: Trinity College, Cambridge; Imperial College London
- Spouse(s): Sonia Gandhi (m. 1968)
- Children: Rahul; Priyanka
Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
- Assumed Office: 14 January 1980
- Left Office: 31 October 1984
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Charan Singh
- Successor: Rajiv Gandhi
- Born: 19 November 1917
- Birth Place: Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 31 October 1984
- Alma Mater: Visva-Bharati University; Somerville College, Oxford
- Spouse(s): Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942, 1960 his death)
- Children: Rajiv Gandhi; Sanjay Gandhi
- Previous Positions: Minister of Defence (14 January 1980 – 15 January 1982); Minister of External Affairs (22 August 1967 – 14 March 1969); Minister of Defence (30 November 1975 – 20 December 1975); Minister of Home Affairs (27 June 1970 – 4 February 1973); Minister of Finance (17 July 1969 – 27 June 1970); Minister of Information and Broadcasting (9 June 1964 – 24 January 1966)
Charan Singh, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Chaudhary Charan Singh
- Assumed Office: 28 July 1979
- Left Office: 14 January 1980
- Political Party: Janata Party (Secular) (1979–1987)
- Predecessor: Morarji Desai
- Successor: Indira Gandhi
- Born: 23 December 1902
- Birth Place: Noorpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 29 May 1987
- Alma Mater: Agra University
- Spouse(s): Gayatri Devi
- Children: 6 including Ajit Singh
- Previous Positions: Minister of Finance (24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979); Deputy Prime Minister of India (24 January 1979 – 28 July 1979); Minister of Home Affairs (24 March 1977 – 1 July 1978); Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (3 April 1967 – 25 February 1968 and 18 February 1970 – 1 October 1970)
Morarji Desai, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
- Assumed Office: 24 March 1977
- Left Office: 28 July 1979
- Political Party: Janata Dal (1988–1995)
- Predecessor: Indira Gandhi
- Successor: Charan Singh
- Born: 29 February 1896
- Birth Place: Bhadeli, Bulsar district, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Valsad district, Gujarat, India)
- Died: 10 April 1995
- Alma Mater: University of Mumbai
- Spouse(s): Gujraben Desai (m. 1911)
- Previous Positions: Deputy Prime Minister of India (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969); Minister of Finance (13 March 1967 – 16 July 1969 and 13 March 1958 – 29 August 1963); Chief Minister of Bombay State (21 April 1952 – 31 October 1956)
Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
- Assumed Office: 24 January 1966
- Left Office: 24 March 1977
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
- Successor: Morarji Desai
- Born: 19 November 1917
- Birth Place: Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 31 October 1984
- Alma Mater: Visva-Bharati University; Somerville College, Oxford
- Spouse(s): Feroze Gandhi (m. 1942, 1960 his death)
- Children: Rajiv Gandhi; Sanjay Gandhi
- Previous Positions: Minister of Information and Broadcasting (9 June 1964 – 24 January 1966)
Gulzarilal Nanda, Acting Prime Minister
- Full Name: Gulzarilal Nanda
- Assumed Office: 11 January 1966
- Left Office: 24 January 1966
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Successor: Indira Gandhi
- Born: 4 July 1898
- Birth Place: Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
- Died: 15 January 1998
- Alma Mater: Allahabad University
- Spouse(s): Lakshmi
- Children: 2 sons and 1 daughter
- Previous Positions: Chairperson of the Planning Commission Acting (1964); Minister of External Affairs (1964)
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Assumed Office: 9 June 1964
- Left Office: 11 January 1966
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
- Successor: Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
- Born: 2 October 1904
- Birth Place: Ramnagar, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 11 January 1966
- Alma Mater: Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth
- Spouse(s): Lalita Shastri (m. 1928)
- Children: Hari Krishna Sashtri; Anil Sashtri; Sunil Sashtri
- Previous Positions: Minister of Home Affairs (4 April 1961 – 29 August 1963); Minister of Railways (1951–1956)
Gulzarilal Nanda, Acting Prime Minister
- Full Name: Gulzarilal Nanda
- Assumed Office: 27 May 1964
- Left Office: 9 June 1964
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Predecessor: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Successor: Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Born: 4 July 1898
- Birth Place: Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
- Died: 15 January 1998
- Alma Mater: Allahabad University
- Spouse(s): Lakshmi
- Children: 2 sons and 1 daughter
Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister
- Full Name: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Assumed Office: 15 August 1947
- Left Office: 27 May 1964
- Political Party: Indian National Congress
- Successor: Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)
- Born: 14 November 1889
- Birth Place: Allahabad, North-Western Provinces, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Died: 27 May 1964
- Alma Mater: Harrow
- Spouse(s): Kamala Nehru (m. 1916, 1936 her death)
- Children: Indira Gandhi
- Previous Positions: Vice President of Executive Council (2 September 1946 – 15 August 1947)
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