Minister of Science and Technology (India)

Minister of Science & Technology
विज्ञान एंव प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री

Incumbent
Harsh Vardhan[1]
since 9 November 2014
Ministry of Science & Technology
Style The Honourable
Appointer President on the advice of the Prime Minister

The Minister of Science & Technology is the head of the Ministry of Science & Technology of the Government of India. It is a key office in the Union Cabinet.[2]

List of Science & Technology Ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister
V. P. Singh[3] 1989 1990 Janata Dal V. P. Singh
Chandra Shekhar[4] 1990 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar
P. V. Narasimha Rao[5] 1991 1996 Indian National Congress P. V. Narasimha Rao
Murali Manohar Joshi[6] 13 October 1999 21 May 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Kapil Sibal[7] 23 May 2004 May 2009 Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh
Pawan Kumar Bansal[8] 19 January 2011 19 July 2011
Vilasrao Deshmukh[9] 19 July 2011 14 August 2012
Vayalar Ravi 14 August 2012 28 Oct 2012
Jaipal Reddy 28 Oct 2012 26 May 2014
Dr. Jitendra Singh[1] 26 May 2014 9 November 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi
Harsh Vardhan 9 November 2014 Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 Minister of State (Independent Charge)
  2. ↑ "India.gov.in Council of Ministers". New Delhi: Govt of India. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Chandra Shekhar,Shri". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha : RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ NDTV correspondent (July 19, 2011). "Deshmukh takes charge as Science and Technology Minister". New Delhi: NDTV. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

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