| Name |
Tenure |
| Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) |
August 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting) |
May 27, 1964 – June 9, 1964 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904-1966) |
June 09, 1964 – January 11, 1966 |
| Gulzari Lal Nanda (1898-1997) (Acting) |
January 11, 1966 – January 24, 1966 |
| Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) |
January 24, 1966 – March 24, 1977 |
| Morarji Desai (1896-1995) |
March 24, 1977 – July 28, 1979 |
| Charan Singh (1902-1987) |
July 28, 1979 – January 14 , 1980 |
| Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) |
January 14, 1980 – October 31 , 1984 |
| Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991) |
October 31, 1984 – December 01, 1989 |
| Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931-2008) |
December 02, 1989 – November 10, 1990 |
| Chandra Shekhar (1927-2007) |
November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991 |
| P.V. Narasimha Rao (1921-2004) |
June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) |
May 16, 1996 – June 01, 1996 |
| H.D. Deve Gowda (B-1933) |
June 01, 1996 – April 21, 1997 |
| I.K. Gujral (1933 -2012) |
April 21, 1997 – March 18, 1998 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) |
March 19, 1998 – October 13, 1999 |
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1926-2018) |
October 13, 1999 – May 22, 2004 |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh (B-1932) |
May 22, 2004 – May 26, 2014 |
| Narendra Modi (B-1950) |
May 26, 2014 – Incumbent |
