List of Home Ministers of India 1947-2025

Feb 10, 2025, 16:44 IST

List of Home Ministers of India: Currently, the Union Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs is Amit Shah. The first Home Minister of India was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and some other people who held the position included Lal Bahadur Shashtri, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, P.V Narasimha Rao, L.K Advani, Rajnath Singh, etc. Check the full list of Home Ministers of India below.

List of Home Ministers of India: The head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India is the Home Minister. The chief responsibility of the Home Minister is to maintain India's internal security and domestic policy. He is assisted by two Ministers of State. Also, civil servants are assigned to them. The Minister is also supported by a number of civilians, scientific, and professional advisors.

There are various departments in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) like the Department of Border Management, dealing with the management of borders, including coastal borders, Department of Internal Security dealing with police, law, and order, and rehabilitation.

Who is the Current Home Minister of India?

Currently, the Union Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs is Amit Shah. He was elected for the second time after the ruling party NDA formed the government for the third time after the 2024 General Elections.

Who was the First Home Minister of India?

The first Home Minister of India was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as Central Cabinet Home Minister in the Jawaharlal Nehru government of the Indian National Congress party. He is also known as Iron Man of India.

Some other people who held the position include Lal Bahadur Shashtri, Indira Gandhi, Charan Singh, P.V Narasimha Rao, L.K Advani, Rajnath Singh, etc. Check the full list of Home Ministers of India below.

List of Home Ministers of India ( 1947-2025)

The following is a list of home ministers of India from the year 1947 to 2025.

Name	Tenure	Political Party
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel	2 September 1946 - 15 December 1950	Indian National Congress
C. Rajagopalachari	26 December 1950 - 25 October 1951	Indian National Congress
Kailash Nath Katju	5th November 1951 - 10th January 1955	Indian National Congress
G. B. Pant	10th January 1955 - 7th March 1961	Indian National Congress
Lal Bahadur Shastri	4 April 1961 - 29 August 1963	Indian National Congress
Gulzarilal Nanda	29 August 1963 - 14 November 1966	Indian National Congress
Yashwantrao Chavan	14 November 1966 - 27 June 1970	Indian National Congress
Indira Gandhi	27 June 1970 - 04 February 1973	Indian National Congress
Uma Shankar Dikshit	4 February 1973 - 1974	Indian National Congress
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	10 October 1974 - 24 March 1977	Indian National Congress
Charan Singh	24 March 1977 - 01 July 1978	Janata Party
Morarji Desai	1 July 1978 - 28 July 1979	Janata Party
Yashwantrao Chavan	01 July 1978 - 28 July 1979	Janata Party (Secular)
Giani Zail Singh	14 January 1980 - 22 June 1982	Indian National Congress
Ramaswamy Venkataraman	22 June 1982 - 02 September 1982	Indian National Congress
Prakash Chandra Sethi	2 September 1982 - 19 July 1984	Indian National Congress
P. V. Narasimha Rao	19 July 1984 - 31 December 1984	Indian National Congress
Shankarrao Chavan	31 December 1984 - 12 March 1986	Indian National Congress
P. V. Narasimha Rao	12 March 1986 - 12 May 1986	Indian National Congress
Sardar Buta Singh	12 May 1986 - 02 December 1989	Indian National Congress
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	2 December 1989 - 10 November 1990	Janata Dal
Chandra Shekhar	10 November 1990 - 21 June 1991	Samajwadi Janata Party
Shankarrao Chavan	21 June 1991 - 16 May 1996	Indian National Congress
Murli Manohar Joshi	16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party
Indrajit Gupta	29 June 1996 - 19 March 1998	Communist Party of India
Lal Krishna Advani	19 March 1998 - 22 May 2004	Bharatiya Janata Party
Shivraj Patil	22 May 2004 - 30 November 2008	Indian National Congress
P. Chidambaram	30 November 2008 - 31 July 2012	Indian National Congress
Sushilkumar Shinde	31 July 2012 - 26 May 2014	Indian National Congress
Rajnath Singh	27 May 2014 - 29 May 2019	Bharatiya Janata Party
Amit Shah	30 May 2019 - Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party