Prime Ministers of India Since 1947

Last updated on July 4th, 2022

Below is a list of Prime Ministers of India with their date of birth and photo.

Name of Prime MinisterIn officeBornDiedSpousePhoto
Jawaharlal Nehru

(1st Prime Minister of India)
15 August 1947 – 27 May 196414 November 1889
27 May 1964
Kamala Nehru

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Gulzarilal Nanda

(Acting Prime Minister of India)
27 May 1964 – 9 June 19644 July 1898
15 January 1998
Lakshmi

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Lal Bahadur Shastri

(2nd Prime Minister of India)
9 June 1964 – 11 January 19662 October 1904
11 January 1966
Lalita Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Gulzarilal Nanda


(Acting Prime Minister)
11 January 1966 – 24 January 1966
4 July 1898
15 January 1998
Lakshmi

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Indira Gandhi

(3rd Prime Minister of India)
24 January 1966 – 24 March 197719 November 1917
31 October 1984
Feroze Gandhi

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Morarji Desai

(4th Prime Minister of India)

24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979
29 February 1896
10 April 1995
Gujraben Desai

Morarji Desai

Charan Singh

(5th Prime Minister of India)
28 July 1979 – 14 January 1980
23 December 1902
29 May 1987
Gayatri DeviNot Available
Indira Gandhi14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984


19 November 1917
31 October 1984
Feroze Gandhi

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Rajiv Gandhi

(6th Prime Minister of India)
31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989
20 August 1944
21 May 1991Sonia Gandhi

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Vishwanath Pratap Singh

(7th Prime Minister of India)
2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
25 June 1931
27 November 2008Sita Kumari

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Chandra Shekhar


(8th Prime Minister of India)
10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991
1 July 1927
8 July 2007
UnmarriedNot Available
Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao

(9th Prime Minister of India)

21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996
28 June 1921
23 December 2004SatyammaNot available
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(10th Prime Minister of India)
16 May 1996 – 1 June 199625 December 1924
16 August 2018Unmarried

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Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda

(11th Prime Minister of India)
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
18 May 1933
Chennamma

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Inder Kumar Gujral


(12th Prime Minister of India)
21 April 1997 – 19 March 1998
4 December 1919
30 November 2012
Shiela Gujral

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004
25 December 1924
16 August 2018Unmarried

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Manmohan Singh

(13th Prime Minister of India)
22 May 2004 – 26 May 2014
26 September 1932
Gursharan Kaur

Manmohan Singh

Narendra Modi

(14th Prime Minister of India)
26 May 201417 September 1950
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