First Nehru ministry

First Jawaharlal Nehru ministry
First Jawaharlal Nehru ministry
; 1st ministry of the Dominion of India ; and later the Republic of India
	The cabinet of India on 31 January 1950, along with the newly appointed President Rajendra Prasad. (L to R sitting) B. R. Ambedkar, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Sardar Baldev Singh, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel, John Mathai, Jagjivan Ram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and S. P. Mukherjee. (L to R standing) Khurshed Lal, R. R. Diwakar, Mohanlal Saksena, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, N.V. Gadgil, K. C. Neogy, Jairamdas Daulatram, K. Santhanam, Satya Narayan Sinha and B. V. Keskar
Date formed	15 August 1947
Date dissolved	15 April 1952
People and organisations
President	Rajendra Prasad (1950–52)
Governor-General	The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma ; (1947–48); Chakravarti Rajagopalachari ; (1948–50);
Prime minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Prime minister	Vallabhbhai Patel (until 15 December 1950)
Member party	Indian National Congress
Status in legislature	Majority; 208 / 299;
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	None
History
Election	1945 Indian general election
Outgoing election	1951 Indian general election
Legislature terms	4 years and 8 months
Predecessor	Interim
Successor	Second Nehru ministry

After power transformation, on 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office as the first Prime Minister of India and chose fifteen ministers to form the First Nehru ministry.

First Jawaharlal Nehru ministry
1st ministry of the Dominion of India and later the Republic of India
The cabinet of India on 31 January 1950, along with the newly appointed President Rajendra Prasad. (L to R sitting) B. R. Ambedkar, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Sardar Baldev Singh, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajendra Prasad, Vallabhbhai Patel, John Mathai, Jagjivan Ram, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and S. P. Mukherjee. (L to R standing) Khurshed Lal, R. R. Diwakar, Mohanlal Saksena, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, N.V. Gadgil, K. C. Neogy, Jairamdas Daulatram, K. Santhanam, Satya Narayan Sinha and B. V. Keskar
Date formed	15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
Date dissolved	15 April 1952 (1952-04-15)
People and organisations
President	Rajendra Prasad (1950–52)
Governor-General	The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (1947–48) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1948–50)
Prime minister	Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Prime minister	Vallabhbhai Patel (until 15 December 1950)
Member party	Indian National Congress
Status in legislature	Majority 208 / 299
Opposition party	None
Opposition leader	None
History
Election	1945 Indian general election
Outgoing election	1951 Indian general election
Legislature terms	4 years and 8 months
Predecessor	Interim
Successor	Second Nehru ministry