First Manmohan Singh ministry

First Manmohan Singh ministry
22nd ministry of Republic of India
Manmohan Singh, 2004
Date formed22 May 2004
Date dissolved22 May 2009
People and organisations
Head of stateA. P. J. Abdul Kalam[1]
(until 25 July 2007)
Pratibha Patil[2] (from 25 July 2007)
Head of governmentManmohan Singh
Member parties  Indian National Congress
  Nationalist Congress Party
  Lok Janshakti Party
  Dravida Munnetra Kazagham
  Rashtriya Janata Dal
  Pattali Makkal Katchi
  Indian Union Muslim League
Status in legislatureCoalition
335 / 545 (61%)
Opposition partyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition leaderL. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha)
Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha)
History
Election2004
Outgoing election2009
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorThird Vajpayee ministry
SuccessorSecond Manmohan Singh ministry

The First Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Manmohan Singh. It was formed after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April - 10 May 2004, to elect the 14th Lok Sabha, and it functioned from 2004 to May 2009.[3] After the election Singh took the oath as the Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2004, and continued to hold the post till full term, the next Council of Ministers of the Republic of India was sworn in on 22 May 2009, when Singh started his second term in office as PM.[4]

With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.[5]

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  2. ^ "List of achievements of the Raisina Hill occupants". Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. The Times Group. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ Bamzai, Kaveree (7 June 2004). "Manmohan Singh's Cabinet 2004: Top ministers and their portfolios". India Today. Living Media Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Manmohan sworn in". Hindustan Times. HT Media Ltd. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ Shubhojit (1 July 2014). "Women Cabinet Ministers in India". elections.in. Retrieved 29 February 2016.