First Manmohan Singh ministry
The First Ministry of Manmohan Singh was the first Union Council of Ministers of India under the Prime Ministership of Dr. 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. 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.
First Manmohan Singh ministry | |
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| 21st ministry of Republic of India | |
| Date formed | 22 May 2004 |
| Date dissolved | 22 May 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (until 25 July 2007) Pratibha Patil (from 25 July 2007) |
| Head of government | Dr. Manmohan 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 legislature | Coalition 335 / 545 (61%) |
| Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
| Opposition leader | L. K. Advani (in Lok Sabha) Jaswant Singh (in Rajya Sabha) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2004 |
| Outgoing election | 2009 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Third Vajpayee ministry |
| Successor | Second Manmohan Singh ministry |
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With three female Cabinet ministers, the Manmohan Singh ministry was the first Indian government to appoint more than one female Cabinet minister.
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