List of prime ministers of India by previous experience

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This is a list of prime ministers of India by previous experience. Offices assumed after assuming the role of Prime Minister

Analysis

Five Indian prime ministers have been active participants in the Indian Independence Movement.

None of the Indian prime ministers have served in the Indian Armed Forces. This is unlike many other state leaders.[citation needed]

List

No. Name Previous public office held and occuption Assumed office of Prime Minister
1 Jawaharlal Nehru 15 August 1947
2 Lal Bahadur Shastri 9 June 1964
3 Indira Gandhi 24 January 1966
4 Morarji Desai 24 March 1977
5 Charan Singh 28 July 1979
6 Rajiv Gandhi 31 October 1984
7 Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2 December 1989
8 Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990
9 P. V. Narasimha Rao 21 June 1991
10 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996

19 March 1998

13 October 1999

11 H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June 1996
12 Inder Kumar Gujral 21 April 1997
13 Manmohan Singh 22 May 2004
14 Narendra Modi 26 May 2014

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