President Appoints Cabinet Ministers

The President of India has appointed Dr. Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister of India. Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has appointed the following as members of the Council of Ministers:-

CABINET MINISTERS

1 Shri Pranab Mukherjee

2 Shri Sharad Pawar

3 Shri A.K. Antony

4 Shri P. Chidambaram

5 Km. Mamata Banerjee

6 Shri S.M. Krishna

7 Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

8 Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

9 Shri M. Veerappa Moily

10 Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

11 Shri Kamal Nath

12 Shri Vayalar Ravi

13 Shrimati Meira Kumar

14 Shri Murli Deora

15 Shri Kapil Sibal

16 Shrimati Ambika Soni

17 Shri B.K. Handique

18 Shri Anand Sharma

19 Shri C.P. Joshi

The President administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the above members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today.

The release issued at 2100 hrs