Portrait |
Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office |
Political party |
Ministry |
Prime Minister |
From |
To |
Period |
Minister of Labour (1947–1957) |
|
 |
Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MCA for Bihar |
15 August 1947 |
13 May 1952 |
4 years, 272 days |
Indian National Congress |
Nehru I |
|
Jawaharlal Nehru |
|
 |
V. V. Giri (1894–1980) MP for Pathapatnam |
13 May 1952 |
7 September 1954 |
2 years, 117 days |
Nehru II |
|
 |
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975) MP for Mehsana West |
10 September 1954 |
16 April 1957 |
2 years, 218 days |
Minister of Labour and Employment (1957–1966) |
|
 |
Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
17 April 1957 |
10 April 1962 |
4 years, 358 days |
Indian National Congress |
Nehru III |
|
Jawaharlal Nehru |
|
 |
Jaisukhlal Hathi (1909–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS) |
16 April 1962 |
15 November 1962 |
213 days |
Nehru IV |
|
 |
Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
1 September 1963 |
24 January 1964 |
145 days |
|
 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh |
24 January 1964 |
27 May 1964 |
2 years, 0 days |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
Nanda I |
|
Gulzarilal Nanda |
9 June 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
Shastri |
|
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
Nanda II |
|
Gulzarilal Nanda |
Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation (1966–1970) |
|
 |
Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Sasaram |
24 January 1966 |
13 March 1967 |
1 year, 48 days |
Indian National Congress |
Indira I |
|
Indira Gandhi |
|
 |
Jaisukhlal Hathi (1909–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat |
13 March 1967 |
15 November 1969 |
2 years, 247 days |
Indira II |
|
 |
Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Sasaram |
15 November 1969 |
18 February 1970 |
95 days |
Indian National Congress (R) |
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation (1970–1973) |
|
 |
Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh |
18 February 1970 |
18 March 1971 |
1 year, 28 days |
Indian National Congress (R) |
Indira II |
|
Indira Gandhi |
|
 |
Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar (1905–1979) MP for Baramati (MoS) |
18 March 1971 |
5 February 1973 |
1 year, 324 days |
Indira III |
|
 |
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh (MoS) |
5 February 1973 |
9 November 1973 |
273 days |
Minister of Labour (1973–1982) |
|
 |
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh (MoS) |
9 November 1973 |
24 March 1977 |
3 years, 135 days |
Indian National Congress (R) |
Indira III |
|
Indira Gandhi |
|
|
Ravindra Varma (1925–2006) MP for Ranchi |
26 March 1977 |
28 July 1979 |
2 years, 124 days |
Janata Party |
Desai |
|
Morarji Desai |
|
 |
Fazlur Rahman MP for Bettiah |
30 July 1979 |
14 January 1980 |
168 days |
Janata Party (Secular) |
Charan |
|
Charan Singh |
|
 |
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927–2015) MP for Cuttack |
16 January 1980 |
7 June 1980 |
143 days |
Indian National Congress (I) |
Indira IV |
|
Indira Gandhi |
|
 |
Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) |
8 June 1980 |
19 October 1981 |
1 year, 133 days |
|
 |
N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) MP for Nainital |
19 October 1980 |
15 January 1982 |
1 year, 88 days |
|
 |
Bhagwat Jha Azad (1922–2011) MP for Bhagalpur (MoS, I/C) |
15 January 1982 |
2 September 1982 |
230 days |
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation (1982–1984) |
|
|
Veerendra Patil (1924–1997) MP for Bagalkot |
2 September 1982 |
31 October 1984 |
2 years, 115 days |
Indian National Congress (I) |
Indira IV |
|
Indira Gandhi |
4 November 1984 |
31 December 1984 |
Rajiv I |
|
Rajiv Gandhi |
Minister of Labour (1984–2004) |
|
 |
T. Anjaiah (1919–1986) MP for Secunderabad (MoS, I/C) |
31 December 1984 |
20 January 1986 |
1 year, 20 days |
Indian National Congress (I) |
Rajiv II |
|
Rajiv Gandhi |
|
 |
P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) MP for Tura (MoS, I/C) |
20 September 1986 |
6 February 1988 |
1 year, 139 days |
|
 |
Makhan Lal Fotedar (1932–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
6 February 1988 |
14 February 1988 |
8 days |
|
 |
Jagdish Tytler (born 1944) MP for Delhi Sadar (MoS, I/C) |
14 February 1988 |
25 June 1988 |
132 days |
|
 |
Bindeshwari Dubey (1921–1993) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar |
25 June 1988 |
2 December 1989 |
1 year, 160 days |
|
 |
Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur |
6 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
339 days |
Janata Dal |
Vishwanath |
|
Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
|
 |
Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) |
21 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
212 days |
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
Chandra Shekhar |
|
Chandra Shekhar |
|
|
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy (1940–2002) MP for Krishnagiri (MoS, I/C) |
21 June 1991 |
30 July 1991 |
39 days |
Indian National Congress (I) |
Rao |
|
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
|
 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) |
30 July 1991 |
10 July 1992 |
346 days |
|
 |
P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) MP for Tura (MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995) |
10 July 1992 |
15 September 1995 |
3 years, 67 days |
|
 |
G. Venkatswamy (1929–2014) MP for Peddapalli |
15 September 1995 |
16 May 1996 |
244 days |
|
 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
16 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Vajpayee I |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
|
 |
Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
1 June 1996 |
29 June 1996 |
28 days |
Independent |
Deve Gowda |
|
H. D. Deve Gowda |
|
 |
M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi |
29 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
296 days |
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
|
 |
Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Prime Minister) |
21 April 1997 |
1 May 1997 |
10 days |
Janata Dal |
Gujral |
|
Inder Kumar Gujral |
|
 |
M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi |
1 May 1997 |
9 June 1997 |
39 days |
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) |
|
 |
M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1936–2020) MP for Kozhikode (MoS, I/C) |
9 June 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
283 days |
Janata Dal |
|
 |
Satyanarayan Jatiya (born 1946) MP for Ujjain |
19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
1 year, 208 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Vajpayee II |
|
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
|
 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
13 October 1999 |
22 November 1999 |
40 days |
Vajpayee III |
|
 |
Satyanarayan Jatiya (born 1946) MP for Ujjain |
22 November 1999 |
1 September 2001 |
1 year, 283 days |
|
 |
Sharad Yadav (1947–2023) MP for Madhepura |
1 September 2001 |
1 July 2002 |
303 days |
Janata Dal (United) |
|
 |
Sahib Singh Verma (1943–2007) MP for Outer Delhi |
1 July 2002 |
22 May 2004 |
1 year, 326 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Minister of Labour and Employment (2004–present) |
|
 |
Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu |
23 May 2004 |
27 November 2004 |
188 days |
Indian National Congress |
Manmohan I |
|
Manmohan Singh |
|
 |
K. Chandrashekar Rao (born 1954) MP for Karimnagar |
27 November 2004 |
24 August 2006 |
1 year, 270 days |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
|
 |
Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) |
24 August 2006 |
24 October 2006 |
61 days |
Indian National Congress |
|
 |
Oscar Fernandes (1941–2021) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka (MoS, I/C) |
24 October 2006 |
3 March 2009 |
2 years, 130 days |
|
 |
G. K. Vasan (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu (MoS, I/C) |
3 March 2009 |
22 May 2009 |
80 days |
|
 |
Mallikarjun Kharge (born 1942) MP for Gulbarga |
28 May 2009 |
17 June 2013 |
4 years, 20 days |
Manmohan II |
|
 |
Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu |
17 June 2013 |
15 December 2013 (died in office) |
181 days |
|
 |
Oscar Fernandes (1941–2021) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka |
15 December 2013 |
26 May 2014 |
162 days |
|
 |
Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior |
27 May 2014 |
9 November 2014 |
166 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Modi I |
|
Narendra Modi |
|
 |
Bandaru Dattatreya (born 1947) MP for Secunderabad (MoS, I/C) |
9 November 2014 |
3 September 2017 |
2 years, 298 days |
|
 |
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly (MoS, I/C) |
3 September 2017 |
30 May 2019 |
3 years, 307 days |
31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
Modi II |
|
 |
Bhupender Yadav (born 1969) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan |
7 July 2021 |
9 June 2024 |
2 years, 338 days |
|
 |
Mansukh Mandaviya (born 1972) MP for Porbandar |
10 June 2024 |
Incumbent |
1 year, 57 days |
Modi III |