Vallabhai Patel (INC): Aug. 15, 1947- Sept. 30, 1958*
Morarji Desai (INC): Oct. 3, 1958- Apr. 24, 1969
Indira Gandhi (INC): Apr. 24, 1969- Oct. 31, 1984**
Sanjay Gandhi (INC) Nov. 3, 1984- June 24, 1986**
Rajiv Gandhi (INC): June 30, 1986- May 4, 2005
Manmohan Singh (INC): May 4, 2005-present
*Died in office of a heart attack
** Assassinated