| 1 | Jawaharlal Nehru | August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 | |
| 2 | Gulzari Lal Nanda(Acting) | May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 | |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | June 09, 1964 - January 11, 1966 | |
| 4 | Gulzari Lal Nanda(Acting) | January 11, 1966 - January 24, 1966 | |
| 5 | Indira Gandhi | January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977 | |
| 6 | Morarji Desai | March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979 | |
| 7 | Charan Singh | July 28, 1979 - January14 , 1980 | |
| 8 | Indira Gandhi | January 14, 1980 - October 31 , 1984 | |
| 9 | Rajiv Gandhi | October 31, 1984 - December 01, 1989 | |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | December 02, 1989 - November 10, 1990 | |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991 | |
| 12 | P.V. Narasimha Rao | June 21, 1991 - May 16, 1996 | |
| 13 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | May 16, 1996 - June 01, 1996 | |
| 14 | H.D. Deve Gowda | June 01, 1996 - April 21, 1997 | |
| 15 | I.K. Gujral | April 21, 1997 - March 18, 1998 | |
| 16 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | March 19, 1998 - October 13, 1999 | |
| 17 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | October 13, 1999 - May 22, 2004 | |
| 18 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | May 22, 2004 - May 26, 2014 | |
| 19 | Narendra Modi | May 26, 2014 - Incumbent | |