No
Name
          From
            To
Political party
Prime Minister
1
Vallabhbhai Patel
15-Aug-1947
15-Dec-1950
Indian National Congress
Jawaharlal Nehru
2
Morarji Desai
21-Mar-1967
6-Dec-1969
 Indian National Congress
Indira Gandhi
3
Charan Singh
24-Mar-1977
28-Jul-1979
Janata Party
Morarji Desai
4
Jagjivan Ram
24-Mar-1977
28-Jul-1979
 Janata Party
 Morarji Desai
5
Yashwantrao Chavan
28-Jul-1979
14-Jan-1980
Congress (Urs)
Charan Singh
6
Chaudhary Devi Lal
2-Dec-1989
21-Jun-1991
Janata Dal
V. P. Singh
Chandra Shekhar
7
L. K. Advani
29-Jun-2002
22-May-2004
Bharatiya Janata Party
Atal Bihari Vajpayee