Finance Minister of India
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The Finance Minister of India is a cabinet position in the Government of India. He drafts the general budget of the country, and is in charge of the national economy. P. Chidambaram is the current incumbent.
| Finance Minister | Term |
|---|---|
| Liaquat Ali Khan | 1946-1947 (interim government) |
| John Mathai | 1948-1949 |
| R. K. Shanmukham Chetty | 1949-1951 |
| Chintamanrao Deshmukh | 1951-1957 |
| T. T. Krishnamachari | 1957-1958 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | 1958-1959 |
| Morarji Desai | 1959-1964 |
| T. T. Krishnamachari | 1964-1967 |
| Morarji Desai | 1967-1970 |
| Indira Gandhi | 1970-1971 |
| Yashwantrao Chavan | 1971-1975 |
| C. Subramaniam | 1975-1977 |
| Morarji Desai | 1977-1979 |
| Choudhary Charan Singh | 1979-1980 |
| Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 1980-1982 |
| Pranab Mukherjee | 1982-1985 |
| V.P. Singh | 1985-1987 |
| S.B. Chavan | 1987-1990 |
| Madhu Dandavate | 1990-1991 |
| Manmohan Singh | 1991-1996 |
| P.Chidambaram | 1996-1998 |
| Yashwant Sinha | 1998-2002 |
| Jaswant Singh | 2002-2004 |
| P.Chidambaram | current incumbent |