Deputy Prime Minister of India

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The Deputy Prime Minister of India is the second-highest-ranking member of the Union Council of Ministers, typically appointed to support and stand in for the Prime Minister in key governmental and administrative functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
actsAs stand-in for Prime Minister of India
alsoKnownAs Deputy Prime Minister of India
surface form: Deputy PM of India
appointedBy President of India
appointmentCondition created at the discretion of the Prime Minister
associatedWithBody Parliament of India
cabinetRank senior cabinet minister
category Government of India positions
Indian ministers
constitutionalMention not mentioned in the Constitution of India
constitutionalStatus not a constitutional office
country India
eligibility must be a member of Parliament or become one within prescribed period
firstHolder Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
surface form: Vallabhbhai Patel
flagUsed Tiranga (Indian national flag)
surface form: Flag of India
formationYear 1947
governmentBranch executive
hierarchicalRank second-highest in Union Council of Ministers
inauguralHolder Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
surface form: Vallabhbhai Patel
isPermanentOffice no
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfNativeName Hindi
memberOf Cabinet of India
Union Council of Ministers
nativeName भारत के उप प्रधान मंत्री
nominatedBy Prime Minister of India
notableOfficeHolder Chaudhary Charan Singh
surface form: Charan Singh

Chaudhary Devi Lal
Devi Lal
Jagjivan Ram
L. K. Advani
Morarji Desai
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
surface form: Vallabhbhai Patel

Yashwantrao Chavan
officeScope national
officeType deputy head of government
partOf Union Council of Ministers
reportsTo Prime Minister of India
residesIn New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
responsibility assisting the Prime Minister in administrative functions
assisting the Prime Minister in governmental functions
seat New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
status may be vacant
style The Honourable
supportsOffice Prime Minister of India
symbolUsed State Emblem of India
surface form: Emblem of India
termLength at the pleasure of the President
typicalPortfolio may hold an important ministry

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Deputy Prime Minister of India alsoKnownAs Deputy Prime Minister of India
this entity surface form: Deputy PM of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of India