List of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers of India

If you are a student or citizen of India, you must know about your current ministers and state ministers of the Central govt as well as the state ministers. Most of the time, these questions are asked in the coming govt exams and other academic exams. Sometimes these general knowledge competitions are held in the school and colleges.

Do you want to know the list of all petroleum ministers and natural gas ministers after the freedom of India? You have come to the right place to know about this. We have listed each and every minister’s name in the Petroleum and Natural Gas.

List of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministers

The major responsiblities goes to these ministers to maintain the energy in India and supply control, reserve or black market avoidance. The ministry plays a crucial role in ensuring the nation’s energy security, promoting sustainable energy practices, and regulating the petroleum industry.

List of Petroleum and Natural Gas in India from 1957 to Now

Name	Duration	Political Party	Prime Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri	10 June 2024 – Incumbent	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
Hardeep Singh Puri	7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
Dharmendra Pradhan	31 May 2019 – 7 July 2021	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
Dharmendra Pradhan	27 May 2014 – 30 May 2019	Bharatiya Janata Party	Narendra Modi
Veerappa Moily	28 October 2012 – 26 May 2014	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
S. Jaipal Reddy	19 January 2011 – 28 October 2012	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
Murli Deora	28 May 2009 – 19 January 2011	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
Murli Deora	29 January 2006 – 22 May 2009	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
Mani Shankar Aiyar	23 May 2004 – 29 January 2006	Indian National Congress	Manmohan Singh
Ram Naik	13 October 1999 – 22 May 2004	Bharatiya Janata Party	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy	19 March 1998 – 13 October 1999	Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Janeshwar Mishra	9 June 1997 – 19 March 1998	Samajwadi Party	I. K. Gujral
Inder Kumar Gujral	21 April 1997 – 9 June 1997	Janata Dal	Self
H. D. Deve Gowda	1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997	Janata Dal	Self
Atal Bihari Vajpayee	16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party	Self
Captain Satish Sharma	18 January 1993 – 16 May 1996	Indian National Congress	P. V. Narasimha Rao
B. Shankaranand	21 June 1991 – 18 January 1993	Indian National Congress	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Satya Prakash Malaviya	21 November 1990 – 21 June 1991	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	Chandra Shekhar
M. S. Gurupadaswamy	6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990	Janata Dal	Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Brahm Dutt	22 October 1986 – 2 December 1989	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
N. D. Tiwari	24 June 1986 – 22 October 1986	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
Chandrashekhar Singh	20 January 1986 – 24 June 1986	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
Nawal Kishore Sharma	25 September 1985 – 20 January 1986	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
Nawal Kishore Sharma	31 December 1984 – 25 September 1985	Indian National Congress	Rajiv Gandhi
P. Shiv Shankar	15 January 1982 – 2 September 1982	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Prakash Chandra Sethi	19 October 1980 – 15 January 1982	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Veerendra Patil	7 March 1980 – 19 October 1980	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Prakash Chandra Sethi	16 January 1980 – 7 March 1980	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Shyam Nath Kacker	26 December 1979 – 14 January 1980	Janata Party (Secular)	Charan Singh
Aravinda Bala Pajanor	19 August 1979 – 26 December 1979	AIADMK	Charan Singh
T. A. Pai	28 July 1979 – 19 August 1979	Indian National Congress (U)	Charan Singh
Morarji Desai	16 July 1979 – 28 July 1979	Janata Party	Self
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna	29 March 1977 – 15 July 1977	Janata Party	Morarji Desai
Keshav Dev Malviya	24 December 1975 – 24 March 1977	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Keshav Dev Malviya	10 October 1974 – 24 December 1975	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
D. K. Barooah	5 February 1973 – 10 October 1974	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
H. R. Gokhale	29 January 1972 – 5 February 1973	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Prakash Chandra Sethi	2 May 1971 – 29 January 1972	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Dajisaheb Chavan	18 March 1971 – 2 May 1971	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Triguna Sen	14 February 1969 – 18 March 1971	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Kotha Raghuramaiah	22 August 1968 – 14 February 1969	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Asoka Mehta	13 March 1967 – 22 August 1968	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
O. V. Alagesan	24 January 1966 – 13 March 1967	Indian National Congress	Indira Gandhi
Humayun Kabir	21 November 1963 – 24 January 1966	Indian National Congress	Nehru, Nanda, Shastri
O. V. Alagesan	19 July 1963 – 21 November 1963	Indian National Congress	Nehru
Swaran Singh	26 June 1963 – 19 July 1963	Indian National Congress	Nehru
Keshav Dev Malviya	10 April 1962 – 26 June 1963	Indian National Congress	Nehru
Swaran Singh	17 April 1957 – 10 April 1962	Indian National Congress	Nehru