Draft:List of Irrigation ministers of Andhra Pradesh
| Minister of Irrigation | |
|---|---|
| Ārthika Śākha Mantrī | |
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| Department of Irrigation | |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
The Minister of Irrigation or Irrigation Minister is the head of the Department of Irrigation of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The minister is one of the senior-most officers in the Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh, with as chief responsibility the maintenance of the state Irrigations.
From June 2014 to May 2019, the Irrigation Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao from the Telugu Desam Party, taking over the reins from Kiran Kumar Reddy, who was also Irrigation Minister as well as the last Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh before the bifurcation of the state into the present-day residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Nimmala Rama Naidu assumed the office under the Chief Ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu.
List of ministers
[edit]| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao (born 1951) MLA for Mylavaram |
8 June 2014 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
| 2 | Anil Kumar Poluboina (born 1952) MLA for Nellore City |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [2] | ||
| 3 | Ambati Rambabu (born 1964) MLA for Sattenapalle |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [3] | ||||||
| 4 |
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Nimmala Rama Naidu (born 1965) MLA for Palakollu |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 92 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [4] | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Have a look on educational qualifications of CBN cabinet ministers". indiaherald.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 April 2022). "25 members of Jagan Reddy's revamped Cabinet take oath". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Irrigation Ministry, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
- Pradeshtoday.in/Andhra Pradesh/story/amit-shah-Irrigation -minister-rajnath-Irrigation-minister-new-list-of-cabinet-ministers-in-modi-govt-1539264-2019-05-31 Amit Shah take charge of Irrigation Ministry of Andhra Pradesh 2019