| No. | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Place(s) represented as MP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Aug 15, 1947 | May 27, 1964 | INC | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh; Phulpur (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh |
| 02 | Gulzarilal Nanda | May 27, 1964 | Jun 9, 1964 | INC | Bombay, Maharashtra |
| 03 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Jun 9, 1964 | Jan 11, 1966 | INC | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| 04 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Jan 11, 1966 | Jan 24, 1966 | INC | Bombay, Maharashtra |
| 05 | Indira Gandhi | Jan 24, 1966 | Mar 24, 1977 | INC | Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh; Medak, Andhra Pradesh |
| 06 | Morarji Desai | Mar 24, 1977 | Jul 28, 1979 | JP | Surat, Gujarat |
| 07 | Choudhary Charan Singh | Jul 28, 1979 | Jan 14, 1980 | JP | Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh |
| 08 | Indira Gandhi | Jan 14, 1980 | Oct 31, 1984 | INC | Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh; Medak, Andhra Pradesh |
| 09 | Rajiv Gandhi | Oct 31, 1984 | Decr 2, 1989 | INC | Amethi, Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Dec 2, 1989 | Nov 10, 1990 | JD | Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| 11 | Chandra Shekhar | Nov 10, 1990 | Jun 21, 1991 | JD | Ballia, Uttar Pradesh |
| 12 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Jun 21, 1991 | May 16, 1996 | INC | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh |
| 13 | Atal Behari Vajpayee | May 16, 1996 | Jun 1, 1996 | BJP | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 14 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Jun 1, 1996 | Apr 21, 1997 | JD | Kanakapura, Karnataka |
| 15 | Inder Kumar Gujral | Apr 21, 1997 | Mar 19, 1998 | JD | Jalandhar, Punjab |
| 16 | Atal Behari Vajpayee | Mar 19, 1998 | May 22, 2004 | BJP | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| 17 | Dr. Manmohan Singh | May 22, 2004 | In Office | INC | State of Assam in the Upper House Rajya Sabha |
| Key: | INC Indian National Congress |
JP Janata Party |
JD Janata Dal |
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party |
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