Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
The Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh to form the executive branch of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The most recent state council of ministers is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu after the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The term of every executive wing is five years.
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Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
The Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh to form the executive branch of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The most recent state council of ministers is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu after the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The term of every executive wing is five years.
The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS cadre. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of Government is Chief Secretary to the State Government.
Constitutional requirement
For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor
According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,
# There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.
This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.
# The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.
Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
N. Chandrababu Naidu (Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)
Like any Indian state, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet.
Deputy Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Pawan Kalyan (Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)
State Council of Ministers
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
As per Indian Constitution, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day-to-day administration of each minister.
Council of Ministers
<table><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Portrait</th><th>Minister</th><th>Portfolio</th><th>Constituency</th><th>Tenure</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Took office</td><td>Left office</td></tr><tr><td>Chief Minister</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td>Nara Chandrababu Naidu</td><td></td><td>Kuppam</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>Deputy Chief Minister</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td></td><td>Konidela Pawan Kalyan</td><td></td><td>Pithapuram</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>JSP</td></tr><tr><td>Cabinet Ministers</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td>Nara Lokesh</td><td></td><td>Mangalagiri</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td></td><td>Kinjarapu Atchannaidu</td><td></td><td>Tekkali</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Kollu Ravindra</td><td></td><td>Machilipatnam</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>Nadendla Manohar</td><td></td><td>Tenali</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>JSP</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>Ponguru Narayana</td><td></td><td>Nellore City</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Vangalapudi Anitha</td><td></td><td>Payakaraopet</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td>Satya Kumar Yadav</td><td></td><td>Dharmavaram</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>BJP</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td></td><td>Nimmala Rama Naidu</td><td></td><td>Palakollu</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td>Nasyam Mohammed Farooq</td><td></td><td>Nandyal</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td></td><td>Anam Ramanarayana Reddy</td><td></td><td>Atmakur</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td></td><td>Payyavula Keshav</td><td></td><td>Uravakonda</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td></td><td>Anagani Satya Prasad</td><td></td><td>Repalle</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td></td><td>Kolusu Parthasarathy</td><td></td><td>Nuzvid</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td></td><td>Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy</td><td></td><td>Kondapi</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td></td><td>Gottipati Ravi Kumar</td><td></td><td>Addanki</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td></td><td>Kandula Durgesh</td><td></td><td>Nidadavole</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>JSP</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td></td><td>Gummadi Sandhya Rani</td><td></td><td>Salur</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td></td><td>B. C. Janardhan Reddy</td><td></td><td>Banaganapalle</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td></td><td>T. G. Bharath</td><td></td><td>Kurnool</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td></td><td>S. Savitha</td><td></td><td>Penukonda</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td></td><td>Vasamsetti Subhash</td><td></td><td>Ramachandrapuram</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td></td><td>Kondapalli Srinivas</td><td></td><td>Gajapathinagaram</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td></td><td>Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy</td><td></td><td>Rayachoti</td><td>12 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td></td><td>TDP</td></tr></tbody></table>
List of Cabinets
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
<table><thead><tr><th>Assembly</th><th>Chief Minister</th><th>Ministry</th><th>Party</th><th>Election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1st</td><td>Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu</td><td>First Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu ministry</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>Bezawada Gopala Reddy</td><td>First Bezawada Gopala Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td>Neelam Sanjiva Reddy</td><td>First Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>Damodaram Sanjivayya</td><td>Damodaram Sanjivayya ministry</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td>Neelam Sanjiva Reddy</td><td>Second Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry</td><td>1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>Kasu Brahmananda Reddy</td><td>First Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td>Kasu Brahmananda Reddy</td><td>Second Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry</td><td>1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>P. V. Narasimha Rao</td><td>First P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry</td></tr><tr><td>5th</td><td>P. V. Narasimha Rao</td><td>Second P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry</td><td>1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>Jalagam Vengala Rao</td><td>Jalagam Vengala Rao ministry</td></tr><tr><td>6th</td><td>Marri Chenna Reddy</td><td>First Marri Chenna Reddy ministry</td><td>1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>T. Anjaiah</td><td>T. Anjaiah ministry</td></tr><tr><td>Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy</td><td>Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy</td><td>First Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>7th</td><td>N. T. Rama Rao</td><td>First N. T. Rama Rao ministry</td><td>TDP</td><td></td><td>1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>N. Bhaskara Rao</td><td>N. Bhaskara Rao ministry</td></tr><tr><td>N. T. Rama Rao</td><td>Second N. T. Rama Rao ministry</td></tr><tr><td>8th</td><td>N. T. Rama Rao</td><td>Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry</td><td>1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>9th</td><td>Marri Chenna Reddy</td><td>Second Marri Chenna Reddy ministry</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>N. Janardhana Reddy</td><td>N. Janardhana Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy</td><td>Second Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>10th</td><td>N. T. Rama Rao</td><td>Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry</td><td>TDP</td><td></td><td>1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>N. Chandrababu Naidu</td><td>First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry</td></tr><tr><td>11th</td><td>N. Chandrababu Naidu</td><td>Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry</td><td>1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>12th</td><td>Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy</td><td>First Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>13th</td><td>Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy</td><td>Second Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry</td><td>2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>Konijeti Rosaiah</td><td>Konijeti Rosaiah ministry</td></tr><tr><td>Kiran Kumar Reddy</td><td>Kiran Kumar Reddy ministry</td></tr><tr><td>14th</td><td>N. Chandrababu Naidu</td><td>Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry</td><td>TDP</td><td></td><td>2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>15th</td><td>Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy</td><td>Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry</td><td>YSRCP</td><td></td><td>2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr><tr><td>16th</td><td>N. Chandrababu Naidu</td><td>Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry</td><td>TDP</td><td></td><td>2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election</td></tr></tbody></table>
Oath as the state chief minister/minister
Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
I, <Name of Chief Minister/Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.