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,
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.
Chief Minister
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
State 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 #PortraitMinisterPortfolio Constituency Tenure PartyTook officeLeft officeChief Minister1 Nara Chandrababu NaiduGeneral Administration Law & Order Public Enterprises All other portfolios not allocated to any MinisterKuppam12 June 2024Incumbent Deputy Chief Minister2Konidela Pawan KalyanPanchayat Raj Rural Development & Rural Water Supply Environment Forest Science and TechnologyPithapuram12 June 2024Incumbent Cabinet Ministers3Nara LokeshHuman Resources Development Information Technology Electronics & Communication Real Time GovernanceMangalagiri 12 June 2024Incumbent4Kinjarapu AtchannaiduAgriculture Co-operation Marketing Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & FisheriesTekkali 12 June 2024Incumbent5Kollu RavindraMines & Geology ExciseMachilipatnam 12 June 2024Incumbent6Nadendla ManoharFood & Civil Supplies Consumer AffairsTenali12 June 2024Incumbent7 Ponguru NarayanaMunicipal Administration & Urban DevelopmentNellore City 12 June 2024Incumbent8Vangalapudi AnithaHome Affairs & Disaster ManagementPayakaraopet 12 June 2024Incumbent9Satya Kumar YadavHealth Family Welfare & Medical EducationDharmavaram 12 June 2024Incumbent10Nimmala Rama NaiduWater Resources DevelopmentPalakollu12 June 2024Incumbent11Nasyam Mohammed FarooqLaw & Justice Minority WelfareNandyal12 June 2024Incumbent12 Anam Ramanarayana ReddyEndowmentsAtmakur12 June 2024Incumbent13Payyavula KeshavFinance Planning Commercial Taxes Legislative AffairsUravakonda12 June 2024Incumbent14 Anagani Satya PrasadRevenue Registration & StampsRepalle12 June 2024Incumbent`15Kolusu ParthasarathyHousing Information & Public RelationsNuzvid12 June 2024Incumbent16Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya SwamySocial Welfare Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare Sachivalayam & Village VolunteerKondapi12 June 2024Incumbent17Gottipati Ravi KumarEnergyAddanki12 June 2024Incumbent18Kandula DurgeshTourism Culture CinematographyNidadavole12 June 2024Incumbent19Gummadi Sandhya RaniWomen & Child Welfare Tribal WelfareSalur12 June 2024Incumbent20B. C. Janardhan ReddyRoads & Buildings Infrastructure & InvestmentsBanaganapalle12 June 2024Incumbent21T. G. BharathIndustries & Commerce Food ProcessingKurnool12 June 2024Incumbent22S. SavithaBackward Classes Welfare Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Handlooms & TextilesPenukonda12 June 2024Incumbent23 Vasamsetti SubhashLabour Factories Boilers & Insurance Medical ServicesRamachandrapuram12 June 2024Incumbent24Kondapalli SrinivasMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty NRI Empowerment & RelationsGajapathinagaram12 June 2024Incumbent25Mandipalli Ramprasad ReddyTransport Youth & SportsRayachoti12 June 2024Incumbent
List of Cabinets +AssemblyChief MinisterMinistryPartyElection1stTanguturi Prakasam PanthuluFirst Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu ministryINC1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly electionBezawada Gopala ReddyFirst Bezawada Gopala Reddy ministry2ndNeelam Sanjiva ReddyFirst Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministryINC1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionDamodaram SanjivayyaDamodaram Sanjivayya ministry3rdNeelam Sanjiva ReddySecond Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionKasu Brahmananda ReddyFirst Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry4thKasu Brahmananda ReddySecond Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionP. V. Narasimha RaoFirst P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry5thP. V. Narasimha RaoSecond P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionJalagam Vengala RaoJalagam Vengala Rao ministry6thMarri Chenna ReddyFirst Marri Chenna Reddy ministry1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionT. AnjaiahT. Anjaiah ministryBhavanam Venkatarami ReddyBhavanam Venkatarami Reddy ministryKotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyFirst Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry7thN. T. Rama RaoFirst N. T. Rama Rao ministryTDP1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionN. Bhaskara RaoN. Bhaskara Rao ministryN. T. Rama RaoSecond N. T. Rama Rao ministry8thN. T. Rama RaoThird N. T. Rama Rao ministry1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election9thMarri Chenna ReddySecond Marri Chenna Reddy ministryINC1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionN. Janardhana ReddyN. Janardhana Reddy ministryKotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddySecond Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry10thN. T. Rama RaoFourth N. T. Rama Rao ministryTDP1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionN. Chandrababu NaiduFirst N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry11thN. Chandrababu NaiduSecond N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election12thY. S. Rajasekhara ReddyFirst Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministryINC2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election13thY. S. Rajasekhara ReddySecond Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly electionKonijeti RosaiahKonijeti Rosaiah ministryKiran Kumar ReddyKiran Kumar Reddy ministry14thN. Chandrababu NaiduThird N. Chandrababu Naidu ministryTDP2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election15thY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministryYSRCP2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election16thN. Chandrababu NaiduFourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministryTDP2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Oath as the state chief minister/minister
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