List of Union Ministers From Odisha

Union Ministers from Odisha have played a significant role in India's national political landscape since independence.This list provides a comprehensive overview of prominent leaders from the state who have held ministerial positions in the Union Government.

History

Nityanand Kanungo, the longest-serving minister from Odisha in the Nehru era, later became the Governor of Gujarat and Bihar.[1] Nandini Satpathy was a rising figure in Indira Gandhi's ministry, becoming a deputy minister at 34 and later the Chief Minister of Odisha during the Emergency.[2] Janaki Ballabh Patnaik rose from deputy to cabinet minister before becoming the Chief Minister of Odisha for nearly 13 years.[3]

A prominent figure in both state and national politics, Biju Patnaik, was a minister in the Morarji Desai and Charan Singh cabinets. He served as the youngest Chief Minister of Odisha in 1961 at age 45 and again in 1990.[4] Other notable national figures include Rabi Ray, who became the Lok Sabha Speaker in 1989,[5] and Srikant Kumar Jena, who held various ministerial roles in different governments. Naveen Patnaik, Biju's son, joined the Vajpayee cabinet before becoming the longest-serving Chief Minister of Odisha for 24 years.[6]

In the Modi govt, Dharmendra Pradhan has become a significant leader, serving as the Union Minister of Education and playing a key role in the BJP's success in Odisha and Haryana.[7] Jual Oram, a six-time MP, has been a Union Minister for Tribal Affairs across multiple governments.[8] Another key figure is Ashwini Vaishnaw, an IAS officer-turned-politician who has held major portfolios like Railways and Information and broadcasting.[9]

Interim Government of India (02/09/1946 - 15/08/1947)

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Portfolio Tenure Party
Cabinet Minister
1 Sarat Chandra Bose
(1889–1950)
Cuttack
2 September 1946 2 September 1946 Indian National Congress
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Portfolio Tenure Party
Cabinet Minister[10]
1 Harekrushna Mahatab
(1899–1997)
Bhadrak
13 May 1950 26 May 1950 Indian National Congress
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[11]
1 V. V. Giri
(1894–1980)
Berhampur
Lok Sabha MP from Pathapatnam 15 April 1952 10 September 1954 Indian National Congress 1st
(1952)
Minister of State[12]
2 Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara 13 June 1956 17 April 1957 Indian National Congress 1st
(1952)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[13]
1 Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 17 April 1957 2 April 1962 Indian National Congress 2nd
(1957)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[14]
1 Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 2 April 1962 27 May 1964 Indian National Congress 3rd
(1962)

1st Gulzarilal Nanda Ministry (27/05/1964 - 09/06/1964)

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[15]
1 Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 27 May 1964 9 June 1964 Indian National Congress 3rd
(1962)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[16]
1 Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 9 June 1964 11 January 1966 Indian National Congress 3rd
(1962)

2nd Gulzarilal Nanda Ministry (11/01/1966 - 24/01/1966)

No Ministers from Odisha

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[17][18]
1 R. Jagannath Rao
(1909–1990)
Visakhapatnam
Lok Sabha MP from Nowrangpur 24 January 1966 14 February 1966 Indian National Congress 3rd
(1962)
14 February 1966 13 March 1967
2 Bibhudhendra Mishra
(1928–2012)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Puri 24 January 1966 13 March 1967
Deputy Minister[19]
3 Nandini Satpathy
(1931–2006)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 29 January 1966 13 March 1967 Indian National Congress 3rd
(1962)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[20][21][22]
1 R. Jagannath Rao
(1909–1990)
Visakhapatnam
Lok Sabha MP from Chatrapur 13 March 1967 14 February 1969 Indian National Congress 4th
(1967)
14 February 1969 27 June 1970
27 June 1970 18 March 1971
2 Nandini Satpathy
(1931–2006)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 27 June 1970 18 March 1971
Deputy Minister[20][21]
(2) Nandini Satpathy
(1931–2006)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 13 March 1967 14 February 1969 Indian National Congress 4th
(1967)
14 February 1969 27 June 1970
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[23][24]
1 Nandini Satpathy
(1931–2006)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 18 March 1971 10 October 1974 Indian National Congress (R) 5th
(1971)
2 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 23 December 1976 24 March 1977
Deputy Minister[25][26]
3 Chaitanya Prasad Majhi
(1929–2019)
Bangriposi
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 17 October 1974 21 December 1975 Indian National Congress (R) 5th
(1971)
21 December 1975 24 March 1977
(2) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 29 January 1976 23 December 1976
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[27][28]
1 Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara 26 March 1977 15 July 1979 Janata Party 6th
(1977)
2 Rabi Ray
(1926–2017)
Puri
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 24 January 1979 15 July 1979
Minister of State[28]
3 Samarendra Kundu
(1930–1993)
Balasore
Lok Sabha MP from Balasore 24 January 1979 28 July 1979 Janata Party 6th
(1977)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[29]
1 Biju Patnaik
(1916–1997)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara 26 July 1979 14 January 1980 Janata Party (Secular) 6th
(1977)
2 Rabi Ray
(1926–2017)
Puri
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 26 July 1979 14 January 1980
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[30]
1 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 14 January 1980 8 June 1980 Indian National Congress (I) 7th
(1980)
Minister of State[31][32]
2 Ramchandra Rath
(born 1945)
Aska
Lok Sabha MP from Aska 2 September 1982 31 October 1984 Indian National Congress (I) 7th
(1980)
3 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
Calcutta
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 29 January 1983 31 October 1984
Deputy Minister[31][33][34]
4 Brajamohan Mohanty
(1924–1999)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Puri 19 October 1980 15 January 1982 Indian National Congress (I) 7th
(1980)
15 January 1982 29 January 1983
(3) Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
Calcutta
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 15 January 1982 29 January 1983
5 Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
Rayagada
Lok Sabha MP from Koraput 15 January 1982 2 September 1982
2 September 1982 29 January 1983
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[35]
1 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
Calcutta
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 31 October 1984 31 December 1984 Indian National Congress (I) 7th
(1980)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[36]
1 Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
Rayagada
Lok Sabha MP from Koraput 4 July 1989 2 December 1989 Indian National Congress 8th
(1984)
Minister of State[37][38][39][40][41]
2 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
Calcutta
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 31 December 1984 25 September 1985 Indian National Congress 8th
(1984)
31 December 1984 15 March 1985
15 March 1985 25 September 1985
3 Chintamani Panigrahi
(1922–2000)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Bhubaneswar 22 October 1986 25 June 1988
25 June 1988 4 July 1989
(1) Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
Rayagada
Lok Sabha MP from Koraput 14 February 1988 25 June 1988
25 June 1988 4 July 1989
Deputy Minister[42]
(1) Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
Rayagada
Lok Sabha MP from Koraput 25 September 1985 15 December 1988 Indian National Congress 8th
(1984)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[43][44]
1 Nilamani Routray
(1920–2004)
Balasore
Lok Sabha MP from Puri 6 December 1989 23 April 1990 Janata Dal National Front 9th
(1989)
23 April 1990 10 January 1990
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[44]
2 Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
Jajpur
Lok Sabha MP from Cuttack 23 April 1990 10 January 1990 Janata Dal National Front 9th
(1989)
3 Bhajaman Behera
(born 1943)
Dhenkanal
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 23 April 1990 10 January 1990
Deputy Minister[44]
4 Bhagey Gobardhan
(1934-1993)
Jamshedpur
Lok Sabha MP from Mayurbhanj 23 April 1990 10 January 1990 Janata Dal National Front 9th
(1989)
5 Bhakta Charan Das
(born 1958)
Bhawanipatna
Lok Sabha MP from Kalahandi 23 April 1990 10 January 1990 Janata Dal National Front 9th
(1989)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[45]
1 Bhakta Charan Das
(born 1958)
Bhawanipatna
Lok Sabha MP from Kalahandi 21 November 1990 21 June 1990 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) National Front 9th
(1989)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[46][47][48]
1 Giridhar Gamang
(born 1943)
Rayagada
Lok Sabha MP from Koraput 21 June 1991 18 January 1993 Indian National Congress 10th
(1991)
18 January 1993 15 September 1995
15 September 1995 16 May 1995
2 Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
(born 1941)
Calcutta
Lok Sabha MP from Dhenkanal 18 January 1993 15 September 1995
15 September 1995 16 May 1995
Minister of State[46][47][48]
3 Kahnu Charan Lenka
(born 1939)
Choudwar, Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 21 June 1991 18 January 1993 Indian National Congress 10th
(1991)
18 January 1993 2 April 1994
4 Krupasindhu Bhoi
(1942–2022)
Sambalpur
Lok Sabha MP from Sambalpur 15 September 1995 16 May 1996

No Ministers from Odisha

# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[49]
1 Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
Jajpur
Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara 29 June 1996 21 April 1997 Janata Dal United Front 11th
(1996)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[49][50]
2 Dilip Ray
(born 1955)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 29 June 1996 6 July 1996 Janata Dal United Front 11th
(1996)
6 July 1996 21 April 1997
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[51]
1 Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
Jajpur
Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara 21 April 1997 19 March 1998 Janata Dal United Front 11th
(1996)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[51]
2 Dilip Ray
(born 1955)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 21 April 1997 19 March 1998 Janata Dal United Front 11th
(1996)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[52]
1 Naveen Patnaik
(born 1946)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Aska 19 March 1998 13 October 1999 Biju Janata Dal National Democratic Alliance 12th
(1998)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[52]
2 Dilip Ray
(born 1955)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 19 March 1998 13 October 1999 Biju Janata Dal National Democratic Alliance 12th
(1998)
Minister of State[52][53]
3 Debendra Pradhan
(1941–2025)
Angul
Lok Sabha MP from Deogarh 19 March 1998 13 October 1999 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 12th
(1998)
(2) Dilip Ray
(born 1955)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 22 May 1998 13 October 1999 Biju Janata Dal
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[54][55]
1 Jual Oram
(born 1961)
Sundargarh
Lok Sabha MP from Sundargarh 13 October 1999 22 May 2004 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 13th
(1999)
2 Naveen Patnaik
(born 1946)
Cuttack
Lok Sabha MP from Aska 13 October 1999 4 March 2000 Biju Janata Dal
3 Arjun Charan Sethi
(1941–2020)
Bhadrak
Lok Sabha MP from Bhadrak 27 May 2000 22 May 2004
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[54][55]
4 Dilip Ray
(born 1955)
Cuttack
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 13 October 1999 27 May 2000 Biju Janata Dal National Democratic Alliance 13th
(1999)
5 Braja Kishore Tripathy
(born 1947)
Puri
Lok Sabha MP from Puri 27 May 2000 22 May 2004
Minister of State[54][55]
6 Debendra Pradhan
(1941–2025)
Angul
Lok Sabha MP from Deogarh 13 October 1999 27 May 2000 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 13th
(1999)
27 May 2000 22 May 2004
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State[56][57][58]
1 Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
Berhampur
Lok Sabha MP from Berhampur 29 January 2006 24 October 2006 Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance 14th
(2004)
24 October 2006 22 May 2009
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)[59][60]
1 Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
Jajpur
Lok Sabha MP from Balasore 12 July 2011 26 May 2014 Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance 15th
(2009)
21 March 2013 26 May 2014
Minister of State[61][62]
(1) Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
Jajpur
Lok Sabha MP from Balasore 22 May 2009 21 March 2013 Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance 15th
(2009)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[63][64][65][66]
1 Jual Oram
(born 1961)
Sundargarh
Lok Sabha MP from Sundargarh 26 May 2014 30 May 2019 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 16th
(2014)
2 Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
Talcher
Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar

(until April 2018)

3 September 2017 30 May 2019
Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh

(from April 2018)

Minister of State (Independent Charges)[63][66]
(2) Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
Talcher
Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar 26 May 2014 3 September 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 16th
(2014)
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[67][68][69][70]
1 Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
Talcher
Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh 30 May 2019 7 July 2021 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 17th
(2019)
7 July 2021 9 June 2024
2 Ashwini Vaishnav
(born 1971)
Jodhpur
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 7 July 2021 9 June 2024
Minister of State[67][68][69][70]
3 Pratap Chandra Sarangi
(born 1955)
Balasore
Lok Sabha MP from Balasore 30 May 2019 7 July 2021 Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 17th
(2019)
4 Bishweswar Tudu
(born 1965)
Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha MP from Mayurbhanj 7 July 2021 9 June 2024
# Portrait Name
(lifespan)
Birthplace
Constituency Portfolio Tenure Party Alliance Lok Sabha
(election)
Cabinet Minister[71][72]
1 Jual Oram
(born 1961)
Sundargarh
Lok Sabha MP from Sundargarh 9 June 2024 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 18th
(2024)
2 Dharmendra Pradhan
(born 1969)
Talcher
Lok Sabha MP from Sambalpur 9 June 2024 August 2026
3 Ashwini Vaishnav
(born 1971)
Jodhpur
Rajya Sabha MP from Odisha 9 June 2024 Incumbent

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