The Minister of Minority Welfare is the head of the Department of Minority Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
| Minister of Minority Welfare | |
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| Maināriṭī Saṅkṣēma Śākha Mantrī | |
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| Department of Minority Welfare | |
| 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 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
The incumbent Minister of Minority Welfare is N. M. D. Farooq from the Telugu Desam Party.
List of ministers
edit| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Palle Raghunatha Reddy MLA for Puttaparthi |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | ||
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N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam (Chief Minister) |
2 April 2017 | 10 November 2018 | 1 year, 222 days | [2] | |||||
| 2 |
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N. M. D. Farooq (born 1950) MLC |
11 November 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 199 days | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari MLA for Kadapa |
30 May 2019 | 11 June 2024 | 5 years, 12 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [4] | ||
| (2) |
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N. M. D. Farooq (born 1950) MLA for Nandyal |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 191 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |
References
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- ^ "New portfolios allocated to Andhra Pradesh Cabinet ministers". The New Indian Express. 3 April 2017.
- ^ Rao, G. v r Subba (2 April 2017). "Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.